Former Leaf Nick Foligno disappointed, very outspoken about how unhappy the team is with the Mitchell Miller signing
Nick Foligno's stay in Toronto wasn't a lengthy one, but the veteran forward and former Blue Jackets captain was very vocal about what a wonderful time he had during his brief stint with the Leafs. Now with the Bruins organization, Foligno, a team-first player, appears to be bothered by a recent signing by his GM, Don Sweeney.
A lot has been made of the Bruins' decision to offer 20-year-old defenseman Mitchell Miller this week, despite his very public ordeal involving a disabled student, who Miller bullied relentlessly for several years. It ultimately led to Miller being released after being drafted by the Arizona Coyotes. Miller was also released by his USHL team in 2020-21 before being reinstated in 2021-22.
Miller went on to have an astounding season for the USHL's Tri-City Storm last year, posting 39 goals and 83 points in 60 games, following up a successful first year back by scoring 5 points in 5 playoff games.
Multiple Bruins players have spoken publicly about the team taking a chance on Miller, most notably, captain Patrice Bergeron. Now, Foligno has joined his captain in expressing his uncertainty and disappointment with the signing.
"It's tough. It's a hard topic. The organization is not going to do something that would jeopardize (the team's culture), but in saying that, it's not something that anyone in this room stands for.
"It was a tough thing to hear for our group. I'm not going lie to you. I don't think any guy was too happy because of how proud we are to say that this is a group that cares a lot about ourselves and how we carry ourselves and how we treat people."
"It was a tough thing to hear for our group. I'm not going lie to you. I don't think any guy was too happy because of how proud we are to say that this is a group that cares a lot about ourselves and how we carry ourselves and how we treat people."
Who can blame this team for not wanting to align with someone who tormented a disabled student, directing racial slurs and subjecting him to heinous, disgusting behaviour, causing long-lasting emotional trauma? It's not what the Bruins as an organization are about. It's not the treatment that they would have ever tolerated had it been discovered under their watch, so to see them willfully ignore it because the free agent defenseman had a big year in the USHL is incredibly troubling and speaks to the questionable culture that still exists in the sport.
| POLL | ||
NOVEMBRE 5 | 601 ANSWERS Former Leaf Nick Foligno disappointed, very outspoken about how unhappy the team is with the Mitchell Miller signing Will Mitchell Miller ever actually play a game for the Bruins? | ||
| Not a chance | 432 | 71.9 % |
| Maybe | 113 | 18.8 % |
| For sure | 56 | 9.3 % |
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