02-12-2021, 07:53 PM
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#21
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That Crazy Guy at the Bus Stop
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Springfield Penitentiary
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Originally Posted by Flames0910
I feel bad that Lou got fired/demoted in part because of CP (I started one of the threads back in the day).
I wouldn’t feel bad in the slightest if Francis got fired though.
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In part because of CP? I guess maybe a very, very small part. It’s a great site but is a very small segment of the fan base and audience.
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02-12-2021, 08:03 PM
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#22
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Lifetime Suspension
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Just the way that he frames his questions to the players irks me.
He creates (sometimes disturbingly pre-meditated) narratives around the questions leaving basically a yes or no blank at the end of it, trying to get the player to agree to it, rather than posing open ended questions that allow the player to give their personal slant on the topic and taking them at their word rather than reading between the lines.
It's just slimy. Certain players clearly don't like him. I get that Sportsnet tries to play off of that reputation by pumping him up as the bad guy who's here to stir the drink but his presence around this club is more detrimental than anything given that half of his takes are founded in fiction, and usually is at the expense of specific players who are important to the team moving forward.
He's no good.
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02-12-2021, 08:04 PM
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#23
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Backup Goalie
Join Date: Apr 2013
Exp:
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Can someone dig up the article back in the day, of him endorsing the move to Portland?
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02-12-2021, 08:06 PM
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#24
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Franchise Player
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I would be okay with not having to see Francis on the Flames broadcasts anymore. His kid was supposed to be on the same hockey team as my son one year but Eric stirred up some #### with the organization because he thought his kid was better. He managed to move up to a higher team which was probably good because I heard negative things from parents that were on that team afterwards.
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02-12-2021, 08:06 PM
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#25
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First Line Centre
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger
In part because of CP? I guess maybe a very, very small part. It’s a great site but is a very small segment of the fan base and audience.
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Someone the other day (I forget who it was that was fairly connected to that situation) said CP was actually a big contributor to Lou getting canned, surprisingly.
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02-12-2021, 08:16 PM
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#26
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Scoring Winger
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jetfire
Someone the other day (I forget who it was that was fairly connected to that situation) said CP was actually a big contributor to Lou getting canned, surprisingly.
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Let’s test the validity of that by promoting the heck out of this thread.
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02-12-2021, 08:36 PM
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#27
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Franchise Player
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I still prefer someone like Eric over knob goblin journalists like up in Edmonton
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02-12-2021, 08:54 PM
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#28
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Hyperbole Chamber
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SportsJunky
No silly, Eric is aces in my book.
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We’ve found Eric’s account.
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02-12-2021, 09:20 PM
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#29
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by Snuffleupagus
I still prefer someone like Eric over knob goblin journalists like up in Edmonton
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Sad that journalists can't think for themselves and have to be either heavy left wing or right wing all the time, for clicks.
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02-12-2021, 09:36 PM
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#30
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Near Fish Creek
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Eric Francis has a full life sized painted portrait of Steve Simmons over his fireplace, enough said.
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02-12-2021, 09:43 PM
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#31
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Franchise Player
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You know the bad guys in professional wrestling enjoy boos as the highest compliment? Let's not give EF that satisfaction. The correct response here is to change the channel and never click a link.
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02-12-2021, 09:47 PM
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#32
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That Crazy Guy at the Bus Stop
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Springfield Penitentiary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jetfire
Someone the other day (I forget who it was that was fairly connected to that situation) said CP was actually a big contributor to Lou getting canned, surprisingly.
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That seems a bit odd on the surface but without knowing the source it’s hard to evaluate.
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02-12-2021, 09:59 PM
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#33
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Resident Videologist
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger
That seems a bit odd on the surface but without knowing the source it’s hard to evaluate.
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The user ######### claims to have been the cause of Loubardias getting fired.
Edit: Wow. His actual username is censored here even. Dome beers
Quote:
Originally Posted by #########
They banned me after I got Loubardias fired off of the sportsnet broadcast and dunked about it. They really should have thanked me. However they briefly replaced Loubardias with Kerr, who was even worse (and not a replacement I endorsed).
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https://www.reddit.com/r/CalgaryFlam...ypuck/gff1739/
And here's his CP posts claiming as much:
https://forum.calgarypuck.com/showth...as#post3214845
https://forum.calgarypuck.com/showth...as#post3211998
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02-12-2021, 10:05 PM
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#35
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: San Fernando Valley
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Nice try but I'm not going to check out Francis's article. I don't care what his hot take is, he will get no clicks from me.
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02-12-2021, 10:05 PM
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#36
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First round-bust
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: speculating about AHL players
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Quote:
Originally Posted by AC
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All I can say is "wow."
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02-12-2021, 10:11 PM
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#37
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Vancouver
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I am so dethatched from media these days. I really only watch the games and discuss the team here. I can't recall the last time I read or paid attention to anything that Francis or any other writer has said.
As annoying as negative naysayers in the media are though, I am glad that there is a multitude of perspectives. Not like the Edmonton human centipede where no one breaks the chain of butt kissing from the Oilers organization down through to the media. Every media representative treats the Oilers like they are that demon kid from that classic Twilight Zone episode. No matter how crappy they are, they praise them like they are afraid not to.
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Last edited by FlamesAddiction; 02-12-2021 at 10:19 PM.
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02-12-2021, 10:13 PM
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#38
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: I'm right behind you
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ashasx
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You might want to use a link redirect as the censoring of the username yields no results when clicked through.
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Don't fear me. Trust me.
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02-12-2021, 10:18 PM
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#39
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Crash and Bang Winger
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Smoking hole in the ground
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Quote:
Originally Posted by powderjunkie
You know the bad guys in professional wrestling enjoy boos as the highest compliment? Let's not give EF that satisfaction. The correct response here is to change the channel and never click a link.
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Yeah, but Francis has X-Pac heat.
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02-12-2021, 10:26 PM
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#40
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Vancouver
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So, that guy was in some kind of position of power or something? I just can't see them firing a guy because of a random internet hater.
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Last edited by FlamesAddiction; 02-12-2021 at 10:35 PM.
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