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Originally Posted by getbak
Yeah, I keep seeing the suggestion that he was somehow mocking Pelletier, and I just don't see it.
I guess you could hear the "what number is he?" comment and interpret it as "why are you asking about someone so inconsequential that I can't even remember his number?" rather than taking it at face value where he's looking at a game summary sheet that has the players listed by number and he can't find Pelletier's name.
The comment about him being 21 with a long way to go sounds positive to me. You don't say something like about a player who you don't think has a future.
The most-annoying thing about Francis is he spends the first half of his story complaining that Sutter's comments made it impossible for him to write the feel-good story about Pelletier's first game that he wanted to, then he spends the second half of the story writing that feel good story about Pelletier's first game with quotes from his teammates and such.
Also, his suggestion that Sutter sent Muller to do the presser on Friday because he didn't want to have to say positive things about Pelletier ahead of his first game is so ridiculous Francis should be embarrassed for even thinking it, especially when you consider Sutter spent a significant percentage of his presser on Tuesday speaking very highly of Pelletier.
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Lots of egg on face all over.