Tuna99
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I wonder if the next CBA might have something in the behaviors clauses. Like a no gambling rule of some sort (at least during the season). I doubt the NHL wants to go though this sort of thing again with another player.
I see it more as a failure of the Senators not protecting their players and having the infrastructure around all these young players to guide them through these types of things - it’s a culture failure from the Sens under Dorion/Melnyck.
Pinto hinted at all the distractions with the team, trades, unsigned players, ownership - it was chaos under Dorion and for sure showing these young players how to avoid gambling suspensions etc was probably very low on their list of priorities or not a priority at all