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ThosePuckingPenguins said:


Bit of an update. Seems like they’re waiting on some candidates to interview until the playoffs are over. I think we might get an analytics hire as GM and an established ‘hockey guy’ as President of hockey ops.
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That's a whole lot of pure speculation (note the frequent use of "I think" in there), and not a whole lot (or any, really) actual substance.

I mean, he mentioned Doug Wilson as a candidate, but that's really unlikely given that Wilson stepped down as the Sharks GM for health reasons.
 
This reminds me of how so many "rumors" actually start out as rampant speculation by one reporter, and then we get a game of telephone as reporters report what other reporters are saying and it suddenly morphs from speculation to a rumor.
For instance:
1. A reporter, let's call them "Eric Fieldman" reports that "he thinks" the Pens are interviewing Stan Bowman.
2. Another reporter, let's go with another made-up name: Bob Fossi, then reports that Fieldman "said the Pens are interviewing Stan Bowman."
3. From there, another reporter, let's call them "Aaron Rager", then reports that "I'm hearing that the Pens are considering Stan Bowman" to be their new GM". He may or may not refer back to Fossi's story.
4. Fieldman then reports that "according to Aaron Rager, the Pens are interviewing Stan Bowman, confirming what I said a few days ago!"

And thus, it becomes "rumor". The sad thing is that you can often watch this happen in real time, and if you bother to refer back to the previous links in the chain (when they bother to mention their sources), you can often find the original "reporting" was couched in speculative terms.
 
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Freeptop said:
This reminds me of how so many "rumors" actually start out as rampant speculation by one reporter, and then we get a game of telephone as reporters report what other reporters are saying and it suddenly morphs from speculation to a rumor.
For instance:
1. A reporter, let's call them "Eric Fieldman" reports that "he thinks" the Pens are interviewing Stan Bowman.
2. Another reporter, let's go with another made-up name: Bob Fossi, then reports that Fieldman "said the Pens are interviewing Stan Bowman."
3. From there, another reporter, let's call them "Aaron Rager", then reports that "I'm hearing that the Pens are considering Stan Bowman" to be their new GM". He may or may not refer back to Fossi's story.
4. Fieldman then reports that "according to Aaron Rager, the Pens are interviewing Stan Bowman, confirming what I said a few days ago!"

And thus, it becomes "rumor". The sad thing is that you can often watch this happen in real time, and if you bother to refer back to the previous links in the chain (when they bother to mention their sources), you can often find the original "reporting" was couched in speculative terms.
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they are grasping at straws because FSG is airtight
 
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Friedman touches on Pens GM search again in the 32 Thoughts podcast. No real news. Mentions Dubas again. Mentions Pens could hire multiple people (president of hockey ops + general manager) or go with just a GM.

 
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DesertedPenguin said:
Friedman touches on Pens GM search again in the 32 Thoughts podcast. No real news. Mentions Dubas again. Mentions Pens could hire multiple people (president of hockey ops + general manager) or go with just a GM.

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well Glad Elliotte the Genius narrowed it down
 
ThosePuckingPenguins said:
Man, nobody knows anything about this search. It’s almost impressive how airtight FSG has been.
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Hextall was airtight - no that impressive. Mike Sullivan is running the team from his coach - who is he going to tell?

ThosePuckingPenguins said:
Man, nobody knows anything about this search. It’s almost impressive how airtight FSG has been.
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It probably means they haven’t started looking yet. FSG is too busy trying to run the Sox’s fire sale. It’s cute that people assume the absentee owners are doing anything at this point.
 
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I’m shocked no teams have hired Ron the Builder Hextall. Maybe Philly will hire him back in some advisor role as a token of their appreciation for him ruining this team.
 
cookthebooks said:
isn’t it airtight because a lot of the people they want are still active with their teams in the playoffs?
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Not necessarily, They were doing interviews using Zoom ! & why couldn't you Interview candidates while they were still in the playoffs ? not exactly going to steal secrets & tell their opponents
 
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Josey Wales said:
Not necessarily, They were doing interviews using Zoom ! & why couldn't you Interview candidates while they were still in the playoffs ? not exactly going to steal secrets & tell their opponents
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well a decently run organization would interview people and not blab about that fact since the people interviewing probably would prefer it kept quietly as well imo, especially if their teams are still trying to win the cup
 
ThosePuckingPenguins said:
According to Rossi (I know, I know), the Blackhawks denied the Pens request to interview associate GM Jeff Greenberg. As if anyone needed another reason to hate Chicago.
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Nice that Pitt staffs half the league while shit teams won’t even let people interview
 
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Gurglesons said:
Usually it coincides with some type of promotion. That's what happened with MacFarland in Colorado.
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MacFarland was promoted to GM.

Davidson is the GM of Chicago and he just took over and is young (34). Greenberg has no promotion possibility with Chicago this season or in the near vicinity. But let's be honest, it's Rossi, he is just making shit up.
 
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Goalie_Bob said:
MacFarland was promoted to GM.

Davidson is the GM of Chicago and he just took over and is young (34). Greenberg has no promotion possibility with Chicago this season or in the near vicinity. But let's be honest, it's Rossi, he is just making shit up.
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I mean they could promote him to some bullshit title and up his compensation.
 
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