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Originally Posted by Major Major
Put an end to party shaming. It's lame.
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It really depends. There's obviously times and places to party. But hangovers from alcohol/drugs are a real thing and having multi-millionaire althletes playing games in a subpar condition while hungover is a very real concern. There's a line and you want your players to be professional and not cross the line on a regular or even semi-regular basis. You got a few days off? Party your face off the first night or two. You got a game the next day? Maybe don't go off the deep end.
The partying is not a problem in and of itself. It should not be shamed in general. But it should definitely be questioned when it comes within 24 of a game. Having your players doing large amounts of alcohol and drugs before a game day is not ideal. Having a lot of that kind of behaviour on a team can probably contribute to losing. I'm sure there's Flames that have issues with it at times but they are also probably quite young still. People change and mature and it may not be a chronic issue for the vast majority.
I'm not sure any team really wants guys who are partying 7 nights a week. There's got to be some boundaries and control.