I asked because it's an ineteresting point that I've thought about before: how much do open and honest conversations in internet chat boards about a player actually affect a players value?
Related, if you go on to another teams's board inquiring about a player, often they won't give you a straight answer. They'll sell you on the player's positives if they want that you player moved, as if people in the NHL are listening. It's possible they are. I remember Laracque saying Carboneau was always reading the comment sections of rds.ca when he went to his office. When the sportsnet chat forums closed down, i remember the mods saying just how many hockey people, and some big names, had accounts...
Our conversation don’t have any affect on player value the player play and other factor will dictate is value but when we start on a player that we think is redundant or expandable better bet that we aren't the only one that it.
If your asking for opinions you might get only what they want to tell you, but when I’m look for a opinion the first thing I’ll do is go read the comments that there to get a feel for where the player stand with it own fan base and what is perceived value is...
All the pro said they don’t read or listen to the media and that is the big lie ever these guys have been all in on hockeys since they were 16yo they eat, sleep and breathe hockey (kind of have to if you want to make it to the pros). These guy don’t have a 8 hours work day or any of the day to day issues we might have. They make over 450K$ a year, young and famous... they workout, have practice and might have game 2-4 games a weeks they have to take care of them self but that leave a lot of spear time what do you think they do with this down time, most aren't studying quantum physic... there entertaining them self, seeing friend and family, tv/movie, music, video games, social media, partying, gambling, dodging some of the girls that keep throwing them self at them and still with all these distractions I bet you that 1/4 if not 1/2 of that down time is hockey media and news related.