Senators’ Linus Ullmark Breaks Silence on Mysterious Personal Leave: ‘I Felt Like I Lost Myself’
“It comes a time, and you never know when the cup starts to overflow,” Ullmark said.
The netminder said he experienced anxiety before the game and during the first intermission, before eventually being pulled from the game. Afterward, Ullmark said he contacted a health professional from the NHL/NHLPA player assistance program and decided to take a personal leave from the team.
“I’m f—ed up,” Ullmark said. “I need help.”
Ullmark said he was told by the Senators’ communications staff that rumors about the reason for the netminder’s absence began swirling less than 24 hours after his leave was announced. He said he initially laughed it off before a number of people reached out to him to question the rumors’ validity. When he spoke to the team’s vice president of communications about the rumor, Ullmark said he was “furious.”
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