tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37139649.post7276369785278732277..comments2023-10-26T09:03:41.151-05:00Comments on Bettman Hates Hockey!: A Hockey Writer makes a mistake, pt. 1.FShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01264441600850855345noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37139649.post-17891243670153615532007-08-05T17:12:00.000-05:002007-08-05T17:12:00.000-05:00Thanks for the Response Mr. Proteau! It was never ...Thanks for the Response Mr. Proteau! It was never my intention to slag your journalism, I was merely attempting to continue the dialogue begun by Greg Wyshynski over at Fanhouse about Eklund, and the difference between professional writers and bloggers, many of whom seem more professional to me than some writers (not yourself). My reactions to your rankings were simply that, reactions. What I was mostly writing in response to was the error involving the CBA. <BR/><BR/>In the article most bloggers were talking about last week, the piece on Eklund, one of the big issues that came up was accountability, most notably the fact that the professionals have editors to answer to, and corportaions behind them. I'm not attempting to say that you are a bad columnist or anything in that vein, I'm simply saying that editors should catch that sort of mistake. <BR/><BR/>Thank you for taking time of your schedule to write back to me!FShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01264441600850855345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37139649.post-64286927656376082592007-08-04T09:52:00.000-05:002007-08-04T09:52:00.000-05:00Hi there,A reader pointed out your blog and though...Hi there,<BR/><BR/>A reader pointed out your blog and thought I might want to respond. <BR/><BR/>First, let's get to the obvious. I absolutely missed the boat on the Fedotenko/CBA thing, and don't feel great about it. It wasn't the first mistake I've ever made, and won't be the last. I'm sure most of us, regardless of our profession, would say the same.<BR/><BR/>As for your disagreement with my rankings and justification, what can I say – it's an opinion column. "Columnist" is my job title. As such, I'm under no obligations to write anything other than a (hopefully) entertaining piece about things seen and heard in the hockey world.<BR/><BR/>As well, I apologize for my lack of response to your email. But I hope you understand, with the volume of correspondence I receive every day, it is practically impossible for me to answer everyone.<BR/><BR/>Anyways, I appreciate your passion for the game, and for the coverage of it. Hope this helps enhance both.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37139649.post-7077006271697915582007-08-03T16:15:00.000-05:002007-08-03T16:15:00.000-05:00You are mixing the issues just a bit, here. Protea...You are mixing the issues just a bit, here. Proteau's logic might be flawed, and he may have forgotten about the incentive stuff, but he's not in the neighbourhood of fabricating information and being unaccountable. He's put his own name and face on the article, so people know exactly where the information is coming from. There are no outside sources...just himself.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16882752106662170837noreply@blogger.com