Chimaira_Devil_#9 Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 I really didn't know which thread to put this in, so it gets it own thread. Any subscribers to the Athletic may have noticed Corey Masisak has been a bit quiet recently. Well he has now been transferred to covering the Sharks and will be moving down to San Jose. The Devil's have been allocated Shayna Goldman as a replacement. As you can see from the tweet above she has been brought in to cover both the Rangers and the Devil's. Most of her free lance work has been covering the Rangers. At this stage I think our media coverage and beat writer presence is at an all-time low. I hope they are waiting on appointing a replacement for the Rangers coverage so we get a full time reporter at the athletic otherwise that is some Grade A bullsh!t. Currently feels like the organisation has no journalistic challenge or anyone asking the awkward questions a lot of people on here are asking. Disappointing to say the least. 1 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevsMan84 Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 9 minutes ago, Chimaira_Devil_#9 said: I really didn't know which thread to put this in, so it gets it own thread. Any subscribers to the Athletic may have noticed Corey Masisak has been a bit quiet recently. Well he has now been transferred to covering the Sharks and will be moving down to San Jose. The Devil's have been allocated Shayna Goldman as a replacement. As you can see from the tweet above she has been brought in to cover both the Rangers and the Devil's. Most of her free lance work has been covering the Rangers. At this stage I think our media coverage and beat writer presence is at an all-time low. I hope they are waiting on appointing a replacement for the Rangers coverage so we get a full time reporter at the athletic otherwise that is some Grade A bullsh!t. Currently feels like the organisation has no journalistic challenge or anyone asking the awkward questions a lot of people on here are asking. Disappointing to say the least. That wasn't happening with Corey, so I doubt it was happening without him too. Like I said on the other thread, I think this is what the Devils actually want. They want to control the news coming out of the team and they don't want anything to go out without their approval/spin. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chimaira_Devil_#9 Posted December 6, 2021 Author Share Posted December 6, 2021 Just now, DevsMan84 said: That wasn't happening with Corey, so I doubt it was happening without him too. Like I said on the other thread, I think this is what the Devils actually want. They want to control the news coming out of the team and they don't want anything to go out without their approval/spin. Oh I know that, but it was at least dedicated coverage. We now have zero dedicated media coverage for the Devil's. How the fvck is that possible. The premise that this team wants it that way only works if they are actively making it difficult for outside media to do their job. Surely someone would have mentioned this by now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devlman Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 3 minutes ago, DevsMan84 said: That wasn't happening with Corey, so I doubt it was happening without him too. Like I said on the other thread, I think this is what the Devils actually want. They want to control the news coming out of the team and they don't want anything to go out without their approval/spin. If you watch the ‘press conferences’, Corey usually had insightful questions. Didn’t shy away from tough ones. At the last one he brought up Ty Smith struggling. This is a blow to the fans. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevsMan84 Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 2 minutes ago, Chimaira_Devil_#9 said: Oh I know that, but it was at least dedicated coverage. We now have zero dedicated media coverage for the Devil's. How the fvck is that possible. The premise that this team wants it that way only works if they are actively making it difficult for outside media to do their job. Surely someone would have mentioned this by now? Several writers in the past (including Abby) used to say that asking the players difficult questions would result in a scolding from Devils employees. Also, earlier this season, one of the remaining writers (forgot which one) pointed out that a solid 1/3 of all attending media at a game were Devils employees. Why else would the SL and the Record decline to send a beat writer for the Devils but have them for the other teams, including HS sports? I am speculating that it is not worth it for them if they are constantly being watched by the team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 Man this really sucks. No beat writers for the Record or the Star Ledger. I just started reading the Athletic on a regular basis because I wanted team news from other than team sources. Now we get a beat writer who is mostly analytics and is also mostly covering the Rangers. Sorry stat freaks I'm an old guy and it doesn't improve my enjoyment of the game with the new fangled metrics interspersed in a hockey article. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devlman Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 (edited) The team reporters are the worst because I know they’re supposed to suck. But when I hear one of them after the disastrous Jets game start off by asking Lindy, “Your PowerPlay looked great! How important was that to score a powerplay goal?” just makes you want to not even watch any interviews. It actually hurts one’s connection with the team. Edited December 6, 2021 by devlman 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 4 minutes ago, devlman said: The team reporters are the worst because I know they’re supposed to suck. But when I hear one of them after the disastrous Jets game start off by asking Lindy, “Your PowerPlay looked great! How important was that to score a powerplay goal?” just makes you want to not even watch any interviews. It actually hurts one’s connection with the team. I heard it too. I was like did you watch the rest of the game?! I promptly switched the channel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 8 minutes ago, devlman said: The team reporters are the worst because I know they’re supposed to suck. But when I hear one of them after the disastrous Jets game start off by asking Lindy, “Your PowerPlay looked great! How important was that to score a powerplay goal?” just makes you want to not even watch any interviews. It actually hurts one’s connection with the team. Agreed. I don’t get why this organization feels the need to protect players and coaches from criticism. It’s infuriating. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satans Hockey Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 It's kind of bizzare in the idea of that this is something we would have expected from Lou when he was here but not something we would have expected once he was gone. We somehow have less reporter coverage and less accountability with people asking harder questions than arguably any other time in Devils history. It's strange. Also feels like my other team though, the Red Bulls who have 0 reporters and accountability in the media. It's definitely frustrating. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 (edited) I swear, at this rate I will be seeking out these corporate fvcktards on the concourse at the next game I attend. They need to hear how frustrated we are. Edited December 6, 2021 by MadDog2020 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devlman Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 It is possible that Corey left on his own and the Team had nothing to do with it. But I will take the team to task for cramming 3 team reporters into the media room and giving them first dibs on questions. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil Dan 56 Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 Post game media scrum: “Lindy, the team gave up 8 goals tonight and looked listless and unprepared in the defensive zone. At this point, the question remains… do you like New Jersey pizza? Follow up question: what’s your favorite Harry Potter movie?” 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aylbert Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 I've been subscribed to the Athletic because of Corey Masisak... having to split a beat writer with the Rangers? Yea, I'm sure we'll get plenty of attention from her... plus she's covering analytics and fantasy hockey? ugh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aylbert Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 To be clear, happy to give her her shot. But I just don't see coverage being the same if you have a bunch of other duties, namely Rangers beat, which will have higher page hits than Devils. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 24 minutes ago, aylbert said: I've been subscribed to the Athletic because of Corey Masisak... having to split a beat writer with the Rangers? Yea, I'm sure we'll get plenty of attention from her... plus she's covering analytics and fantasy hockey? ugh I’m done. I will be canceling. No way she provides decent coverage. 19 minutes ago, aylbert said: To be clear, happy to give her her shot. But I just don't see coverage being the same if you have a bunch of other duties, namely Rangers beat, which will have higher page hits than Devils. That’s my issue, and that’s why I’m not giving her a shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilsfan118 Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 Didn't particularly like Corey, but Jesus who the hell do we actually have covering the team now? Is our media market / footprint really that tiny as a franchise? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevsMan84 Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 6 minutes ago, MadDog2020 said: I’m done. I will be canceling. No way she provides decent coverage. That’s my issue, and that’s why I’m not giving her a shot. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Devilsfan118 said: Didn't particularly like Corey, but Jesus who the hell do we actually have covering the team now? Is our media market / footprint really that tiny as a franchise? We have no one covering this team who will be even remotely critical of the franchise. It’s infuriating, it’s wrong, and it needs to be addressed. As fans, we have a right to coverage that is not 100% filtered through a team lens. Edited December 6, 2021 by MadDog2020 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devlman Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 Don’t worry we have the attention seeker on the job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevsMan84 Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 8 minutes ago, devlman said: Don’t worry we have the attention seeker on the job! Shoes in picture? Check Talking about herself in the third person? Check Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devlman Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 Just now, DevsMan84 said: Shoes in picture? Check Talking about herself in the third person? Check I’m embarrassed for her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 9 minutes ago, devlman said: I’m embarrassed for her. Oh come on. The shoes aren't that ugly lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chimaira_Devil_#9 Posted December 6, 2021 Author Share Posted December 6, 2021 Anyone who is not a fan of data and stats may want to stay away from Shayna: First image in her first article. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 yup i can see the chemistry between Mercer and Bratt clearly from all the squiggly colored lines🤬 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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