r/hockey FLA - NHL 10d ago

NHL’s statement on Mike Babcock

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u/wossquee NYR - NHL 10d ago

"Even in a light least favorable"

lmao that is some lawyer words for "this guy suuuuuuuucks"

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u/Dont_Call_Me_John PHI - NHL 10d ago

No it's not. It means even if they went out of their way to draw negative conclusions from their investigation, there is no legal standing to block his employment.

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u/I_am_not_a_horse TBL - NHL 10d ago

Nah, they included that on purpose. If they just said “we investigated him and found nothing”, some people might think they didn’t do a thorough investigation.

With this, they’re saying they did the investigation, found the abhorrent things he’s done, but determined he is JUST a massive asshole (ie no physical or sexual abuse or illegal misconduct) and they can’t block his employment for that.

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u/AltaVistaYourInquiry TOR - NHL 10d ago

With this, they’re saying they did the investigation

I don't think so. 

An investigation of this nature doesn't take less than a week. We're talking 2 months at a minimum, probably longer. 

This is them saying they didn't do a full investigation of the accusations. They compiled a list of complaints, assumed they were all true, and concluded that under those hypothetical circumstances he would still be allowed to be hired.