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Old 02-23-2024, 11:29 AM   #21
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Originally Posted by sureLoss View Post
Nah they can only be tolerant if the player has significant value to the organization on ice.

Jarret Stoll gets arrested with cocaine and MDMA at a Las Vegas Hotel's pool, Kings do nothing.

Evgeny Kuznetsov has a video of him in a room with cocaine lines on the table and tests positive for cocaine at the World Championships. Caps do nothing.
IIRC a lot of organizations will immediately have the player check themselves into the NHL player assistance program in order to reduce negative optics in these situations. I wonder if that was even provided as an option to Ruzicka.

Either way, what a stupid way to destroy your career.
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