That's exact same thing the guy said on the other message board. My response,
"I would feel same if one of my garbage/ "lent to a new guy" sticks got broken (I have a bunch of player sticks, and like 5 used backups that are just collecting dust that I lend to "the new guy" when we get a new guy who just landed and who has not had his gear arrive yet). Problem is, we are overseas in a country where gear is expensive, and this guy does not have a backup stick. When this stick broke (the guy who lent it was not there), and I showed it to the guys, they were like, "That stick is a piece, can't possibly be his main stick," and so we all assumed that this was the guy's backup stick. Tragically, not the case, so trying to get this guy back on the ice ASAP with a proper stick."