No excuse necessary, it's a hard topic.

Newest development, they found out that the prospect committed the crime in another state (where it's only a misdemeanor and not a felony) and so the charges were dropped. The Blackhawks immediately lifted the suspension. At this point I'm not even surprised anymore.

I'm a bit worried that I'll fall out of love with both hockey and hockey rpf before I've found a new fandom, but I'll see what happens. It'll probably be a slow process anyway, might be this summer, might be another few years.