Rob is the only fan that I've seen, who is putting himself in a position to make a statement strong enough such that the media does their job. We know all too well how long it takes for some pockets of local media to turn against a GM who has too many friends who are willing to have his back rather than do their job and report things where they're truly at. We've seen a similar long leash afforded to Michel Therrien by his Quebec media friends who are nothing but jokers who have no journalistic ethics nor integrity.
We already know that not much else will work in the captive market we're in, with the Habs holding court year-round. There isn't any other sport at the moment that is capable of giving them competition. I've heard how the season ticket waiting list is 6,000 strong and even with the many empty seats that have been shown repeatedly in social media, ownership knows they have latitude. There are too few fans willing to make a statement and give up their loges and season tickets. They're all too aware that when the tide turns, they'll be stuck on the new waiting list of the year 2025, when their turn comes up again. Maybe.
So no shortage of fans willing to pay for tickets and no shortage of revenue. Only place where I've seen a drop has been in their television audience and there continues to be a bevy of fans who express outrage on open-line shows across the spectrum, on TSN690, 98,5FM and 91.9FM, not to mention on social media and on a very active forum such as this one. There isn't one day when several fans are expressing disgust and frustration and want to lambaste Molson.
Other than the above, the only other avenue where one can make a statement is to public-shame them, by directly attacking their image, which they are super anal about. Look at the many instances where the Habs PR Dept. acts like the gestapo, threatening individual reporters and those who broadcast their games. And this is where Rob is being effective -- he's putting a dent in their attempts to minimize the situation and cover up Bergevin's failings -- it's pretty clear to everyone that this is not a one-year issue, it's not as Molson has been trying to paint it, as a "bad season". It's a bad tenure, Geoff. Wake the **** up.
We need more people like Rob, to stand up to the Habs' propaganda machine. The Habs are too busy trying to control the message rather than making substantive decisions. And since no one else is willing to put up their money and time to make statements, then props to Rob for getting the job done. He has no vested interest in being a voice in this other than wanting to see better days for his team. Kudos Rob, keep fighting the good fight.
