Still don't know the real reason he is leaving do you? A lot of assumptions but we don't know. Might very well be an illness but why hide it? God forbid one of his family members is fighting a disease etc. and he wants to be closer to them to help, I get it but why not just say it? Hey a family member is ill etc. Wouldn't it make things a lot easier and all the speculation would stop?
- nyisles7

Thought there would be some trade chatter in here.

Anyways... Probably the reason to keep things private is because speculation will not stop anyways.
Oh it not his mom, wtf
or it's not life threatening wtf

You can either choose privacy or tell all.

My condolences to NYI fans. Tough pill to swallow

When it comes to family people keep stuff close to the vest. He talked to his teammates today and I'm sure they all know what the deal is. Granted as fans we would like to know but you wouldn't tell strangers about your family situation so why should he? I lost my sister to cancer in August and I never mentioned it to anyone until the very end so they could pay their respects. It's a very hard thing to talk about with people you are very close to never mind the outside world.
- Vukota

Very sorry for your loss Vukota! My thoughts and prayers are with you and yours.