We know via the media that Zack Kassian entered the Montreal Canadiens' substance abuse program after he was acquired from the Canucks for Brandon Prust and a 2016-5th round pick on July 1, 2015.

He was involved in a truck crash back in October at around 6 AM on October 4, 2015. The Canadiens/NHL put him in a substance abuse program. He was reinstated to play in the NHL on December 15. The Habs put him on waivers to make him play for St. John's, their AHL affiliate team. He cleared waivers however...now this:

#Habs say that after speaking with Zack Kassian's agent he has been asked by the team to not report to the AHL IceCaps until further notice. — John Lu (@JohnLuTSNMtl) December 26, 2015

So...whenever any idiot cries about the Kassian trade....SHADDUP!!!! No really...shut the f*** up. This was a smart move by Jim Benning to get him out of here.

Having said that, good luck Zack. I wish you the best.

Damn, hey? A big forward with excellent skill.....I hope he doesn't piss it all away.