Bert I am simply making statements based on the information we have access to. There is no mention anywhere of actual debilitating issues. You cant say that the absence of evidence is evidence against a disputing claim. There is no need to make this more than it is. I have nothing but respect for mental health sufferers, and anyone in this thread who thought I was dismissing it is simply incorrect. My initial comment was simply calling him frankly a bit soft, it had nothing to do with mental illness. If there was anything ever posted on the public record that stated that he had even one symptom then I would retract my statement.
I also understand that the kid isn’t going to come out and say I have anxiety or anything to that nature. But you guys have to understand that when the guy keeps coming out for over a year saying he wants to go home and misses his family but continues to play hockey, it really is not at all likely that he is a mental health sufferer. You guys are making it seem like im saying he’s weak or jumping on him because hes a mental health sufferer. That is totally ridiculous and not my intent. My stance has always been that there isn’t public evidence saying that he has suffered from anything, but there is lots of evidence saying hes going home because he misses his family.
If im wrong and he has actually been depressed or shown any form of symptoms then I will retract my statement. Despite that, im just calling it for what it is, a kid wanting to go home, not a mental health patient scouring for help. Some kids can handle being away from their parents, some cant. I just don’t see him coming back and thats why I said what I said.
