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Originally Posted by keenan87
I always wonder what stops some reporters from being respectful but controversial at the same time. At some point, why doesn't a reporter ask Treliving on how much impact Lazar not going to the AHL is because the team paid a second round pick to acquire him and is afraid of admitting mistakes. It can even be framed as "In the pre-season, how hard is it to send down players that the team paid premium price for? Do they have a leg up because management doesn't want to admit that they made a mistake"
Obviously, Tre would give a pretty standard answer but at least inside he will know what people are thinking.
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I don't think they ask the question because even in your nice way of phrasing it - it is a loaded question.
Which will basically ensure you don't have a healthy relationship with that person going forward. Good way to ensure you never get a quote again.
A better approach is to leave it more open ended
"Apart from on-ice performance, are there other factors that you weigh when making these roster decisions? What are things that come in to play?"