from Larry Brooks of the New York Post,
- ... I get it. I get that the league is trying to extricate itself from the culture wars that permeate our society, but this response is cowardly.
When the going got tough, the NHL high-tailed it. The league waved the white flag. Minority ruled. This surely represents a step back even if Pride Nights will continue around the league. It sends a horrible message to those in the LGBTQ+ community who play the game at any level and have an emotional investment in the sport....
- If the Devils believe that Rangers-killer Akira Schmid is the real thing, then by all means the club should save the multi-millions it would take to acquire Connor Hellebuyck from Winnipeg then sign the elite 30-year-old goaltender to a long-term extension....
- So Trevor Zegras, Mason McTavish and prospective second-overall Adam Fantilli, and you tell me which of these natural centers is going to be a fit on Anaheim’s third line.
more on the first two topics plus additional hockey talk...
I guess it was inevitable, but Brooks disappoints me here with his overstated rant about a militant minority. Sometimes a times a buck isn't worth a buck.
from Dan Zakseske of OutKick,
ESPN rarely promotes NHL stories for long. Despite being the leagues main broadcast partner, the network frequently disregards the NHL.
But, after the league banned pregame warmup sweaters, ESPN happily kept that particular NHL story on its homepage for longer than a full-time workday.
In the piece, Wyshynsky pretends to report the news. And this is the key point. Nowhere in the article does Wyshynsky explicitly deliver his opinion.
In his mind, hes following ESPNs orders to keep his political opinions to himself.
However, he uses a little trick. Instead of reporting the story properly, you know by talking to people on both sides of the issue, he simply quotes people who agree with him.
But because those are the words of other people and not him, he has plausible deniability.
Youre not going to fool me, Greg, I know what youre up to.
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