Wayne Gretzky's Surprising Remark on Adam Johnson's Passing Leaves Many Stunned
The hockey world has been a lot more conscientious of player safety since Adam Johnson tragically passed away last weekend. One former NHLer is not completely convinced about the circumstances surrounding his death though.
Gretzky Makes Interesting Comment About Adam Johnson
TNT hosted its first NHL coverage tonight since former Penguin Adam Johnson tragically passed away last weekend. The Panel discussed the importance of player safety, talking about how previous rules changes impacted their careers. During the discussion though, Wayne Gretzky appeared to suggest Johnson's death may not have been as accidental as we have been led to believe.
Others Share Gretzky's Opinion
Notably, Gretzky did not get any pushback from the rest of the panel for this statement. Perhaps they did not notice it or thought it was not a big deal, but Gretzky seems to imply that while Johnson's death was not the intended outcome, perhaps the play was not entirely on accident.
Another possibility is that the rest of the panel actually shares his opinion so they did not feel the need to step in there. Afterall, three of the panelists are former NHL players and other former NHLers have already stated that the play looked reckless or at the very least.
According to Tom Burrows of the Athletic, Johnson's family is not convinced the play was completely unintentional either.
U.K. police are currently investigating the matter.
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1 NOVEMBRE | 430 ANSWERS Wayne Gretzky's Surprising Remark on Adam Johnson's Passing Leaves Many Stunned Do you think Gretzky has a point? | ||
| Yes, but still an accident | 152 | 35.3 % |
| Yes, he kicked his leg out intentionally | 185 | 43 % |
| Not even close | 29 | 6.7 % |
| No, clearly accidental | 64 | 14.9 % |
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