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Originally Posted by fotze2
He didn't have too though. Its stupid and could have easily chose to ignore it because its so stupid. What if the story was whether he is circumsized or not or something equally stupid, doubt he covers that.
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Why wouldn't he? There's a public apology out there from Zayne, and the commentary was continuing to burble.
This story puts the perceived issue to bed and it allowed the Flames veteran leadership to add context and defend their player, as well as talk about how funny his comments are (really shows how valuable good leadership is).
I get that Francis has often been a bit of a sensationalist, but in this case the piece is a positive for the player. It's actually more of a PR win for the Flames, and I wouldn't be surprised (as someone with a PR past) if internal comms helped put it together by lining up the background with Francis and interviews with the players.