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Originally Posted by Toonage
Everyone was saying mid July. The NHL was hoping for mid July. A guy I feel is negative most of the time out of the blue suggests August, because (again, IMO) he has to be the one to break bad or in this case we'll call it disappointing news.
Sorry folks. Honestly didn't mean to stir it up that much. I'll do better.
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Which is the same complaint you had about Pierre Lebrun.
The reality is that there are hurdles to cross to return to play. I'm excited about the possibilities of sports returning, but I'm also interested in realistic assessments of the challenges of doing that, and the probabilities of it happening within certain timelines. The role of the media isn't to cheer lead but rather to cover stories from various angles, and for that to happen, you need different voices. I think sometimes there are those that are intentionally contrarian - Dowbiggin being the biggest example. And I can say that with certainty because he told me he does it. I'm not sure if Francis is that or not - but there is a role for contrarians and skeptics in the media.
Anyways it's an interesting conversation. All good.