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Caryk says, during the deposition, that she and Karlsson began as friends and then “just became civil,” but says Karlsson was never outwardly hostile toward her.

“So why would you say to people that (Melinda) hates you?” Karlsson’s lawyer asked Caryk.

Caryk told the lawyer that “it sounds so stupid” but Karlsson had stopped liking her posts on Facebook and Instagram, and that Caryk was “left out from dinners” for wives and partners that Karlsson organized.

“Just there’s a chain of events that just leads you to believe certain things. Never once was it said, but that’s what it led me to believe.”

Text messages filed with the court show Caryk saying that the two “don’t get along” and have their “issues.”

Regardless, as partners of teammates, Caryk and Karlsson would see each other multiple times a week at social functions throughout the hockey season.

Though Karlsson alleged the harassment dated back to November 2017, Caryk claims to only have been made aware of the accusations in March 2018.

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Erik and Melinda Karlsson’s son was stillborn on March 19, a loss they publicly acknowledged days later. But on the 19th, those connected to the Senators’ organization were informed of what happened.

As a gesture from all the wives and partners, Caryk wanted to send flowers, something she suggested to Danielle Ryan, wife of Sens winger Bobby Ryan, according to the factum. Ryan relayed the message to the other wives in an email.

Camille Pageau, wife of Senator J.G. Pageau, sent Caryk a series of texts that evening saying she was “so upset” and “disturbed by all this.”