Horvat: “Yeah, that's definitely a no-go on the road. No more Fortnite.”

[TomasHertlsRooster]

I think this lends credence to the idea that Juolevi was probably the prospect whose career was recently reported as being in jeapordy due to a video game addiction.

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[CantLoseWithMatthews]

I think this is incredibly dumb. yes video games can be a problem if someone gets addicted, but that's the case with pretty much any addiction. As far as ways to casually blow off steam, it's perfectly fine

 

[mattydamon]

Bo will be named captain for the start of the 2019/20 season, to coincide with nucks 50th anniversary and reunion of the Hughes bros.

 

[SourOil]

Ban booze too then, right?

 

[MinimaMoralia]

Yeah. This thing seems strange.

 

[oXo Cube]

Horvat didn't say they were all gonna go out and get wasted instead, guys.

 

[Tofveve]

I know it was a big distraction with the Flames last year. There were so many nights where it would be like watching guys who hadn't slept for 24 hours before their game. I could name a few names but I'll leave it at that.

 

[Crosstraffic]

Yeah the Fortnite is the reason the Nucks have sucked.

 

[Frank Drebin]

The video game crowd is so defensive.

"At least it's not cocaine!"
As if hard drugs are somehow encouraged in the nhl.

 

[Paperbagofglory]

I think this is incredibly dumb. yes video games can be a problem if someone gets addicted, but that's the case with pretty much any addiction. As far as ways to casually blow off steam, it's perfectly fine

Games trigger a dopamine effect similar to narcotics, especially games with a slot machine designed system that mirrors gambling.

Its easy to say don't do it so much but not everyone has the same level of impulse control. Its why gambling creates addicts, its why one beer is sometimes not enough, its why some people can't stop eating. I would be more on the other end of the argument for games being harmless but modern gaming practices have actually been banned in a lot of countries world wide including big portions of Europe that have raised the scrutiny of the loot box system and encouraging gambling to children.

Maybe that's where the extra addictive aspect of games comes into place, though i am not an expert on fortnite as i am not a big fan of the battle royale genre so maybe i am overstepping my bounds and how that game compares or if it uses a loot box system or similar.

 

[Frank Drebin]

Ban booze too then, right?

I think all teams have curfews? So essentially, yah.

 

[izzy]

do not enjoy ur life

 

[JohnKordicsGhost]

So people are willing to piss away a million dollar career as a pro hockey player to binge play fortnight? LOL

 

[IPW]

 

[Wo Yorfat]

Ban booze too then, right?

 

[TomasHertlsRooster]

Personally, I think NHL Franchise Mode is infinitely more addictive than Fortnite. I tried Fortnite and couldn’t really get into it, but I regularly lose large portions of my dat to NHL Franchise Mode.

 

[Paxton Fettel]

He should switch to PUBG.

 

[Frank Drebin]

So people are willing to piss away a million dollar career as a pro hockey player to binge play fortnight? LOL

Gotta enjoy ur life

 

[Cancuks]

Canucks drink 20 pints to bust slump, claims Irish athlete

 

[MinimaMoralia]

Nhl teams endorse all night partying?

NHL teams endorse fortnite?

As addictions or releases go, it seems, harmless enough.

 

[Saekk]

Best part about this is that's all because of Fortnite, which is one seriously shitty video game, hope that mainstream media doesn't think "playing video games" is a synonyme for playing Fortnite.

 

[SourOil]

I think all teams have curfews? So essentially, yah.

You're missing the point. Manage the guys individually. If you have a player abusing curfew because they can't turn off a video game, deal with it individually. You can't tell the group, whelp dummy over here doesn't know how to manage his time appropriately on his video game so we are just going to go ahead and ban it for everyone, it's just easier that way. Stupid.

 

[oXo Cube]

I would need to listen to the actual interview for the appropriate context, but that tweet doesn't really frame it as a team policy either.

Reads a lot more like a decision that the Canucks players made, and who are we to judge that they're stupid?

 

[Frank Drebin]

You're missing the point. Manage the guys individually. If you have a player abusing curfew because they can't turn off a video game, deal with it individually. You can't tell the group, whelp dummy over here doesn't know how to manage his time appropriately on his video game so we are just going to go ahead and ban it for everyone, it's just easier that way. Stupid.

It's antisocial behavior, not conducive to building a team

 

[ACC1224]

When I played we chased girls on the road.