The Dying Art Of Humanity

Two videos. Both with some merit. Both telling different stories.

You may or may not have seen the two videos that surfaced on April 22nd.

The first was this Grantland feature, including the Flames' own Brian McGrattan amongst others, talking about the death of the enforcer and how analytics have contributed to their downfall:

While the second was a heartfelt message from Dan Carcillo, talking about losing his best friend in hockey, Steve Montador, and how there is little-to-no support for players once they retire. (Full story here at Players' Tribune)

Both videos raise several talking points, and we are going to discuss these points here.

Liam's Take

Personally, I feel a fair amount of sympathy…