Well said. McKenzie is the most credible person there is. Hell, I think he is more credible than half of NHL GM's.
I think it must be point out that McKenzie reports stuff 15 minutes before it happen. Or a hour or two before its official. How come? He is a mouthpiece. Always defending Bettman. He really stormed into rescue Campbell for those insane emails (the top guy calling ref's names for calling a penalty on his son, nothing is wrong with that? Really?). When the league and the PA for a second time in less than a decade couldn't agree on a CBA and a second NHL season was threatened -- with the only losers being the fans -- McKenzie literary went out and defended everyone bla bla bla.
I saw someone write something like "if Brooks has good sources, how come McKenzie broke the Stepan trade?" Brooks had the Rangers considering moving Stepan like 2 weeks before the trade. That was good info, and high quality. Who cares about if its Dreger or McKenzie who breaks a trade like 2 hours before its official? That is worthless info, completely worthless. These guys get info directly from the HQ.
McKenzie is credibly because he only reports done deals. How can that be compared to people reporting talks? Interest in players? And so forth. Apples and oranges.
Ask anyone here, if a reporter get a word of a team talking to another team, do they want to know about it? Ohhh yeeess of course we do would be anyone's answer. Last season there where like 3-4 hockey trades. I bet there where literary 1,000 conversions about deals between GMs. Then the same kids who wants to hear about the talk blows a fuse if no trade is made. I think its pretty sick to be honest. HF should do something about it. Why can you not trash a poster at this place but its OK to trash a journalist?
