In today's version of "What the hell is Mark Spector thinking..." I present to you his question from the media period earlier today.
https://youtu.be/masseadZ698
Skip to 6:15.
"In the old days players didn't leave the team or miss practice when their wives were giving birth. I believe we have changed a bit since then. We have a player in Vancouver miss Saturday night's game because his dog passed and he didn't feel up to it. What are your thoughts on that? If a player came to you said my dog died, I can't play...what do you do?"
What a complete imbecile and as much as I dislike Woodcroft he handled the ridiculous question admirably.