Report out of Switzerland, Alex Formenton has asked for and been granted indefinite leave of absence to return to Canada.
The absurdity of the Flyers luck unfortunately has to be countered with humor despite the seriousness of the matter....only way to keep our sanity.
Billy Tibbetts, that piece of shit. Genuinely my most hated Flyer of all time, both because of him being an awful human, and because Manderville was a solid player, and seemed to be a pretty good guy.This org has a history.
@BiggE The one thing I wanted least out of this dopey fandom was the Tibbetts debates again. They're going to happen.
The curse of Pelle Lindbergh!Theyve had promising young players get cancer, retire early for a migraine disorder, get detained by an authoritarian regime, and one refuse to play here. Might aswell add this to the list.
Formenton was obvious
Maybe they are calling Hart it for tax evasionYou're being negative. I'm being positive. I choose to think it's merely a severe and terrible health issue.
Hockey Canada tried and tried to sweep this under the rug by settling with her out of court. It exposed their whole illegal 'sexual assaults pay off slush fund' and resulted in all the staff and board of directors being replaced and their funding cut from the Canadian Sport Ministry.One can hope. Obviously, the legal process must play out, but professional sports has a long, sordid history of looking the other way at heinous crimes as long as someone was talented. It would be a net positive to society if we normalized the idea of talent not being a "get out of consequences free" card.
Most hated Flyer SO FAR!Billy Tibbetts, that piece of shit. Genuinely my most hated Flyer of all time, both because of him being an awful human, and because Manderville was a solid player, and seemed to be a pretty good guy.
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Independent of all this, and separate from the case entirely, one person who I can't help think about in this moment is the autistic kid who bought a Hart #79 jersey, who people kept reporting was the reason Hart kept that number. That poor kid is going to have some feelings bound up in all this.
Will the names be released after those investigated are charged? And could someone charged with a crime get their contract terminated before a court decision?