Comments on: The Candle Burns Brighter

By: thegoalieguild

thegoalieguild — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:06:36 +0000

That's exactly it – players and coaches yelling after a loss is not hockey
news. It might be for baseball or basketball, but not hockey. Tweeting it is
borderline sensationalism. Nobody really cares if it's going on or not.
Dater, being a quality veteran hockey jounalist, should have left it
alone. To be honest, if he comes back now, it will scream desperation
and some credibility will be lost.

By: rboulding

rboulding — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:42:13 +0000

I think because I have grown up playing hockey that I don't consider players or coaches yelling at each other as anything out of the ordinary. It is what it is. I appreciated the insight as “hey, look what your missing at home”. Other than that, based on his post about Liles and Galiardi, it seems he is already reconsidering his actions. Let's hope he changes his mind and let's work together to get this John T Meyer guy to love our team!

By: thegoalieguild

thegoalieguild — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:53:40 +0000

Hey thanks for the comment. I do not want to come off like I'm being
derisive towards Dater, but I think the point I'm trying to make is that
hockey players understand that yelling and screaming between coaches and
players is no big thing. It's not worth reporting, tweeting, or anything.
Plus he didn't actually hear it himself, he was tweeting something he heard
from someone else...I think? I could be wrong, I didn't really pay
attention.

The comments you make about Dater is exactly why I'm sad he's quit. He was a
very unique journalist in how he covered the team. He also promoted many of
us other Avalanche bloggers. A lot of us depended on him to get a plug here
and there and to feel special in the eyes of thousands of Denver Post
readers. The insight was great, that's why we followed him. But to just up
and quite because he made a slight mistake is unfair to all of us. It's not
said to be degrading, it's just a matter of fact.

And this is why we are all going to step up. It's not only needed, it's
fun!! And that is why we play and live the game.

By: rboulding

rboulding — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:15:33 +0000

You make some good points in here, but I think it is interesting that you chide Dater for considering the shouting incident to be a story while simultaneously calling it nothing. Which it was. It was nothing, and despite a few tweets about it, he didn't blow it out of proportions. The Flames did that themselves. But the fact that he took heat for merely mentioning an event is just as ridiculous. The man provided some nice incite to fans of things that they wouldn't normally experience. Overhearing drama, talking to so and so, eating at this restaurant, his opinion on the play... And for the record, him calling Edmonton a dog team, while seemingly nonprofessional, occurred while he was at home, off duty.

I'm not trying to argue, and I agree with a lot of what you said, I just don't think the entire situation was as dramatic as it has become and I hope he changes his mind and begins to tweet again. Keep up the good work and I agree, we as Avs fans need to band together. Let's get this Meyer guy to root for our team. Let's get the Avs back to their glorious status. And lets not forget that we are in this together.

Go Avs.