Daniel Carcillo isn't shying away from his battles with depression, and he's providing an example for why other NHL players shouldn't need to go it alone.
If you're a hockey player, you're supposed to play through it. Even when the pain is very real, caused by physical impairment resulting from 200-pound bodies hurling themselves at each other at high speeds, you're supposed to draw the line between "hurt" and "injured." When it comes to talking about what's ailing you, hockey has always been in a weird place.
That's why an extended interview by former Blackhawks forward Daniel Carcillo, posted in two pieces by The Athletic's Scott Powers, brought me to tears.