There aren't many secrets to hide anymore. Think about all of the players, coaches, managers, team personnel, agents, advisors, etc. that have come in contact with this kid since he was 18. I would agree that some have more tolerance for certain behavior than others or believe that a player has the ability to change in a different environment. Those, however, are situations where known risk is being assumed. My money says the book was out on Walman, It was just a question of whether someone else was going to put up with what Detroit would not.
For the record I think the exact same thing was true of Vrana and that the Wings knew what they were getting into when they took him back.
