He's a professional and has put himself in this situation. Probably has some cleaning up to do with his agents, assuming they are the ones who recommended that he not accept the Habs' generous offer in the midst of a pandemic and given the economic downspiral for all NHL teams.
I don't feel bad for him, he's already a millionaire, he's playing a kid's game for a living, he's young and healthy and will have more money than he can spend the rest of his life. I care more about the posters in here who for the most part, won't get a sniff at one iota of what he's making and will be making. I only wish him well but feeling sorry for someone who has everything and who will get a lucrative contract anyway, I can't go there.