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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
That's a little much.
Friedman lately has been saying whatever comes to his mind, without much substance. That's absolutely his right and I don't think it takes away from the quality he's otherwise capable of bringing, but just because he's a media personality doesn't mean he's absolved of justified criticism.
Just the other day (and it happens all the time) someone suggested we trade for Rask and a few posters jumped in and essentially said "That doesn't make sense, why is Boston trading Rask, why not just list Price or any other great goalie that's unavailable and that we have 0% chance of getting" which is a fair response imo. People are just holding Friedman to the same standard. Surely an adult professional hockey insider can take the same level of criticism as a random internet poster for saying something with the exact same quality content.
It was a dumb comment. "The Flames covet Sidney Crosby but are unsure they'd trade what it costs to get him" look, I'm an insider!
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Patently untrue.
Elliotte has always posted or stated things that he hears from people inside the game. Never has he just said something that was his own personal opinion without making sure that the reader/listener knows it.
What's happened with social media/internet is that the audience has become collectively unable/unwilling to decipher the difference however, and then whatever the subject is comes back to bite Friedman (and those of his ilk) in the ass at times. This is a perfect example of that. He knows that the Flames are looking for another higher end Dman...then draws the line how that
could possibly happen and we see that very reaction in this thread.
It's hardly his fault some are to lazy for even a little bit of critical thought even if that's the way things have gone in regards to media and the ability to interpret what is actually stated.