PLAYER PROMPT

With the political climate being the way it is today, Atticus Hale chooses to stay off of social media. That way, he can avoid all the negativity that comes with it. That includes fans, critics, and journalists trying to pick fights and hurling insults. Even though social media isn’t the only outlet for fans, critics, and journalists to take, especially when being a professional hockey player comes with obligations to the media, Atticus tries to avoid confrontation with anyone not directly related to the team.

There are still fans in the stands and the aforementioned media obligations where you will inevitably come in contact with someone that just wants to get you riled up. In those cases, Atticus chooses to let his play on the ice speak for itself. It comes with the job so logically your job should do the talking. Case in point recently - Atticus had been playing lights out, trending toward the first 100 point season of his career. However, the last 7-10 games were really tough. Atticus fell into a production slump and ultimately came up short. Both fans and the media were quick to flip their script but Atticus tried not to let it bother him and has recently picked it back up in the playoffs.

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