Why does there seem to be a double standard with how Dubois's trade request has been seen vs how Tkachuk's request to leave Calgary is seen? Today, I don't think many would fault Tkachuk for what he did, yet Dubois seems to get universally criticized for doing the same thing, called a "baby", "whiny", etc.
Their situations are also quite similar as both Tkachuk and Dubois made the requests at times where their current teams could leverage their rights to get returns. In fact, Dubois gave the Jets even far more time / notice to get a deal done (Tkachuk and Flames contract talks broken down over the summery and within days he had requested a trade and was shipped out).
As well, we now know

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