Seravalli comes in hot with an all-time tone deaf season prediction

[1989]

What happened to sports writers being... you know, good writers?

Lack of properly employed editors, for one thing, and now the rise of lazy AI "content", for another.

Regardless of that though, this kind of shows Seravalli has a total lack of understanding. Even if an editor caught this and made him re-write it, it wouldn't change the fact that Frank himself can't read the room on this topic.

 

[ponder719]

that's the sitting president of the PHWA, for the record

As with certain other presidencies one could mention, you get the job because of your political skills, not your technical qualifications.

 

[BondraTime]

He's an absolute egg of a man

 

[LOFIN]

Not malicious, just a dumb and tone-deaf thing to say. Even if factually true, I doubt his loved ones want to hear that the Columbus Blue Jackets are benefiting by his death this way.

If he wanted to make a "bold take" on Columbus, how about saying that with the addition of Evason as their coach and going through this tragedy together, the team will actually be more of a team than in years and is going to be tougher to play against than people thought.

 

[Erik Alfredsson]

The bar for hockey journalism is so incredibly low that I have full 100% confidence that half of the posters on this site are more qualified and would do a better job than the hacks we have in in the industry at the moment.

 

[Jacob]

He updated it to clarify Gaudreau is helping them win the draft lottery *from heaven*, not as a vengeful ghost on earth.

 

[Matty Sundin]

Might as well just said, “Blue Jackets go on 20 game pointless streak and it’s all the help from the heavens and Johnny”

Frank is a damn moron and always was. Hockey writers these days are lottery the equivalent of most stupid posts you see on this site.

 

[squashmaple]

I would sincerely prefer the Jackets just be ignored this season if this is what every week is going to be like. No more reasons for dogpiling or pity. Just please leave us to ourselves for a little while.

 

[Viqsi]

He updated it to clarify Gaudreau is helping them win the draft lottery *from heaven*, not as a vengeful ghost on earth.

woo f***ing hoo. Don't do us any favors 'cause this sure isn't doing one now.

 

[Bgav]

He's such a douche

 

[Leonardo87]

Ever since his Anaheim crap, won't take this guy serious. He really needs to hang it up.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

I don’t like Seravalli at all so I don’t care to defend him.

But it’s clear people are misunderstanding what he’s saying. He meant that Gaudreau is going to be looking down from heaven and spiritually influence the lottery. That’s different from “this team will be terrible thanks to this guy dying.”

It’s not that big of a deal.

No I get it, it’s just a dumb thing to say

 

[Avs2022]

Probably just took his same list from last year, did a couple updates, left in the Gaudreau part by overlooking it, and hit "send".

 

[Tasty Biscuits]

I don’t like Seravalli at all so I don’t care to defend him.

But it’s clear people are misunderstanding what he’s saying. He meant that Gaudreau is going to be looking down from heaven and spiritually influence the lottery. That’s different from “this team will be terrible thanks to this guy dying.”

It’s not that big of a deal.

I think plenty understand it. It's still tone deaf AF. As if 1OA really matters in the grand scheme of things. In the context of what happened, it's wild to bring that up.

Like others have said, it's a dumb sportswriter trying to do something dumb and in a dumb fashion.

 

[VeteranPresence]

He updated it to clarify Gaudreau is helping them win the draft lottery *from heaven*, not as a vengeful ghost on earth.

This is somehow worse, because if the Blue Jackets do end up losing the lottery, is Frank suggesting that Gaudreau intentionally caused it "from heaven"? The dumbass should not have commented at all on the tragedy vis a vis their draft position, it would have been enough to just project that Columbus finishes last and win the lottery. However he couldn't resist trying to be poetic or whatever he thought that was.

 

[Viqsi]

This is somehow worse, because if the Blue Jackets do end up losing the lottery, is Frank suggesting that Gaudreau intentionally caused it "from heaven"? The dumbass should not have commented at all on the tragedy vis a vis their draft position, it would have been enough to just project that Columbus finishes last and win the lottery. However he couldn't resist trying to be poetic or whatever he thought that was.

There's some similarly tasteless "witticisms" that could arrive from that as well but I'm not going to write them. The situation's bad enough.

 

[mr figgles]

How do you type that sentence, say "looks good" and publish it?

Because who needs editors? Or fact checkers for that matter. Just publish the craziest shit possible for engagement.

 

[Asinine]

It's odd that he's even predicting winners of the lottery. Let alone before the season starts.

I think he had the thought in his head about Gaudreau blessing them with the #1 pick, thought it was really deep and virtuous and had to write about it.

 

[CaptainShark]

Anytime you want to get mad at this guy, just remember he's born in 1988, looks like he was born in 1965, and his voice sounds like he was born in 2011. Dude is down extremely bad in life.

First my mind was blown away by the fact that a professional writer could write something so unbelievable tone-deaf, but now that pales in comparison to what the info of his birth-year did to my brain…

 

[TheSuperElite]

stupid

 

[Foppberg]

The future of sports journalism is weak with plebs like this.

 

[CornKicker]

i guess we will find out what kind of man he is. He said it and edited it again to say kinda the same thing. id have respect for him if he stands by it and owns that he said it. however i have a feeling he will backtrack and cower and pretend to be sorry instead with some apology statement.

fyi i think its tasteless but still think he should own what he said

 

[Sheppy]

Oooof.

 

[Roo]

Doubt AI would be that inconsiderate.

 

[Siidekik]

very weird thing to say, even with the wording change