MadDog2020 Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 4 minutes ago, vadvlfan said: The league doesn't leak this stuff. Agents/players/teams do. Bettman's probably furious over this. He should be. It’s completely ruined the event. There is literally no reason to watch now. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 1 minute ago, MadDog2020 said: He should be. It’s completely ruined the event. There is literally no reason to watch now. Personally I would have been irritated watching it for an hour when I know they already made all of the picks. What they should do is gather all of the exposed players like they do on entry draft night, and they have to walk up, turn in their old jersey, and get their Kraken jersey. You’d be able to see on their faces who was happy and who was pissed. That would have been funny as hell. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDevils1214 Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 19 minutes ago, MadDog2020 said: Bettman should be raising hell over this. The fvcking media ruins everything. I don't blame the media. If you're not first you're last in that industry, so if someone decides not to leak it on principle someone else will and that's just lost exposure for some. Either way, someone's going to tell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SterioDesign Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 I wish those lame reveal parties would be spoiled in advance like this draft is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 2 minutes ago, NJDevils1214 said: I don't blame the media. If you're not first you're last in that industry, so if someone decides not to leak it on principle someone else will and that's just lost exposure for some. Either way, someone's going to tell. The league should’ve communicated to the media that there would be penalties for leaks. This isn’t hard. Circulate the memo last week that under no circumstances will this info be allowed out, and if it is, goodbye to your access. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDevils1214 Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 1 minute ago, MadDog2020 said: The league should’ve communicated to the media that there would be penalties for leaks. This isn’t hard. Circulate the memo last week that under no circumstances will this info be allowed out, and if it is, goodbye to your access. How do you punish someone that isn't even one of your employees? If you just take away their media access that also hurts the league. You want more people reporting on your business, not less. The penalties here should go to who leaked the info, not the messengers. The media were just doing what they're supposed to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SterioDesign Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 12 minutes ago, NJDevils1214 said: I don't blame the media. If you're not first you're last in that industry, so if someone decides not to leak it on principle someone else will and that's just lost exposure for some. Either way, someone's going to tell. It's still a problem that within that industry that they are pushed to go around principle's just for hits. So yeah, that's a problem. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 (edited) 16 minutes ago, NJDevils1214 said: How do you punish someone that isn't even one of your employees? If you just take away their media access that also hurts the league. You want more people reporting on your business, not less. The penalties here should go to who leaked the info, not the messengers. The media were just doing what they're supposed to do. You answered your own question- you take away their pass and give it to someone else. You can fine agents and teams who leak this sh!t too, but there has to be some accountability for essentially ruining the first major TV event with your new broadcast partner. Edited July 21, 2021 by MadDog2020 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
titans04 Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 Just read somewhere else about an hour ago any trades involving Seattle will be announced tonight. Who either way the leagues as all of you have stated once again comes across as a clown show. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 43 minutes ago, NJDevils1214 said: I don't blame the media. If you're not first you're last in that industry, so if someone decides not to leak it on principle someone else will and that's just lost exposure for some. Either way, someone's going to tell. I think some folks are missing the mark on this. The media doesn’t leak anything, the media reports leaks that they are provided. They aren’t the issue, it is someone with inside knowledge of Seattle’s picks OR someone from the league who leaked the information. I get that blaming the media is a part time job for some people, but honestly, they are reporting a story they received, that’s their entire function. 11 minutes ago, MB3 said: if the rangers trade buch for Blackwell and Giordano i will laugh myself catatonic Will it be worse when they retain half of Giordano’s cap hit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevsMan84 Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 3 hours ago, titans04 said: If true, the issue I have is not that the Rangers got Giordano and we didn't (he simply doesn't match our timeline by a country mile). However, it is that I wish the Devils would be a more creative like this. However, apparently a lot of side deals have been made with Seattle that will be revealed tonight, so I will hold my scorn until then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevsMan84 Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 47 minutes ago, mfitz804 said: I think some folks are missing the mark on this. The media doesn’t leak anything, the media reports leaks that they are provided. They aren’t the issue, it is someone with inside knowledge of Seattle’s picks OR someone from the league who leaked the information. I get that blaming the media is a part time job for some people, but honestly, they are reporting a story they received, that’s their entire function. Will it be worse when they retain half of Giordano’s cap hit? Someone pointed out to me that for the NFL with draft picks, the media pretty much knows the order but they have some sort of understanding or gentleman's agreement not to leak them prior to the draft. Also, most of the leaks happened to come from 2 insiders who didn't seem to have their contracts picked up by ESPN, so I wonder if that was a big motivator for them as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 29 minutes ago, DevsMan84 said: Someone pointed out to me that for the NFL with draft picks, the media pretty much knows the order but they have some sort of understanding or gentleman's agreement not to leak them prior to the draft. Also, most of the leaks happened to come from 2 insiders who didn't seem to have their contracts picked up by ESPN, so I wonder if that was a big motivator for them as well. If that’s true, then it’s their own fault for allowing the media to have that information. There is literally no reason for the media to have it other than to publish it. Getting upset when they subsequently publish it, because they did so too early, well that’s just your own fault. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDevils1214 Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 If you tell Michael Scott a secret, who is really at fault? Eveyone knows Michael can't keep a secret! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevilMinder Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 Welp, Guess I should have stayed of the internet today. Way to kill the suspense NHL beat writers, at least this reminds me to avoid the Social sphere tomorrow night until about 10PM. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 1 hour ago, titans04 said: Just read somewhere else about an hour ago any trades involving Seattle will be announced tonight. Who either way the leagues as all of you have stated once again comes across as a clown show. Hopefully the fvcking trades won’t be leaked too…. That’s the lady bit of intrigue there is with this event. 1 hour ago, MB3 said: if the rangers trade buch for Blackwell and Giordano i will laugh myself catatonic C’mon now. You KNOW they won’t have to give up anything meaningful. They never do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SterioDesign Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 (edited) 39 minutes ago, NJDevils1214 said: If you tell Michael Scott a secret, who is really at fault? Eveyone knows Michael can't keep a secret! In this case and based on what some people are saying in here... it's not Michael Scott's fault at all if he tells the secret to everyone, that's simply what he does. The only problem is people telling him the secret. Ok ok ok ok. No accountability on Michael Scott at all. I get it, i get it. Lol why are people so black and white? It's possible that one than more cog in a machine is problematic. Edited July 21, 2021 by SterioDesign Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RunninWithTheDevil Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 Just now, SterioDesign said: In this case and based on what some people are saying in here... it's not Michael Scott's fault at all if he tells the secret to everyone, that's simply what he does. The only problem is people telling him the secret. Ok ok ok ok. No accountability on Michael Scott at all. I get it, i get it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 Dreiger was in attendance and came out with the jersey on. They look pretty good. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 Yanni Gourde was selected. That’s a big loss for Tampa. They’ve lost that whole line now. Just now, mfitz804 said: Dreiger was in attendance and came out with the jersey on. They look pretty good. The jersey is definitely sharp. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil Dan 56 Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 This thing is taking a while. They've only gotten through the Atlantic division so far Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RunninWithTheDevil Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 This is one of the most cringe worthy live events I've seen in a long time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagknife Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 Just now, RunninWithTheDevil said: This is one of the most cringe worthy live events I've seen in a long time You can tell it’s an NHL production and not by ESPN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 1 minute ago, Devil Dan 56 said: This thing is taking a while. They've only gotten through the Atlantic division so far It’s scheduled for an hour and a half. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 Apparently they are taking someone from the Carolina Panthers. Hopefully he can skate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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