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Originally Posted by Vedder
True, I’m just saying that if they had an inkling it was related to the incident, then they could and should have been more general about the reason for the leave.
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I just don't see that this matters. Even in the statement they made, there is no implication of support or condemnation—they said simply that Dillon took mental health leave, he is under the support of professionals and would prefer that his privacy is protected. The Flames are not obligated to provide information about non-hockey related matters, and picking at this as somehow attempting to undermine the seriousness of the situation is just grasping at straws, in my opinion.
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My hope is that it’s truly mental health, and Dube isn’t implicated, but I think the Flames stepped in one here and will have a lot of tough questions to answer.
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I don't think there is any question that Dube's mental health is in absolute free-fall at this point if he is about to be criminally charged. But, I also don't think the Flames will have anything to answer for either. Interpreting their statement as somehow supportive of any wrongdoing for which Dube might be culpable is just reading into things that aren't there.