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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
I don't think he's meant to deliver nothing but substance and inside information.
Some of it is what he's hearing, some of it is opinion based on what he knows or what he's seeing, which isn't much different than you or I outside the fact that he's closer to things in general.
I think people expect too much of hockey "insiders." I think it's worthwhile reading stuff that's just their opinion, too.
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I bet EF has a ton of conversations where someone tells him "don't quote me on this, but _______". If he can confirm _____ from other sources, it'll be something he can report, but he probably has a thousand little unconfirmed nuggets that inform his 'vague speculations'.