Miscellaneous NHL Discussion LXXXV: Halfway to Christmas

[Magua]

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

Certainly seems to be the case. I'm just stating that because a player said he didn't do something doesn't mean they are innocent. Hang the guy once he's guilty though whoever they are.

It'll be interesting in seeing what the testimony is since there's a bit of nuance to this.

I’d imagine Thomas made his statement today because he was one of three 1999 born players on the team. So I tend to think he’s telling the truth given the timing. He essentially gave up Comtois & Formenton with that statement.

Not that they couldn’t necessarily get out of it potentially but St. Louis just signed him to a big 8 year deal too fwiw.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

 

[Rebels57]

I mean, Cale Makar was part of that team as well. Have we heard anything from him? To me it's still innocent until proven guilty.

Not sure what that has to do with anything. I never said he was guilty. His camp should make a statement though if he's not involved and IF he is involved, his career may now be in jeopardy.

 

[Cody Webster]

Not really reassuring

 

[tictactoe]

TK and Farabee plus Floridas 1st for Tkachuk

damn some lucky team will get him...

 

[Striiker]

We don't want Tkachuk or any other capable player who will hurt the tank.

Good players will only prolong this hell. We need to hit rock bottom as soon as possible so we can bounce back up.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

Raddysh is also represented by Wasserman (Hart’s agency). So while six players are represented by them and they released a statement through an attorney covering them all Raddysh felt the need to put out his own statement.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

 

[Rebels57]

1998 born list is down to 8 players, including Hart, with 6 being allegedly involved.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

1998:
Dillon Dube
Boris Katchouk
Tyler Steenbergen
Drake Batherson
Michael McLeod
Brett Howden

1999:
Maxime Comtios
Alex Formenton

If this is all to be taken at face value…

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

1998:
Dillon Dube
Boris Katchouk
Tyler Steenbergen
Drake Batherson
Michael McLeod
Brett Howden

1999:
Maxime Comtios
Alex Formenton

If this is all to be taken at face value…

That lawyers statement is something that smells to me though. It just seems like a typical legal grey area cop out. They’re stating that they players engaged in no wrongdoing essentially because no wrongdoing was found by the previous “investigation.”

I’d feel better if Hart’s team released something more solid.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

That lawyers statement is something that smells to me though. It just seems like a typical legal grey area cop out. They’re stating that they players engaged in no wrongdoing essentially because no wrongdoing was found by the previous “investigation.”

I’d feel better if Hart’s team released something more solid.

Hart doesn’t have a Twitter & while he has instagram he’s not really active on there. His last post was in May & the one before that was last August.

We know his agency isn’t lying with Kyrou, Clague, & Point. The first two were confirmed to not even be at the event. Point’s an NCAA player. So we can 100% rule them out. Raddysh put out a separate statement on his own but you can still be some what skeptical of those I get.

 

[Rebels57]

That lawyers statement is something that smells to me though. It just seems like a typical legal grey area cop out. They’re stating that they players engaged in no wrongdoing essentially because no wrongdoing was found by the previous “investigation.”

I’d feel better if Hart’s team released something more solid.

Yeah, I agree. I dont think that statement is enough to rule out those players.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

So Connor Timmins & Drake Batherson share the same agency. Probably not a good sign that they didn’t just make a blanket statement covering both of them.

 

[landsbergfan]

So Connor Timmins & Drake Batherson share the same agency. Probably not a good sign that they didn’t just make a blanket statement covering both of them.

I just saw this on trip down a rabbit hole of which players it probably is. I'll just say I have no clue if any of it is worth trusting, but Hart wasnt on the list.

 

[The Rage Kage]

Havent seen if anyone has posted this but it pretty relevant. f***ing disgusting.

How Hockey Canada used registration fees to build a fund to cover sexual-assault claims

Special multimillion-dollar fund financed by registration fees of players across the country used to settle abuse claims with minimal outside scrutiny

www.theglobeandmail.com

 

[Tripod]

1998:
Dillon Dube
Boris Katchouk
Tyler Steenbergen
Drake Batherson
Michael McLeod
Brett Howden

1999:
Maxime Comtios
Alex Formenton

If this is all to be taken at face value…

From the Main boards:

Comtois, Batherson, Formenton, McLeod, and Howden have not replied to any request for comment according to Global News.

There are an additional three players who have given the barest of replies through their agents, none of which are exactly full-throated denials:

-Dube's rep issued a very vague statement about his client being "cleared" of "wrongdoing".
-Katchouk's rep was similarly vague, and said only he "fully cooperated" with the HC investigation.
-Steenbergen's rep flat out said he could "not comment".

 

[Deadpool8812]

So Hart has denied being involved?

That's a relief

 

[mja]

So Hart has denied being involved?

That's a relief

Not quite. No specific statement from his camp. Just a blanket statement from his agency that covers multiple players.

 

[Deadpool8812]

Not quite. No specific statement from his camp. Just a blanket statement from his agency that covers multiple players.

 

[Cody Webster]

Good thing we signed the next Michal Leighton....

 

[Curufinwe]

Hart doesn’t have a Twitter & while he has instagram he’s not really active on there. His last post was in May & the one before that was last August.

I noticed he's still following Trump on IG even though he hasn't posted anything since January 5th, 2021.