Valeri Nichushkin placed in NHLPA assistance program stage 3 - suspended without pay for min. 6 months

[NorthStar4Canes]

All this talk about 1 pro athlete's drug addiction. Meanwhile, 40 million undeveloped teen brains are being re-wired as we speak because if they don't get to spend 10 hours of their waking day staring at their devices they'll have a meltdown.

 

[NorthStar4Canes]

Ok, boomer.

Weak as f***

 

[Strangle]

How off topic does this thread have to get?

Some people have bad experiences with individuals who have dealt with substance abuse.

Some people who have fell into substance abuse are strong minded individuals who were able to get themselves straight.

Some people who fall into substance abuse never is able to get out.

Don't judge a person for their weakness.

I don’t think there has been any judging in this thread

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

I don't do "cancel", that's for kids. All I know is Joe Walsh never put me to sleep at a concert like Clapton sometime in the late 70's during one of his country (or Dylan-esque or whatever he was attempting) phases did.

If you lost consciousness at a concert where Joe Walsh was involved it wasn't from boredom. You got your full $8.50's worth.

You hate Clapton for his politics.

I hate Clapton because his music sucks.

We are not the same.

 

[bleedgreen]

what does it matter? same as being on probation, you've done wrong and part of the consequences demands that you change your behavior regardless as to whether it's "fair" or not

The question of whether or not he’s an addict is an appropriate question. People want to throw the guy under the bus. If he is someone who just partied too much and wont knock it off then I don’t think it’s unfair to be indifferent to his plight. If he’s truly an addict he needs help and it’s appropriate to have to have some empathy for him. Addictions tend to be life long battles. Even if he got some help over the last year it would hardly be weird for him to have relapses. The punishment is appropriate in either case. That’s not really the question being asked I don’t think.

 

[Leonardo87]

This thread has served its purpose.