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*Festinator* · 04-08-2023, 06:41 PM

I think that overall my player would not have a very big issue when it comes to dealing with the media and scrums after games, however I think if he could have a choice, he would prefer not to do them very often. It is a bit nerve wracking and if you have had a bad game then they can be not fun at all. However if you avoid them a little too much you can be seen as not taking accountability for your play, so in the end it can be a lose/lose situation. However if you're playing well and are winning games, it can be a positive with them saying nice things about you. The media really can just roll with how you're playing, building you up or tearing you down based on your play. I'd like to say if a teammate had a terrible game, I would take the interview in their place if they were really not feeling up to it, just to take the heat off.

zeagle1 · 04-08-2023, 08:04 PM

Jiggle E. Puff loves being the center of attention, so he enjoys spending time with reporters and giving interviews. After the games when reporters are waiting outside the Quebec City locker room, Jiggle E Puff is more than happy to be the first one to go to face the reporters, win or lose. This serves two purposes: Jiggle gets to selflessly save his shyer teammates from having to deal with reporters, while also continuing to be the center of attention. Nathan Cormier has actually paid Jiggle E Puff $50 to face the reporters after he had a poor game. And considering how poorly Quebec City has been playing this season, the team's General Managers should be the ones paying Jiggle E Puff, for this service, as his antics in press conferences and interviews have distracted from the tough questions about the team's performance. If there ever is an issue in an interview, Jiggle just uses the move "sing" to escape!

erikvm · 04-08-2023, 08:59 PM

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The reporter definitely asked a question about Hamilton’s poor special teams play, and the cameras even picked up me yelling at our assistant coach on the bench for how poor we have been on the powerplay and penalty kill, but that’s just part of the game, emotions run high. I am never going to hang someone out to dry in front of the media, my answer to the media would be something along the lines of, “It’s an emotional game, and as everyone in this room knows our special teams need work, but it’s on the whole team to figure that out, there’s not one person we can point at and say it’s their fault, and even if we could point our fingers like that, doesn’t mean we should. We win and lose as a team and we have to be better out there, but we also have to be our best off the ice as well and be good to each other, the wins will follow if we believe in each other.”

Jumbo · 04-08-2023, 09:15 PM

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Oh the media. What fun times they are. I generally dont mind the media but I try to stay away from it as much as I can. But obviously sometimes it is just your turn. So I suck it up, and go out there and answer the questions as a professional. As a whole on the questions, I have noticed that the go to answers for most players is "Got to get more shots on net, get pucks in deep, and got to be more aggressive on forecheck." So I try to stay away from the cliche answers and give more insight on what we are doing right as a team. Be a little more truthful, "Other team just has more gas tonight". But after a tough loss, it should always be the rookies taking the media. That's their punishment as rookies. Every now and then I will take one and I am definitely giving the cliche answers then. No one wants to recap the game and tell all what we did wrong right after the game is over. Thanks for having me.

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TheNextGreatOne · 04-08-2023, 09:27 PM

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Thelastheraclid · 04-08-2023, 10:57 PM

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Having to deal with pressers after the game are just part of the job. Sometimes you get lucky and do not have to deal with them and other times you get the short end of the stick and need to trot out and answer the same stale questions time after time. I do not necessarily dread the call to do the presser but I am not champing at the bit to get out there and say we got pucks deep and that the other team is a good team. Sometimes you need to mess with the press corps and sort of put them in their place. When the need arises and someone from the team in put in the spotlight in a negative way, I have no problem jumping up and getting in front of the reporters in their stead. Even in the best of times the media scrum in a pain in the butt, but after a game where you messed up big time it is a whole other level.
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High Stick King · 04-09-2023, 12:04 AM

Quote:Written Task: Tell me about your player's thoughts and feelings on reporters and pressers in general! Do you like taking the questions after the games, or do you dread your number being called? Why? If a teammate gets asked for after a really bad game, would you voluntarily go in his stead? (150+ words)

As everyone is probably already aware, Jarrow is a media darling. There isn't a reporter that doesn't try and get him on camera as he is known to be loose lipped with what he says. Sometimes he lacks a certain "tact" that others have. This has caused him quite some headache during his career as his mouth has gotten him into hot water. Although, despite that, he still hasn't shy'd away from making comments. So much so that his teammates are known to plan ahead of media scrums after eventful games to prevent him from access to an open mic or a snooping reporter. One time after a particularly poor team performance, the coach assigned the assistant coaches the task to keep Spack from leaving the medical room while the reporters were in the locker room interviewing the team. This was mostly successful although one reporter was quoted as hearing someone yelling "WE SUCKED" from behind the wall.

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Ronniewalker · 04-09-2023, 07:26 AM

Lemo is more of an introvert by nature so media scrums are not something he looks forward to most times. Depending on the topic though he can sometimes be seen to "ignite" and go on a kind of rant rampage on some topic or other that's been occupying his mind for a while. At other times he will mostly give you the usual bland answers that your usual bland questions deserve. Just going through the motions. Lemo usually knows pretty well how to tread the line between generally accepted and controversial, but his penchant for sometimes lighting up and giving some juicy quotes too has made some journalists try more provocative approaches towards him.

But Lemo knows better than to speak too much about the inner workings of the team or other people and usually his rants have focused more on topics regarding the outside world or his own experiences in life.

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*Katth* · 04-09-2023, 08:11 AM

I do not really care for media scrums and find them annoying more than half the time. Reporters ask stupid questions they already know the answer too or they keep repeating questions that were asked like 30 seconds ago. I have better things to do with my time than answers these dumb reporters questions. So whenever I am in a media scrum I just play along and answer stupid questions with stupid answers. Does that make me look bad? Probably. But who gives a rats ass. I am here to win games and chew bubblegum, but I am all out of gum. If I really do not feel like media scrum I just forward them to our captain, he loves this stuff and the attention. He will gladly answer any questions that are asked to him because it will make him look good and stuff. But I really hate this stuff to the fullest.

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***Waters*** · 04-09-2023, 09:07 AM

I didn't write about it last week because i was very busy with my bag skates, but that staff member is a goddamn prick. I hate him. I hope he dies. Therefore, when the reporter asked me that incredible question about what happened, it was a tell-all tale the likes of which you could compare to the all-time greats, like Homer, simpson or otherwise. This staff member crossed the wrong puppy, that's all I'll say, because this puppy wasn't a puppy at all, but a hound, searching far and wide for his next prey. A hound of baskerville even. Makes you think. Afterwards, I took the reporter out for a drink, and b y a drink, i mean 10 drinks, and by 10 drinks, I actually am set to be the reporter's best man at his wedding in the fall. Safe to say, i pulled no punches. In fact, I pushed them.

***SchwarzNarr*** · 04-09-2023, 10:24 AM

One of the biggest benefits of being a moose is that when it suits him, Melvin can send his translator, Bjorn, away. Well, when he was called for the interview, Melvin made sure that Bjorn vamoosed (get it??) before he even had the chance to be stalled by the media. Bjorn headed off and Melvin dutifully walked into the conference room, staring down the slew of reporters in front of him. As questions flew toward him quickly, he found himself nodding in the direction of a singular reporter who asked a question clearly. Melvin bellowed loudly, working hard to make sure that he answered the question as fully as possible, but it was really important for him to make sure he was clear. The response took minutes, and all the while the news reporters watched him intently. At the end, Melvin looked smug with himself, and slowly looked around the room, waiting for other hands to go up. "Hey, Melvin," someone asked "Where's Bjorn". At that Melvin just looked at the door and bellowed deep. The reporters quickly chuckled and headed out. Crisis averted.

**SFresh3** · 04-09-2023, 11:28 AM

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***mer*** · 04-09-2023, 12:02 PM

There's a lot of possibilities Aksel is prepared for as he steps into the hallway to deal with media. He's ready to be questioned about his incredible start to the season that's turned more lukewarm. He's even ready to answer questions about the future of the Manhattan Rage, with some of their big players retired in the offseason and trades of some other names, they're in a rebuild and some fans are taking that hard. He's not prepared for: "Aksel, why did you get that barista fired?"

What.

He ignores the other journalists. "Pardon?"

The barista he'd complained about last week was no longer working in the cafe at the arena. Aksel bumbled his way through the rest of the interview and made his way back to the locker room. He headed towards one of the equipment guys that knew literally everyone in the building and asked if he really got that guy fired. The guy laughed, said no, and told him that the guy had finally worked up the gumption to quit and follow his broadway dreams - he was featured in an off-broadway production coming in the spring.

***Benpachi*** · 04-09-2023, 12:03 PM

Player Prompt:

Roderic Banes is afraid of nothing, least of all the media. His repeated roles in leadership positions, in Carolina, Montreal, and also for Team Latvia, are prime examples of this position. He loves to chat with the reporters and bloggers and podcasters, and generally considers it one of the best parts of his job. Over the years he has built up a strong relationship with the Montreal beat reporters, and will happily take the time, after a game or a practice, to sit down and let them pick his brain. The major downside of this, for the sports reporters, is that Roddy always has a lot to say, and is never shy about saying it. It's a running gag amidst the Patriotes beat that he works through tape recorders as often as pairs of skates. Any time a teammate looks like they might not want to face up to media scrutiny, whether they're upset, nervous, or just not in the mood, Roddy is always the first to jump in and share his opinions on the game, and most importantly, for road games: how good the local sushi is.

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