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Originally Posted by Aarongavey
My point was that many people, rightly or wrongly, will think that the mental health thing is associated with a person who did a bad thing. For an issue that already has a number of negative connotations it seemed unnecessary. I think it is the first time that the Flames have ever said a player had a mental health issue as well. It just is not ideal, should have probably just given him some time off and made him a healthy scratch and then let the rest of it play out (IMO). Telling the public why a player is not playing is not exactly what the NHL ever does, to do so is a special event.
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Call it what you want, but it's gross to exploit a mental health program because of your deplorable actions and fear for your future.
Dube may very well be having a mental health issue now, but it is not the reason for his leave. His leave is to answer for his alleged and highly likely crime and shouldn't be hidden behind something like the team saying he is under care and needs privacy.