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Originally Posted by dammage79
Truly the biggest re-signing for the Flames this offseason.
That being said. All the hubbub surrounding this was due to Freidman and his surprisingly sensationalist reporting of this.
It was a no brained from any angle even if the Kk meddling was true. He's earned his new deal through a solid first tenure.
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Originally Posted by Flamescuprun2018
I agree. Friedman dropped a notch in my books with the repeated smoke screen. He had been one of the better sources of to that point. Won't trust his reporting as much from now on.
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Ok, first off this isn't to single you two out on this as the topic has been bandied about for a bit. I'm just giving some context to what I'm about to say.
Is it just me, or does this attitude not speak to EXACTLY what Friedman referred to during his self-imposed sabbatical from Calgary radio? I listened to pretty well everything Friedman had to say about the Flames-Treliving situation (including the morning he first brought this up), and read any pieces he published on the topic.
All he ever said was:
1. The Flames and Treliving do not have an agreement in place.
2. This isn't a typical way of doing business in the league regarding management and staff.
3. He thinks there is a continual fit for Treliving and the Flames.
4. Unsure why it isn't done at this point: could be the Flames holding it up, could be Treliving.
5. However, given the circumstances there is reason to believe he may not be back next season.
Where in any of that is sensationalism or mis-reporting? How is anything said or written so outlandish that you now distrust Friedman because he applied his expert, analytical opinion on the situation? Suddenly these comments have been transformed into him outright saying Treliving isn't coming back and there's trouble in the hen house. He never said that.
I'm not understanding the outrage here. Although I would be understanding if Friedman goes back to denying interviews on the Fan and sticking to comments on his 30 Thoughts pieces.
His opinion on this situation was totally reasonable given the unusual circumstances, and I still value and respect him as the upper echelon of NHL and hockey knowledge.