One thing that has occurred to me is WTF was Kyle Beach's agent doing during all this.
I would like to know exactly when the agent learned about the abuse because that guy should be getting major heat for not doing more for his client.
I think the people who he told who were personally close to him (mother, Vincent, good friends, agent maybe), were in a very difficult situation. If at the time Beach wanted them to swear to secrecy, it puts them in a position where they would need to betray his trust to escalate thing. Not an easy thing to do and I would give them all a pass.
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She nailed it when she said she didn't think Bettman has empathy. He doesn't give a crap. This is all just a dog and pony PR show, that he wants to go away as soon as possible, so they can get back to the business of the NHL.
Questions;
What are the damages Beach is seeking from the Blackhawks?
$10m? $20m?
I'm not sure if this is known (I don't think I've heard a number but could be wrong).
However, I thought I saw an interview with Beach's lawyer where she mentioned the career earnings of the next player selected after Beach in the first round of the draft as a what-could-have-been.
It looks like that player was Tyler Myers, who, after his ELC, signed a 7-year, $38.5 million contract and then a five-year, $30 million contract. That could just be part of the claim for lost earnings, not to mention other damages claimed. So I think the ballpark would be well upwards of $70M, maybe $75M or so.
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She nailed it when she said she didn't think Bettman has empathy. He doesn't give a crap. This is all just a dog and pony PR show, that he wants to go away as soon as possible, so they can get back to the business of the NHL.
Yeah, but unfortunately in the business world, that's all they have to do.
Just manage the PR storm that will go on for a few weeks, and then it'll be old news that people won't talk about again; unless a similar incident comes up in the future.
As long as the NHL doesn't ultimately lose fans/money from this, they're not going to do more than necessary (legally) to rectify this issue. Which is unfortunate, because the NHL 4th place in the major leagues of the US. They could be getting ahead of the curb here, and gain more support by being very progressive in gaining diverse fans by taking strong actions to fix the damage done here. It would show through actions that hockey is progressive, rather than a vanilla 'Hockey is for Everyone' marketing campaign. It's the same thing with Akim Aliu and black players situation.
His sentence was nine months, which is the state maximum based on Michigan's sentencing guidelines.
