The NHL has no option to opt out. They stated this after Logan made his statement. A player cannot remove himself from the draft.
Ben's scouting report describes him as "hulking". He's now 200 lbs... You guys will remember how super skinny he was when he entered the O. Very athletic, skilled player who I spoke highly of since his first training camp. Happy for the kid.
Let’s me adopt London as my OHL team again. Love watching the knights they always seem to be the best of the best
Go back to your own board Judge Judy! He paid the price the Swedish court deemed acceptable. No parole required so let it go ffs and move on! You are one self righteous sob
Never a bad pick from the knights. Tierney isn’t the greatest but always did well in SJ and was good to get us Karlsson.
I would imagine if he didn't report to Habs camp there would be a discussion between Mailloux and Bergevin with the reason being that he's still working on his personal issues at the moment. Again, as it stands hes suspended indefinitely from the OHL, so it's not like he's going to see any action before camp. It's no different than taking a college player who is not ready to leave school.
Yes self righteous. I get the fact that Logan made a very serious and callous mistake without thinking of the ramifications to the victim and himself moving forward. He lacked mature thinking in trying to impress his new teammates. Not trying to sugar coat anything but he was in a new country and trying to be accepted! I can't say for sure that I might have made a similar one. I never had the chance to make it because I was never put in that situation. 17 years old, 3,000 miles from home on my own living in an apartment not with billets. That is one of the reasons I am willing to give the kid a second chance because he has admitted his mistake and has accepted full responsibility for it, apol0gized for it, pled guilty and paid what the Swedish deemed fair for a minor. Hopefully he gets better and does some community service and helps other kids from making the same mistake BUT he needs that chance ! That's why I say people like you that sit behind your keyboard and want this kid drawn and quartered are like I said self righteous. A mistake is only a mistake until it is corrected! It was a shitty thing to do and I am not happy he did it but it is over and done with and the ball is now in his court to make amends and grow from his mistake. By know means do I feel anything but pain for the victim in this and I really think there are 2 victims in this. I honestly believe if he would have thought more about it he wouldn't have done it but once you hit send there is no going back.
He was 127 pounds when drafted and a smooth skater per reports. But then who wouldn't be a smooth skater at that weight. Looking forward to seeing him playing an increased role with the Knights.
Of course Logan bears full responsibility for such a thoughtless and demeaning act. Must be quite challenging for a testosterone driven teen playing hockey in Sweden (well known for its beautiful women), to think with his head rather than other body parts. Hopefully he learns a valuable lesson. And, another lesson to be learned should something like this happen again, a cancelled season... Send the kid to England, not Sweden.
As the late Robin Williams once said....or words to this effect :
The male brain needs a certain amount of blood supply to function properly. The penis has the same requirement. Unfortunately, men do not have sufficient blood supply for BOTH to function at the same time.
