jetsfan101
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- May 10, 2013
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I read the article and wouldn't have commented on it if I hadn't, with all due respect.
If you don't think that Lawless implied that there was a direct linkage between Vigneault's potential availability and Chevy's review of Noel's performance, then I'm not sure we read the same article. Here is a quote from the very beginning of the article. I'll let other readers assess whether Lawless was explicitly (though awkwardly) linking the two.
Of course Chevy has some idea about the future of Noel. But he would be an idiot to tell the assembled media what he's thinking. That's why it was a dumb question, and why the answer was deliberately vague. If he wants to keep Noel he still needs to negotiate a contract extension. If not, he still has him under contract for next year, and would need to consider a replacement.
I see now how you took it the way you did, and you're right, it's completely clunky and awkward, and I will never defend the quality of his writing/broadcasting. But I will not assess his article based on one sentence, when the rest of it separates Noel's performance and Vigneault's availability.