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Well that sucked.

Not unreasonable in the least. Not only is it reasonable to expect that here, it’s SOP for reporters to do it. It is blatantly obvious that Friedman did not seek the opinion of Dr. Cappuccino to balance the story, otherwise, like every good reporter everywhere, he would have informed his audience that the attempt was made and Cappuccino declined. Standard. A glaring and damning omission and strong evidence the story was purposely slanted. It’s perfectly reasonable to expect reporters to adhere to common, time honored journalistic principles.

I’m willing to bet that’s the vast majority of this forum. 😂

No, I’m not assuming a character flaw. I’m stating emphatically that he has shown himself to be a lousy reporter in the way he reported on the Eichel story. I assume he didn’t try to contact Dr. Cappuccino because he made no mention that attempts were made to do so. A good reporter obligates himself to both sides of a story to better present facts to his consumers. My assumption of the “worst case” as you put it is well founded here. I’m grateful that Friedman isn’t tasked with reporting on things that actually matter to our daily lives in this world.

I was a little miffed that the churning didn’t stop with Bylsma because that team flat out quit on him when he asked for more. I was more than glad that it churned for Housley and Krueger, however. Now those teams quit on the coach as well, but they both needed to go, regardless. As for GMs, I need not say more for TM as he both brought in the wrong vets and mortgaged the future in the process. I’ll just say JBotts lacked GM savvy and leave it at that. It sucks that there was frequent churning, but once it’s apparent you got it wrong, you have to move on. And the quicker, the better.

Players have always known this is a business, perhaps better than anyone. Maybe players shouldn’t sign eight year extensions before realizing they’re just wasting their time.

Any reporter worth his salt would have would have mentioned the attempt to contact Cappuccino and Cappuccino’s declining to comment if he had done so. That’s a compelling reason to think Friedman did not do that. Now I have not listened to the podcast from July and if Friedman did say he make the attempt, then I’m out of line and owe him an apology. But in any printed synopsis of his conversation with Dr. Prusmack, I haven’t seen any mention of attempting to get Dr. Cappuccino’s opinion. And there’s only one way for me to take that.

I think that speaks to the skill he wanted to be recognized for in the first place. Grit players are a dime a dozen and readily replaced by cheaper grit players if they don’t exhibit skill as well.

Major points for the Richard mention. Talk about a player haunted by demons and never reaching his potential.

More nuance? Like a reporter not taking the opportunity to get a quote from the Sabres’ consulting neurosurgeon and recognized leader in the field on the matter? That kind of nuance? Malfeasance is only one thing I attribute that to. Laziness and not wanting to piss off his source and jeopardize future leads are two more. Imo, credibility is the number one MUST HAVE for a reporter and Friedman will have me questioning his from here in out as a result of how he’s handled the Eichel story since it began.

Have you followed all of Friedman’s reporting on this since it began? Reasonable minds may disagree, but imo, he was clearly slanted the entire time and the icing on the cake was his article with Prusmack in late July. At the very least, had he could have tried to contact Dr. Cappuccino, the Sabres consulting neurosurgeon and leader in the field of disc replacement surgeries for a his opinion on the matter. Feel free to consume his work all you like, but for my money, he is simply not an impartial reporter and that’s important to me. In your earlier post you raised the issue of how mistrust in journalism is leading to our demise as a society. If by society you mean our democracy, I quite agree. Perhaps we need to look at the downfall of journalism that led to that mistrust. And for that I’d start with the repeal of the fairness doctrine in the 80s and media ownership laws in this country shortly thereafter. Enacted post WWII, we completely forgot why they were passed in the first place. And it’s been harming us ever since. I’ll step off my soapbox now. I’ve spent years researching that issue for various people so thanks for the opportunity to vent on the subject a bit.

I don’t mistrust journalism at all. I just happen to recognize good journalism for what it is and what it must contain to satisfy my trust in it, including impartiality, lest it be more editorial vs. actual reporting. Friedman, in his quest for clicks and the need to satisfy his source to keep material coming, has fallen far short of the mark throughout the entire Eichel saga.

He does if he wants to keep getting info to break stories.

Gotta love Friedman, a master of the pre-manufactured narrative. How convenient for him.

I’m not saying my leeriness about first game back is logical, rational, or founded on any well-researched analytic study. Hell, I’m leery watching these boys, regardless. Looking forward to Rick’s return.

Noone? Did you say, Noone?

I’m always leery of that first home game after a week out west, so I don’t expect much tonight. Maybe they’ll surprise me. Mighty weary

Me likely.

So far in the time he’s been here, I have to be honest and say no. The moments of great D play are few and far between and his contributions on offense don’t come anywhere near offsetting his gaffes on D.

Gionta expressed similar thoughts on a podcast over the summer. Had interesting things to say in general about how during his time as captain over the two years he played with Eichel, his leadership was rejected in favor of examples by others in the room; that Eichel chose the Kanes and Bogosians to gravitate towards instead. Most telling to me was his mentioning of how you can tell about character by the way people treat other people around the building. He didn’t name names, but said some guys were total pricks towards people. He went on to say that KA had years to observe this behavior around the building as well and that it most likely informed his views about several players along the way.

I think Dahlin is pressing and might benefit from a game or two in the press box. I was miffed at his game last night and in frustration implied that he sucked, but in reality, he’s a highly talented player, playing with a total stiff for a D partner (I do think Butcher sucks).

Poise. Such a simple word but imo it’s what separates good from great most often. Taking that extra tic to better assess the situation so often leads to a better play to be made. Coulda used more of that last night for sure.

Oh, no! Which one of the kids is he boxing out?

Perhaps the OP meant to say, “Dahlin - It’s time to take a seat.”

I can respect that, MODO. Although I think you could drop the greatest coach in the history of the game behind bench of this current group, and he would struggle mightily. Sooner or later, talent MUST trump heart, hustle, and strategy. Regardless, it’s nice to be able to respond to a MODO post and I hope you’re doing well.