Player Discussion: The Elvis Thread

[Double-Shift Lasse]

What I don’t understand is how anything negative that’s in the “press” is apparently supposed to be dismissed, yet, every little positive tidbit or PR quote that paints him in a positive light is fully trusted.

Lack of confidence in "the media." Get my info from YouTube and X.

 

[koteka]

What I don’t understand is how anything negative that’s in the “press” is apparently supposed to be dismissed

Have you seen the group of morons that passes for the “press” covering the Blue Jackets?

 

[cbjthrowaway]

What I don’t understand is how anything negative that’s in the “press” is apparently supposed to be dismissed, yet, every little positive tidbit or PR quote that paints him in a positive light is fully trusted.

He clearly has a frail ego that needs constant support. The team and organization understands this, and is PROBABLY an aspect that certain players and coaches had and HAVE a problem with

my read on elvis, as a local who knows people who know people, is that he's finally putting the work in (both on the ice and in the room) but it's a bit too late to really change anyone's mind. evason's quote tracks with that.

at this point it just is what it is. we'll drive ourselves crazy if we keep looking for little tells here and there that things are still rocky, but even in a good effort the other night there were a couple that stood out to me.

• no one going after arvidsson early in the game after he ran into elvis
• the "fatigue" thing – i don't think that was editorializing from portzline, i think he got that from a team source and the org had to circle the wagons to keep it from blowing up
• elvis mentioning in the bench interview postgame that he had "two weeks off" (he then awkwardly corrected himself)

regardless, it's in everyone's best interest that he plays well and at least gives off the perception that he's not toxic in the room. it raises the floor for this team and best case may even create a market for him, whether that's in a trade or as a post-buyout UFA next summer.

 

[Iron Balls McGinty]

my read on elvis, as a local who knows people who know people, is that he's finally putting the work in (both on the ice and in the room) but it's a bit too late to really change anyone's mind. evason's quote tracks with that.

at this point it just is what it is. we'll drive ourselves crazy if we keep looking for little tells here and there that things are still rocky, but even in a good effort the other night there were a couple that stood out to me.

• no one going after arvidsson early in the game after he ran into elvis
• the "fatigue" thing – i don't think that was editorializing from portzline, i think he got that from a team source and the org had to circle the wagons to keep it from blowing up
• elvis mentioning in the bench interview postgame that he had "two weeks off" (he then awkwardly corrected himself)

regardless, it's in everyone's best interest that he plays well and at least gives off the perception that he's not toxic in the room. it raises the floor for this team and best case may even create a market for him, whether that's in a trade or as a post-buyout UFA next summer.

We drive ourselves crazy reading into “little tells” and then we proceed to read into things by making assumptions not based in fact but what we think happened.

When knowing people who know people share stories, the “facts” change with each time the story is told. We’ve all played that game before.

I once heard from a friend who thought I was on life support from a car accident when I only sprained my wrist. That story went through only 3 people before word got back to me that I was on the verge of death.

 

[cbjthrowaway]

We drive ourselves crazy reading into “little tells” and then we proceed to read into things by making assumptions not based in fact but what we think happened.

When knowing people who know people share stories, the “facts” change with each time the story is told. We’ve all played that game before.

I once heard from a friend who thought I was on life support from a car accident when I only sprained my wrist. That story went through only 3 people before word got back to me that I was on the verge of death.

i've heard rumors going all the way back to when elvis made the FO burn his entire ELC without playing a game that his teammates did not like him, thought he was a diva, etc.

obviously it's hearsay, but it's been consistent and has also been hinted at in the media (and more or less confirmed outright by AP's article this summer). does that mean it's definitely true? no. is there enough smoke there to think that it's true? for me, absolutely.

does it bother me if anyone here doesn't think it's true? no. at the end of the day i'm just a stranger on the internet. no one here should take anyone else here seriously.

as for the "not based in fact" part… at the end of the day this is an internet message board. we're not gonna win any putlizers here, guys.

 

[Viqsi]

This is the part where I gently point out that this board does have rules about insider information claims and regarding rumors and hearsay (short version: don't).

 

[CBJWerenski8]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1851671975288012985

 

[Double-Shift Lasse]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1851671975288012985

I did not like that either. Glad to hear that Dean had an open conversation about it with him.