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Runningman434 · 04-09-2023, 05:16 PM

PLAYER PROMPT - What is your player's attitude towards media scrums in general?

Sean Davies is totally chill with the media. Sure they can be probing and obnoxious at times, but they're just trying to do their job and get a scoop, so he's cool with it. It can be tough after bad games, but he finds talking through it and acknowledging his play to the media generally puts him in a better mind set to focus on improving for the next game. At the end of the day, he likes the opportunity to get his thoughts out there so the fans can find him more relatable. They do, after all, pay his bills so it's the least he can do. If a teammate were to be called to speak with the media after a bad game, Davies would definitely offer to step up, but frankly the team is pretty good and if anyone is having a bad game it's probably Davies, so it's a bit of a moot point.

Leoben · 04-09-2023, 05:32 PM

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The reporter simply asked me about equipment issues that I seemed to be having and I answered that I think the equipment manager has it out for me. I was half joking, but half serious. The guy doesn't like me. But I don't want him to be put on blast by the fans, that's not necessary. Honestly, I had a pretty good week after those rough spots so things have gotten better. I'm going to have to half a talk with him about what happened and apologize, I didn't mean for the fans to take it out on him. He's a busy guy and I'm sure he's doing his best. I had an issue at the time and I never should have went public with it. But the press runs with everything these days, I should have known that. We're all doing our best to get this team to the playoffs and we don't need to be passing blame, so I'll take ownership of my part.

kast3rborous · 04-09-2023, 06:11 PM

As a hockey player, I understand that dealing with the media is part of the job, and sometimes, that can mean facing tough questions after a rough game. During the media scrum, a reporter asked me about a staff member I had issues with last week and how he was handling the heat from fans.
While I could have chosen to put the staff member on blast, I decided to take the high road and cover for him. As a member of the organization, it's important for me to support my teammates and staff members, even when things are tough.
So, I responded to the question by saying that the staff member was doing his best, and that we were all working together to improve and succeed as a team. I emphasized that we needed to stick together and support each other, no matter what challenges we faced.
While it might have been tempting to pick a fight with the reporter or dodge the question, I know that as a professional athlete, I need to be accountable and represent my team and organization in the best way possible. By taking a diplomatic approach and focusing on our collective goals, I was able to defuse the situation and move forward with a positive attitude.

Air Crou · 04-09-2023, 06:11 PM

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Gooney · 04-09-2023, 06:49 PM

tommy westbrook was involved in a really bad thing in practice last week for hamilton steelhawk. and let us just say that it was not a good thing for tommy or the team. the coach asked him to go and skate up and down the ice again and again and he said hey not today coach i just had a big cheese burger for lunch and it did not go down well my tummy. so i said coach not today. mr media man reached out to me for a comment and so i spilled all my guts and said hey maybe we should fire this coach for being a mean guy to me for not skating up and down ice. anyways the story got big big and now mr coach is on my ass calling me a mean name and it makes me upset. i guess that is lesson learned for good ol tommy westbrook huh?

vbottas17 · 04-09-2023, 07:05 PM

Alexi, there's a rumor out there that you don't get along with a barista at the arena's Starbucks. Can you tell us what's going on with that? Are you afraid that your coffee may be tampered with?

Piastri - Yeah, I heard something along those lines as well.. I love Starbucks and hate to see people have a problem with 6 it was very important to reconcile this relationship. Her name's Alexa and I think we got it all sorted out. It really wasn't even my fault.. so she used to work at this bar in Vegas right.. it was fuckin Toivo Kosonen, Jon Toner, Matthew Auston, and some other people! These washed up former SHLers always wanted to party with me when i was playing there, they sat there for 2 hours straight calling her Alexi and me Alexa. It didn't really bother me, even if it did I couldn't let those guys know or they would have never let me hear the end of it. Apparently Alexa was pretty fuckin pissed. I ran into her at a concert a couple weeks ago, I made a point to say hi and get to know her a bit, we actually get along really well when we're not being made fun of like we're in 4th grade. I don't believe my drinks were ever compromised from Starbucks, she pretty much did whatever she could to not help me whenever I came in. Alexa is a professional who takes her job very seriously and I really dont think she would do anything like that... totally would explain why I felt so horrible against New Orleans that one game though...

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Thank you for your time Alexa!

Evok · 04-09-2023, 07:10 PM

Nevek Kove surprisingly adore the media in Minnesota, they are way different than the media in Quebec City and it's kinda a fun dynamic to have. While the media in Quebec were nice, they were much more strict and exigent than here. In Minessota, the media were so much used to struggling and loses than now, when the team is actually an up and coming team, the vision of it is much more axed on the positive and developping side of the team. as Nevek is one of those up and coming super star, he's very happy to be able to answer the media about what the team is doing and what's currently happening with his teammate. He does not hesitate to shield down who doesn't want to talk to the media and take their place when they don't want to go. Nevek also doesn't shy around to treaten the media to send Superb Owl on them when they ask stupid questions.

***Rankle*** · 04-09-2023, 07:25 PM

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)

Tenderloin doesn't really understand the purpose of the media scrum. He's never really understood why these random people would want to talk to him post game nor has he ever really understood why most of the people would show up to the arena and watch them play. Tenderloin understands why his teammates, coaches, and the opposing team shows up of course. But why do all these random people seem to care so much about watching them play hockey? Do they have nothing better to do with their lives than sit there and drink beer while yelling at them on the ice? Very strange behavior if you ask him. Though, Tenderloin wasn't really raised with a lot of the customs that most human beings were raised with, so he doesn't get a lot of the things that people tend to do. The media scrum would be something that Tenderloin would do but he would definitely do it in such a way that nobody would ever call on him to do it again in the future.

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dankoa · 04-09-2023, 07:54 PM

As a younger player in the league, Isak Sogard has not really built up the status to be able to be rude to interviewers yet, but on the other side of that coin, he is also not necessarily the number one target for an interview in the league. While he does not necessarily love the intrustion into his time and personal space that often comes with being interviewed, he is appreciative of the role that the media plays in promoting the sport and allowing him to make a living doing what he loves, so he tries to be as civil and as polite with them as he can be. As such, in the aforementioned scenario about a teammate having a bad game and not wanting to face the media, he would definitely be willing to go in his stead; English being his second language tends to mean he gets some easier questions which definitely lets teammates off the hook!

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*AgentSmith630* · 04-09-2023, 08:09 PM

In most cases, JWS understands that interacting with the media is part of his job. He knows that the media helps to promote the game, and their team, and that they have a responsibility to provide information to the public. However, not all players are comfortable with the media, and some may dread the idea of speaking with reporters after a game.

There are a few reasons why a player might dread speaking with the media. First, some players are naturally shy or introverted, an example here would be Elias Adelberg, the Kraken Goalie, and they may feel uncomfortable in front of the cameras or microphones. Second, players may be upset or disappointed with how they or their team performed during the game, and they may not want to discuss it with the media. There have been some recent issues with this in Carolina, as the team has fallen back to earth with their performance after a super hot start to the season.

On the other hand, some players enjoy speaking with the media and view it as an opportunity to promote themselves and their team. JWS is one of these players, and he enjoys the attention and the chance to discuss his performance and strategy. JWS also uses it as an opportunity to be more outgoing and confident, which helps him be better suited for speaking with the media when things aren't going super well on the ice.

***eddiesnothere*** · 04-09-2023, 08:12 PM

Hoang's been warming up to the media ever since he first made the jump into professional hockey, he knows the cycle, and knows when to give the media what they want, and when to give them nothing. Rarely does Alexi Piastri have bad games, but tonight was an exception, and the team suffered as a result. Hoang did what all players do, made it about team effort, ensuring the blame falls evenly on everybody. Even if he'd been in the middle of a few relentless quip sessions with Alexi a few hours prior to the game, it's those sessions that make them good friends, and the media won't get a peep of ill will out of Hoang, because there isn't any to look for. The game may be hard, but the media cycle has been easy for Hoang to skate through, deke around, and slip away.

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