I don't mean to flame the Spector hate going on, but he didn't exactly report anything on this incident that wasn't technically true. I am by no means a big fan of his and the constant Oiler bias and such but the quote from the piece was.
" Gaudreau missed the team bus for the Flames practice at Central Park earlier this month, arriving just in time for the start of practice in a New York taxi. These things happen, even to the most dedicated players. But when they keep happening to the same players, it’s cause for concern"
Now he isn't the Flames beat reporter or anything so I doubt he was in NY during the road trip so I assume he got his confirmation from another beat reporter or source.
The fact that the coach confirmed nothing happened is all fine and dandy but sometimes that's just the fact of today's state of journalism and sports news.
I recall being on the Flames 3 game road trip to southern California during the lockout shortened season. The Flames played Anaheim on Friday, LA on Saturday and Monday and happened to be staying at the same hotel for the entire duration of the trip.
It turned out to be a massive gathering of Flames fans, ownership and media as there was lots of speculation of an Iginla trade. I recall being in the hotel lobby ( Biltmore in downtown LA) just chilling, waiting for some of my friends to come down so we can go for lunch. Turns out Iginla and Glencross are in the lobby with a couple of suitcases and a bunch of the media, both national and regional from tv, radio and print start all getting all worked up and working their phones. A member from one of the broadcasters mentioned to us that Iginla and Glencross were being part of a trade package and they were working to find out details before going with it but they were confident it would be confirmed within moments.
In any event it turned out that Glencross actually was just checking out of the hotel and was returning to Calgary as he was injured and Iginla was just in the lobby chatting or saying goodbye.
When we all watch tv, listen to the radio or read headline pieces its the media that provides the content, good or bad. A lot of the "rumors" and chats that go on about trades, firings, concerns or other details are generally coming from somewhere, right or wrong.
Like I said I am no big Spector fan boy or anything but it wasn't like he reported anything totally untrue that would warrant lawsuits or massive apologizes. Information leaks out from a variety of sources in everything, not EVERYTHING we hear is B.S but we also need to remember that correlation doesn't equal causation.
Just my $.02
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