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The story behind the O’Sullivan story

by David Lee on 03/04/09 at 06:36 PM ET
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A couple of hours ago, I wrote about how upset I was with the Justin Williams for Patrick O’Sullivan for Erik Cole deal.  I lamented the fact that Patrick O’Sullivan would have been a phenomenal player to have here and the Canes should have left it at that. 

Well, it turns out that it would have been impossible for O’Sullivan to play here.  For his well-being.  When Patrick O’Sullivan looks for his dad in the crowd after a game, he’s not doing it for normal reasons.  He’s doing it because he hopes that dad isn’t there.
Patio’s father, John, is one of the biggest jerks in America, and he lives right here in North Carolina.  He was an abusive father and he’s had numerous restraining orders placed against him by his ex-wife and also by Patrick.  He’s banned from entering any Ontarian hockey rink and there are now efforts to have a permanent restraining order, valid in all 50 US states.  None of that matters, because John O’Sullivan has violated every restraining order and is rightly perceived as a physical threat.

Here’s an excellent write-up about the whole situation. 

So, it turns out that even in JR’s wildest imagination, the deal couldn’t have ended there.  And he had to be aware of this whole situation. 

This is a great deal for Edmonton, who is getting a very good young player still very much on the upswing. 

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Comments

Yes, it’s true. Patty-O had hell to deal with growing up and has come out of it quite a man. It was sometime he has not hid from, but somehow has fought against all odds to make it where he is today. He has tremendous upside, and LA wishes him well.

Posted by jmiller on 03/04/09 at 07:04 PM ET

O’Sullivan was a hardworking, scrappy sonuvabitch for the Kings.  The Kings will miss him.

Posted by SYF from a "Bron-Y-Aur Stomp" on 03/04/09 at 07:23 PM ET

Why did LA get rid of him? He will be better than Williams.

Posted by SJSharkie on 03/04/09 at 07:56 PM ET

Poor kid. That report you linked to almost made me cry. Best of luck to him.

Posted by play26 on 03/04/09 at 08:51 PM ET

Wow. That article hit me hard. Here’s hoping this kid helps Edmonton do some Awesome things. Way to go Patty-O for overcoming that!

Posted by Performance Parts on 03/05/09 at 08:04 AM ET

You know, I hadn’t even thought about that at all.  John’s a jerk.  A pool pee’er if you will.  Ruins the fun for everyone.

Posted by Mike Fisher from Sylva, NC on 03/05/09 at 12:38 PM ET

L.A. loves sully.  A look at any kings message board will show that he was a fan favorite.  This is a story that many kings fans have known for a while.  Good luck patrick, all kings fans wish you well….you truly are an inspiration to everyone.

Posted by KingsHockey on 03/06/09 at 03:16 PM ET

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David has contributed to CBC.ca for their Stanley Cup playoff coverage in 2006 and to the New York Times Slapshot blog for theirs in 2008.  Red and Black Hockey was founded in July of 2005.

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