I think some people are a little confused here with the actual broadcasters who have been reportedly kicked off the plane. The TV and radio guys were the ones who were told they would not be flying with the team and a decision was made but has since been changed to not have the radio guys travel on away games.
These guys are the Rick Ball/Kelly Hrudey Peter Loubo/ Derek Wills for the Flames. These are not the type of guys who normally trash talk teams, question management, start rumors and such. The media people who are always causing a stir in Toronto are the bloggers, the newspaper people, the tv sports people etc
I think Lou could have gotten away with some of his old school rules on a team like NJ who does play in the shadow of the NY teams but when your in a media hot bed like Toronto, you NEED a certain element of media support. I do personally like some of the policies that Lou has had in places like NJ and now Toronto but I don't know if some of them are practical for 2015/2016 in the #1 media market in the league.
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