Derek Boogaard's family files lawsuit against NHL: report

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4. At what point does his family become liable also ...

... for not getting him into treatment if they recognized an addiction problem? The NHL didn't keep him locked away in a dungeon between games/seasons ... surely those that saw him regularly noticed something(s) was/were not right over time.

To get to the NHL, these guys start playing when they're 4-5 years old. By the time they reach the NHL, 20+ years later, they - and their families - have seen enough to know what goes on for the sake of a 'win', and what players' various "roles" are. They're just as culpable as the league, or any team, in not stopping him from being an 'enforcer'/playing/addressing the injuries & addiction, IMHO.