Doc Holliday said:Well, what do you expect? O'Byrne only earns $590 000 per year. The guy is practically starving! It's only natural that he'll try to steal someone's purse in order to feed himself. He only took $20 from the purse, so at least give him a little bit of slack!
Seriously though, i'm glad this happened in the US where no one gives a shit about hockey players, unlike Canada (especially Mtl where Habs players are used to people kissing their butts & women throwing themselves at their feet). Both of these players got a dose of reality, how it is in the real world when you are punished if you commit a crime. They'll hopefully learn that there are no double-standards for hockey players in Tampa.
Is it possible that O'Byrne was trying to do a good deed, perhaps thinking that the purse belonged to Jiri Tlusty and he would return it to him the next time these 2 powerhouse squads from the Original Six faced each other?