[News] Gary Lawless moves to Vegas

[White Out 403]

https://www.nhl.com/goldenknights/ne...mn/c-289241194

Looks like he will be the mouth piece of the organization. Got good practice in Winnipeg basically shining Chevys boots for 6 years.

[Swayze11]

to be fair, there are way bigger homers.

[Alberta_Beef]

Thank god. Lawless is awful.

[Locke]

Aw, I was hoping that he was moving to the Sun.

Not the paper, the star that warms our world.

[dash_pinched]

So I guess he's off the CFL beat, then.

/That is, until the Posse return to Vegas

[Jordan!]

HAHA, what? This idiot talked #$%^ about Non-traditional hockey markets for DECADES and he ends up in a desert.

Must know somebody w/ the org

[mikeecho]

The big winners in all of this are to good people of Winnipeg.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by mikeecho

The big winners in all of this are to good people of Winnipeg.

So....nobody.

[Flamescat]

He's going to be very busy interviewing the two guys they have on their roster for the next couple of weeks..

[Alberta_Beef]

Originally Posted by Flamescat

He's going to be very busy interviewing the two guys they have on their roster for the next couple of weeks..

Rumors have Dadonov signing with Vegas in the next few days as well.

[Toonage]

Its weird that they referred to him as the team insider. Why does an NHL team need its own insider? Its an NHL team. Pretty sure they have all the scoops.

[Alberta_Beef]

Originally Posted by Toonage

Its weird that they referred to him as the team insider. Why does an NHL team need its own insider? Its an NHL team. Pretty sure they have all the scoops.

Because he's writing for NHL.com, it's akin to calling Aaron Vickers an insider. for the Flames

[Toonage]

Sorry, failed attempt at sarcasm/humor on my part.

[Alberta_Beef]

Originally Posted by Toonage

Sorry, failed attempt at sarcasm/humor on my part.

and mine for missing it

[Hockey Fan #751]

The Kings have an "Insider" as well in Jon Rosen:

https://twitter.com/lakingsinsider

It'll be interesting to see how the Golden Knights use Lawless. The Kings will use Rosen to "break" stories and such (obviously fed to him).

[LanceUppercut]

Originally Posted by Alberta_Beef

Because he's writing for NHL.com, it's akin to calling Aaron Vickers an insider. for the Flames

I think George Johnson would be a more comparable figure covering the Flames. Vickers still works for the Herald doesn't he?

[Alberta_Beef]

Originally Posted by LanceUppercut

I think George Johnson would be a more comparable figure covering the Flames. Vickers still works for the Herald doesn't he?

I'm not from Calgary, I only know Vickers from the Flames website, so I wouldn't know about his affiliations with the papers. I also wouldn't insult Johnson by putting Lawless as a comparable, I made a point not to use Johnson. Lawless is on par with Garrioch, Francis and the boughten schils up in Edmonton.

[LanceUppercut]

Originally Posted by Alberta_Beef

I'm not from Calgary, I only know Vickers from the Flames website, so I wouldn't know about his affiliations with the papers. I also wouldn't insult Johnson by putting Lawless as a comparable, I made a point not to use Johnson. Lawless is on par with Garrioch, Francis and the boughten schils up in Edmonton.

True enough. I meant they were similar in the sense they are affiliated with the team.

Edit: I checked and Vickers doesn't work for the herald. He does NHL.com stuff, so you are correct.

[Erick Estrada]

It's a bit of a loss in that he was also a CFL insider but I was never a fan although he's become less of a shock journalist over the years. I like the move on the part of the Golden Knights bringing in someone to help cover the team that is established although IMO he's kind of lacking in charisma. Big winner is Lawless as moving from Winnipeg to Las Vegas must feel like when the Oilers won the McDavid lottery.

[Toonage]

nm