Please drop names. Which retired Frenchies Quebecquers refs told us that they were Bruins fans when they grew up?
I can give you name of one who was on Molson's Pay Roll while at the same time he was on the Pay Roll of NHL. I can give you names of retired referees who are on the Pay Roll of RDS. RDS is owned by Bell Media. Does it rings some bells?
Why is it so important to take this risk???
Why would you ask me which Quebecois refs were B's fans growing up when I clearly wrote it was a possibility? And to show how trivial this line of reasoning is? That we'd need to dig into officials' history to determine their 'affiliations', if any, and whether that's been compromised or strengthened after a few decades of working in hockey as a professional.
And why is it relevant that a ref, who's now retired, is employed by RDS? That's some really tenuous logic there: that Bell, which is involved in several NHL ownerships, would promise an official future employment at the risk of his current employment -- when his current employment is recorded and documented 100% of the time. The logic here is absent.
It's so peculiar that Boston fans can actually make these sorts of allegations with a straight face after being the victims of similar absurdities: one, the aforementioned 'afternoon game' conspiracy; two, and far more common, is the Colin Campbell relationship via his son leading to partial treatment.
Similarly, I find Hab fans who make either of the two allegations ridiculous, since they're on the receiving end of such obtuse reasoning as is outlined here.
