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I hope his sources are better than his html coding. Putting <br>'s in the middle of your paragraphs? First graders know better than that.
Oilhitch said:I guess we will have to be on the look-out for a "major story for a major hockey publication." from Fairbanks Alaska. Then we will see if this guy is for real.
mudcrutch79 said:"Real" reporters like Al Strachan and Larry Brooks are able to use quotes from unnamed sources, without those sources being discovered. Gary Bettman is reduced to pleading at news conferences to have their identities shared. What makes Eklund so special?
Still, even buying that, how do you explain his 9th grade writing level?
Bruwinz37 said:Why do you think it is so unrealistic that a guy who worked in the industry still has friends that would share info with him? Be a pessimist all you want, but the guy has been bang on all week.
Regarding his 9th grade writing, well it is a blog, not Time Magazine. We have some journalists on here (not naming names) that write very poorly in comparison with what they do in their weekly columns. You have heard of editors, right?
The Iconoclast said:And you would know about ham-handed journalists! :lol
Provide some names. The only one I'm aware of is Bob McKenzie, and his comments are have been well written, as far as I can remember.
Bruwinz37 said:Well if I wanted to provide names and drag someone into this I would have. There are other media types aside from Bob that post here. Because you are not aware of them is not my problem.
As far providing examples of what Eklund has been correct on I am referring to all of the developments leading up to tomorrow's meeting. You can waste time being negative all you want, but I dont just start believing whatever I read unless he a guy has proven something and IMO he has some sources of information that gives him credibility.
how? the owners are telling him what to do, why would they fire him? if this rumour is true, the owners are coming out on top which would be a celebration for bettman....like it or not. i hate the guy too, but he is only doing what he has been told to do. this isnt his personal agenda.no13matssundin said:I would also agree that Bettman's days are numbered too.
Bruwinz37 said:Well if I wanted to provide names and drag someone into this I would have. There are other media types aside from Bob that post here. Because you are not aware of them is not my problem.
As far providing examples of what Eklund has been correct on I am referring to all of the developments leading up to tomorrow's meeting. You can waste time being negative all you want, but I dont just start believing whatever I read unless he a guy has proven something and IMO he has some sources of information that gives him credibility.
bleedgreen said:how? the owners are telling him what to do, why would they fire him?
bleedgreen said:how? the owners are telling him what to do, why would they fire him? if this rumour is true, the owners are coming out on top which would be a celebration for bettman....like it or not. i hate the guy too, but he is only doing what he has been told to do. this isnt his personal agenda.
mudcrutch79 said:No, but as this thread should make clear, I find it difficult to take things on faith from anonymous internet users. That's particularly true when there's evidence the other way.
Are you kidding me? This guy has been saying for months that there are secret meetings and announcements just around the corner. Realistically, at some point, he has to be proven "correct"-if I say "It's going to rain tomorrow." every day, I'll be right at some point too. I don't see anything concrete in his blog that says "There will be a meeting between Linden and NHL officials" until after it was publicly announced. Prior to that, there was just the same vague allusions that there had been all along.
Bicycle Repairman said:If this Pelle "Scoop" Eklund is everything he's supposedly cracked up to be, why is he giving his ace material away for free?
Bruwinz37 said:Granted, but I have just started reading his material in the past two weeks. It has seemed he has been a step ahead of TSN for most of it.
Goodenow IS a hockey person. I think he'll still be involved at the highest levels of the sport in some capacity.FlyersFan10 said:If a deal does get done, then it's almost a certain given that Goodenow and Bettman will be fired after this escapade. I think what you'll see are TRUE hockey people come in and run the show.
Meh.FlyersFan10 said:For instance, from the owner's standpoint, I could see someone like a Ken Dryden leaving politics to become the NHL Commissioner...
Possible.FlyersFan10 said:....and I could see someone like Mike Gartner head up the NHLPA.
From what I understand, they get along well in social situations.FlyersFan10 said:However, I do have to comment about this whole owners vs players though in that you seldom hear a player slag an owner or an owner slag a player. The mud slinging seems to be between the representatives of each organization. Makes one wonder whether or not that this is a personal issue between Bettman and Goodenow.
no13matssundin said:I dont think Bettman is going to be fired for his performance in these CBA talks.. rather, I think hes going to be fired for the accumulative 10 years lack of progress in growing the NHL brand, sport and investment of the owners. Frankly, he hasnt done his job well at all. Thats what he's gonna get fired for.
Money from expansion revenue cant continue.PecaFan said:Lack of progress in growth? Did you miss the massive franchise value and revenue explosion over the last 10 years? The best tv contracts ever have been on his watch. Merchandising through the roof. Hundreds and hundreds of millions of dollars in growth.
The problem is that most of it went to the players.
Steve L said:Money from expansion revenue cant continue.
There is a worthless TV contract now.
Owners losing money.
The worst on ice product in the history of the NHL.
He has to go and its nothing to do with the talks on this CBA.
no13matssundin said:I should hope that theyd be able to pick a MUCH better person for Commish. Like, say, Mario or Gretz.
I live in Montreal my nick name is Lafleur and my e-mail adress is [email protected] on this is just a name he decided to use he's not actually pelle eklund...CoupeStanley said:If this guy had source, he surely loose it in the process. I live in Philadelphia my nickname is Eklund and my email is [email protected]. We sure dont know who you are ...
I actually remember him as a quite good player...