While playing video games is a hobby to many, Video Game addiction is a serious issue that can potentially ruin your life. Much like how most people can have a drink or two each week, or have a little fun on the weekend with some hard drugs without developing a serious substance abuse problem. There is a huge gulf between playing games as a hobby and being addicted. You wouldn't tell someone who was suffering a serious depression to "just cheer up!" or someone with alcoholism to "just stop drinking!". You can't tell someone with a serious addiction to video games to "just put the controller down!". I know this is just a forum and posts are made for laughs, but trivializing serious issues like this is not funny. When organizations like CAMH, WHO, and APA take this seriously, so should everyone else.
Entirely separate from the human aspects of this is the issue that NHL teams would have with these young kids playing video games is less about them being old men yelling at clouds because they don't understand Fortnite, but more because they are investing millions of dollars in these top picks and don't want to waste a 1st rounder on someone who is addicted to video games. If someone says they play a lot of games, they are going to look into it and make sure it isn't serious, just like if they said they liked to party and have a good time, they want to make sure they aren't having too much of a good time. The money they dump into their top picks is far too much to pick a player that will throw their career away for any reason. This all sounds like normal due diligence to me.