Am I the only one here that thinks Walsh's comment is giving the players / agents / PA a bit too much of a pass on this whole situation? The NHL needs to take even more heat over this and how they handled the jersey night situation for sure. But all Walsh's comment says in my opinion is "let the players choose", but is that really enough?
Part of why we are here is there was 0 consequence for players who chose not to participate in official events last year. The league clearly did the wrong thing, didn't take a stand and just back out, NOT good enough!
But I didn't (and maybe I missed it) see the NHLPA or any agents taking a stand either. What is the NHLPA or agents reaction going to be if the one of their players got benched for not wearing the warm up jerseys? Would we get the agents or the PA complaining that their clients were treated unfairly, or would we get the appropriate reaction showing support for inclusivity and backing up the decision of the coach / team making that choice?
It's super easy for an agent to say give them choice (which they should 100% have the options for on things like rainbow tape), it's harder to take a stand when someone opts out of something both the NHL and the NHLPA should stand for equally.
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