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Originally Posted by pylon
If the Flames Org. has had any part in buying him sympathy and/or misleading the public on this absence they will never see another nickel of support from me and have lost a lifelong 45 year fan.
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So, my question is whether you think this is something that has happened, and why? Are the Flames "buying Dube sympathy"? How so? Are they "misleading the public on this absence"? Explain, and be specific.
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He should have been unceremoniously removed from the roster, nothing more. Simply for "Personal reasons."
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Bear in mind that at this point Dube has NOT yet been charged. On the one hand, even if the Flames know that he will be charged in the next few days, they are almost certainly under restrictions about how much information they can release to the public about his situation, and when they can do so. They appear to have, in fact "unceremoniously removed him from the roster." However, the team is also certainly aware that there is no way they could just do so without any sort of public statement. The public statement they released is pretty matter-of-fact, without much in the way of editorial nuance.