They can’t help it. At the very smallest possibility of some descension, the media pounces on it and builds it into something larger than it is. Take Darryl Sutter’s post-game meeting with his club after the Stars loss the other night.
After the media was shuffled out and the doors closed Tuesday night for the discussion, Keenan chose to leave without speaking.
Maybe he didn’t want to say anything that would land him in the same sort of hot water his team was in.
Nevermind the fact that the next paragraph quotes Keenan as saying he welcomes a different voice now and then. This is after Keenan has been praised all year for no explosions reminiscent of his earlier coaching days. Perhaps Sutter, hoping to keep the everyday operations on a somewhat even keel, figured that he could best be the bad cop and not turn things upside down. Keep in mind, they still are one of the top few teams in the last 30-35 games (maybe the best).
I wouldn’t doubt if the whole thing was Keenan’s idea. Still, to assume that Keenan would have any problem with this even after stating that he welcomed the statement from his boss proves that the media is only looking to create something that isn’t there. They tried with the Kiprusoff situation last year, and that failed. They tried to wedge Tanguay between Keenan and management, and they failed (both the team and Tanguay are having much better seasons after parting ways). Apparently this is their next attempt to make news where there isn’t any.
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