To date, the league's response in terms of disciplining some of the culpable parties, particularly the Blackhawks' organization, has been laughable. I mean, they knowingly covered up monstrous acts and put other youths at risk just to avoid distractions in their quest for a Cup. Even after the Cup run, still nobody came forward to the authorities. Nobody! That's an institutional failure that must be addressed and must have consequences other than just losing a minority portion of one home gate.
Hopefully, with more time for consideration, more appropriate penalties will be imposed, but the NHL has disappointed before, and I'll believe it has changed when I see the evidence with my own eyes. It's time for Bettman to be a leader or else let someone else step in who's prepared to be one.
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