Maxime huffed petrol out of the Challenge Cup to pass the time during the recent delay. He did it when no one was watching and then blamed his horrendous out of his head state on simple 'alcohol'. Absolutely no one bought this as a reason and knew something was up, but they were too busy being upset at the state of the league, and or celebrating their recent victory over the Tampa Bay Barracuda. The petrol really helped to pass the time, and the days turned into weeks effortlessly.
Pretty soon, Maxime found himself barely clothed, and chained to the door of the SHL commission, his bare torso painted with the words "End SHL Hunger Now" in bright red. Calgary red almost. The security at the commission is apparently terrible for not preventing this from happening, but Maxime had no recollection of the events that lead him to be there.
With the return of the league, everyone forgot about his antics, and it was back to hitting the ice soon enough.