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Originally Posted by mennoknight
OK. Come on.
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That’s disgusting, another example of what’s wrong with sports media. They’re more concerned with maintaining access to players and team officials they’re willing to overlook stories or act as downright shills carrying water for the team they purport to cover.
The Beach interview was heart-wrenching and none of the support he’s receiving today would have happened if not for the real reporters like Rick Westhead, Katie Strang, Emily Kaplan and Mark Lazerus who have done the hard work and dug into this story. The team would still be in denial mode if they weren’t forced into corner by these reporters’ tough questions and the backlash from negative coverage and perceptions.
Everything about this story has shown how ugly hockey culture can be and how “sports reporters” are willing to look the other way. Actual journalists uncover unpopular truths. There should be a lot of mea culpas—from the league, NHLPA, the so-called leaders on the team. But the media and NHL insiders need to own their share for ignoring the story as long as they did. They’ve shown they’re little more than part of the NHL’s PR machine. I guess all they can be counted on for is entertainment and sharing trade rumours and other speculation.