Rumour - Now Confirmed - Jeff Marek Leaving Sportsnet

[topfiverecords]

Originally Posted by Reggie Dunlop

Probably going to go work for the Oilers now.

He just needed a black mark on his resume before they would consider hiring him.

[icarus]

Maybe Marek was using a drone to spy on teams' tables at the draft...

[dino7c]

Originally Posted by gilligans_off

from what I hear, he was leaking draft information to people betting on who teams would take.

pretty crazy if true

[dino7c]

Originally Posted by Robbob

What? People were betting on the draft?

I had a draft bet on CP

won of course

[jayswin]

Originally Posted by cam_calderon

Just get some kid out of SAIT. Marek is nothing special.

You're the most negative, cynical poster I've read on CP in years, lol. Everything is anger, hate and annoyance.

[Boreal]

Originally Posted by jayswin

You're the most negative, cynical poster I've read on CP in years, lol. Everything is anger, hate and annoyance.

Funny you should mention that.

That’s my impression of your contribution.

[jayswin]

Originally Posted by Boreal

Funny you should mention that.

That’s my impression of your contribution.

Yeah, mine's not great, either. I tend to post when I have something negative to say and skip posting all the positive, good stuff, it's weird.

[PepsiFree]

Originally Posted by jayswin

Yeah, mine's not great, either. I tend to post when I have something negative to say and skip posting all the positive, good stuff, it's weird.

If it makes you feel better I wouldn’t take his opinion seriously as Boreal likes to send me angry hateful messages every few months lol.

[Locke]

Maybe the Washington Capitals bought him?

[Locke]

Originally Posted by browna

Marek really had some odd interviews at the draft. For a guy that does long thought out material usually, Sportsnet throwing him on, occasionally, to ask a one and done draft question to a player, seemed weird and the ones I saw he seemed complete annoyed at having to do such a flyby...as opposed to doing the desk analysis as he had done before.

It's been clear for a few years that Amber is being groomed to take over McLean's role, and Amber has turned into the having some of the same rambling, scatterbrained attempted story telling and cringey/over the top comments that Ron revels in.

Why cant they hire someone who doesnt have a raging Oilers boner and is just normal?

Originally Posted by jayswin

You're the most negative, cynical poster I've read on CP in years, lol. Everything is anger, hate and annoyance.

I'm hurt. You wound me sir! You wound me!

[bluejays]

Originally Posted by gilligans_off

from what I hear, he was leaking draft information to people betting on who teams would take.

That’s pretty wild. He’s always been a guy who says the right thing. Also with statistical anomalies picking up on people getting it right too much you would think he would know better. It can kinda ruin his reputation as well. Surprising if true.

[SuperMatt18]

Kind of weird on how you even execute on that with the level of inside info he'd have.

If it's prior to the draft the insiders are all speculating on who teams like and what players a team may pick for weeks leading up to the draft, so not sure how certain that information would be to action a bet off it.

And then at the draft the insiders across the NBA, NHL, NFL, etc are all trying to leak the pick first and generally do it before the pick is made public. So they generally lock down betting at some period before the draft or pick is made for that reason.

[memphusk]

Originally Posted by PepsiFree

If it makes you feel better I wouldn’t take his opinion seriously as Boreal likes to send me angry hateful messages every few months lol.

That can't be the only one sending you bad vibes, can it?

[Bonded]

Originally Posted by SuperMatt18

Kind of weird on how you even execute on that with the level of inside info he'd have.

If it's prior to the draft the insiders are all speculating on who teams like and what players a team may pick for weeks leading up to the draft, so not sure how certain that information would be to action a bet off it.

And then at the draft the insiders across the NBA, NHL, NFL, etc are all trying to leak the pick first and generally do it before the pick is made public. So they generally lock down betting at some period before the draft or pick is made for that reason.

The only one that makes sense to me is if he 100% knew the Ducks were going with Sennecke, I bet you could have made a pile.

[Bubba17]

Originally Posted by Locke

Why cant they hire someone who doesnt have a raging Oilers boner and is just normal?





I'm hurt. You wound me sir! You wound me!

They had someone who did that, asked inciteful question and let the experts answer them without giving his input. But they had to fire him because Ron MacLean was whining.

So here we are with two of the most obnoxious broadcasters in sports on the main hockey program.

[fotze2]

Heard the same. A less violent version that this scene occurred at the sphere.

[Erick Estrada]

Originally Posted by memphusk

That can't be the only one sending you bad vibes, can it?

It's always funny when a poster whose sole purpose on the forum appears to be drawing the ire of others, seems genuinely surprised to receive the negative feedback.

[Fire]

I always found Marek kind of annoying so no loss for me.

[bluejays]

Was scrolling through instagram comments on this and a particularly funny one went undetected.

“I heard he was talking to minors”

[fotze2]

Might be a few jr. scouts losing their job out of this.

Oilers new hires soon I’m sure.