Senators issue statement as rumors about Linus Ullmark's personal life hit the internet
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Ottawa Senators goaltender Linus Ullmark has been the subject of some malicious rumors, and the franchise is looking to back him up.
Just one day after being pulled against the Toronto Maple Leafs, Ottawa Senators goaltender Linus Ullmark took a leave of absence.
There was a lot of concern from the fans, especially since you never want to see a guy have to step away from the game like that.
Unfortunately, in the aftermath of this leave of absence, there were all sorts of rumors about why Ullmark had to leave the team for a bit.
In fact, some of those rumors came to a head today. These rumors implicated Ullmark's personal life, as well as the personal lives of other players on the team.
Ottawa Senators respond to the noise
The Senators got wind of these rumors and immediately put them to rest with a very strongly worded statement.
Our organization was completely disappointed to read the completely fabricated and false stories that are spreading around social media about our hockey club. Linus is away from our team for personal reasons and he has the entire organizations support. [...] We are disgusted that outside forces are attempting to disrupt our hockey club. This statement will put an end to the ridiculous speculation that has spread online.
Quite frankly, there is a very good chance the rumors will be exacerbated as a direct result of this statement. Some fans were unaware that the rumors even existed in the first place.
Now, there are more questions than answers. Some fans are still very much interested in why Ullmark had to step away.
While it isn't any of our business, the internet has turned this into a bit of a gong show, and there is no telling what is going to happen next.
We just hope that Ullmark is doing well throughout all of this, and that he isn't taking all of this to heart.
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