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The NHL can and must do better

We must take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented. Sometimes we must interfere. When human lives are endangered, when human dignity is in jeopardy, national borders and sensitivities become irrelevant. Wherever men and women are persecuted because of their race, religion, or political views, that place must – at that moment – become the center of the universe. – Elie Wiesel

Here we are, again, writing about the NHL and their lack of action. Months after the NHL did the bare minimum following the killing of George Floyd, barely weeks after only Matt Dumba raised his fist and some of Vegas and Dallas knelt during the National Anthem, we are here again.