Wow, this is shocking. I can't think of a comparable situation, where an established young star was suddenly gone. Not trying to compare tragedies, but for some reason it seems to have a more visceral impact than when a prospect (Adenhart, Tavares) or a veteran player (Munson, Clemente - though of course it is a ridiculous context in which we consider people in their 30s "old") dies in an accident.