Claude Lemieux's Death Reignites CTE Reckoning for NHL

The passing of Claude Lemieux forces the NHL to confront a question it's been dodging for years - how many of its former players will suffer from chronic traumatic encephalopathy before the league takes meaningful action. Lemieux's case is not an outlier; it's a data point in a growing pattern that the league can no longer ignore. The question now is whether his death becomes a catalyst for real change or just another tragic footnote in hockey's complicated relationship with player safety.