We are talking about going to the bar for a few drinks. People did it back then and they do it today and will do it tomorrow.
To use that to sleight a player is pretty weak. Bottom line is are they doing their job on the ice or not? The rest is tabloid lunch wagon talk.
Are we talking about the average person who played hocked up until bantam or are we talking about the top 0.01% of players to lace up skates?