Dan Carcillo gives tragic details on Steve Montador while calling out league on Eichel situation

One day after Robin Lehner called out the NHLPA in regards to their treatment of Jack Eichel and his situation with the Buffalo Sabres, a former NHLer in Dan Carcillo hopped on board as well.

Carcillo, 36, has been very vocal in recent years about the ugly sides of hockey, from thinks such as bullying and racism, to issues such as brain injuries suffered and not properly diagnosed amongst NHL players. He was quite happy to see another player call out the NHLPA.

«Happy to see some current NHL players sticking up for themselves. NHLPA where you at? Robin Lehner and Jack Eichel's treatment by the Buffalo Sabres is in no way an isolated incident. I'm sure you could dig up thousands of stories just like it. Some are worse»

From there, Carcillo put out a lengthy thread regarding his late friend, Steve Montador. For those unaware, Montador played a total of 571 career NHL games, the final of which came during the 2011-12 season. Just three years later, he passed away and was soon after discovered to have suffered from Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE).

In his twitter thread, Carcillo explained how team doctors were not properly diagnosing Montador's concussions, and that he sustained 19 throughout his NHL career. He also stated that when he finally decided to get a second opinion and was finally getting proper treatment without the knowledge of his then team, the Chicago Blackhawks, they blackballed him and buried him in the American Hockey League. The entire thread, which may be disturbing to some, can be found below, and puts into perspective just how far the NHL has to go in terms of putting the health of their players as the number one priority.

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