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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
The owners of professional sports teams almost never go on the record. So the only source of information on their role in the operations of their teams are these sorts of anonymous side-channels. If you don’t think these sources are credible, then presumably you don’t feel there’s any legitimate basis for sports fans to criticize the owners of the teams they support. Which is fine. But many fans feel otherwise.
Some of it’s conjecture, and some of it’s factual information given to them by people working in the NHL who want to remain off the record.
Feel free to ignore it. But there’s a reason most of the executives and agents in the NHL follow Elliote Friedman’s podcast. There’s a lot of legitimate insider information in there alongside the conjecture.
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I’m trying to think of an instance where Friedman, as an example, spoke about something as a fact that wasn’t readily known or available.
Conjecture, sure, that I can understand specifically if it’s around player movement. I think most people can probably recall Friedman saying things along the lines of ‘the Canadiens might be interested in drafting a forward’ this could be strategic for the Canadiens to entice another team, like the Flames to live up in the draft to select a certain player.
I only say that seeing as it’s topical. It’s not a move I would make if I were the Flames…..
As far as hockey executives revealing internal processes, I find that much more difficult to see. I think that stuff, mostly, is kept pretty close to the chest and only a select few know. If that breached, the individual who did so is likely out.