“Panthers’ Ekblad Breaks Silence: What’s Next After Controversial Ban?”
“There’s so many ways you look at it,” Ekblad said, when asked what the suspension has been like. “Respect and integrity and character, family, name, my teammates, fans. Every single which way you look at it — the money that I lose on top of all that, not that I care about it in a sense. I’d give it all back to play and take it all back again. So a lot of regret, but it is what it is and I have to find a way to move forward.”
Ekblad, in a statement through the NHLPA, said in March the news that he had failed a random drug test shocked him: “Ultimately, I made a mistake by taking something to help me recover from recent injuries without first checking with proper medical and team personnel. I have let my teammates, the Panthers organization and our great fans down. For that, I am truly sorry.”
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