Lemieux Death Sparks Ugly CTE Talk Among Fans

Claude Lemieux’s death has triggered a wave of speculation online, and some fans are trying to tie the tragedy to NHL-related CTE. That is a heavy claim to attach to any player's passing, especially when emotions are running hot and the facts are still being argued over in public. The story is really about the collision between grief, memory, and the league’s long-running concussion debate. In hockey, few subjects get more emotional or more complicated than what the game does to the brain.