Pesce still not ready:
Devils defenseman out longer than expected with injury
The Devils' home opener is against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday.
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These aren’t mutually exclusive.
I made an unintentional funny. My mutually exclusive comment was not directed at Friedman vs sources, but Francis being a bad GM vs Francis signing a bad goalie for the publicity. If he did the latter, that is evidence of the former.I’ll never understand that mentality. Do people really not realize how damaging it would be for a reporter to get caught making up stories? Especially for a well-established guy like Friedman? There’s a reason why guys like Eklund have a reputation that they do, and why guys like Friedman or MacKenzie are considered trustworthy. If the latter are reporting on something, they’ve gotten it from someone who SHOULD know something about what the report is on.
Now, this being the business that it is, players, agents, and management know how to work the media to their advantage. So what’s being reported may not be 100% accurate or may be accurate based on the info that Friedman/whoever was provided, but may not tell the whole story.
The RBA contract saga after the Islanders series was a prime example of this. It was reported that the team had pulled the contract to RBA off the table, and if they couldn’t work something out, he’d be a hot commodity for other teams. And there were accusations on here about everyone reporting it making things up (including previously trusted reporters like Sara Civ), how they were out to get the team, attempting to stress out the team before the Rangers, etc.
Then it comes out later that, yes, there was a hiccup in the contract talks around that time. Rod referenced it in his interview with Adam Gold shortly after signing his new deal. And the belief is that the contract that was pulled was the one Waddell had set up at the beginning of the season, because Dundon allegedly got sticker shock and tried to negotiate a new deal with Rod himself
We have as many ruptured testicles in franchise history as playoff appearances.
Rongos v Pens TNT on nowNight 2 of NHL season and the only game on before 10PM is MTL-TOR...I think I'll go watch paint dry in a rainstorm
Dang guess I didn't see that because of course if you have ESPN+ you can't watch all the games, thankfully I think I have TNT lolRongos v Pens TNT on now
I made an unintentional funny. My mutually exclusive comment was not directed at Friedman vs sources, but Francis being a bad GM vs Francis signing a bad goalie for the publicity. If he did the latter, that is evidence of the former.
Well then.
Sounds like you already know what needs to be done.