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Dave Bolland apologizes for his re-tweet blunder

Phoenix Coyotes v Chicago Blackhawks - Game Four

CHICAGO, IL - APRIL 19: Dave Bolland #36 of the Chicago Blackhawks passes under pressure from Radim Vrbata #17 of the Phoenix Coyotes in Game Four of the Western Conference Quarterfinals during the 2012 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at the United Center on April 19, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/ Getty Images)

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Chicago’s Dave Bolland helped up the foolishness level of the lockout the other day by re-tweeting a fan for “wanting Gary Bettman dead.” You’ll be happy to know he’s sorry for doing something so foolish.

Bolland tells TSN he screwed up by granting the fan’s request with such a bad message attached to it.

“It was a mistake, I never meant to re-tweet that out,” Bolland told TSN. “I like to re-tweet for a lot of my fans and I just re-tweeted the wrong thing. I feel bad about it.”

There was no way Bolland could do this and have it go by unnoticed. His apology is the least surprising thing to happen out of this whole thing.

Maybe the best advice to give the players when it comes to tweeting and making veiled or obvious threats comes from “Anchorman":

“Take it easy, Champ. Why don’t you sit this next one out, stop talking for a while.”