Kraken ‘extremely disappointed’ in report that players demanded Dave Hakstol’s firing
May 2, 2024
Kraken ‘extremely disappointed’ in report that players demanded Dave Hakstol’s firing
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Quotes from GMRF, Eberle, and McCann disputing Emily Kaplan’s reporting. The Kraken have apparently reached out to Kaplan disputing the report.
McCann’s quotes were the most pointed:
>“I have no idea where she would have gotten something like that,” McCann said of Kaplan’s report. “Because that couldn’t be more far from the truth. I know for a fact that nobody would ever, ever give an ultimatum to a team on a coach — ever. So, I don’t understand where something like that comes from.”
>McCann went on to say Hakstol “has been nothing but great to me. And a lot of guys will probably say the same thing. He was amazing, but unfortunately, it’s a business. And that’s the way things go when you have a bad season. But from my perspective, I honestly didn’t see this (firing) coming at all.”
Not the kind of off coaching news anyone wanted.
Also interesting that the article highlights the success of sprong and Geekie who had playing time restricted while performing better on their new teams. It’s so frustrating to see guys like Geekie at Boston knowing he was here often on lower lines or even scratched.
Curious to know if there is someone within the locker room leaking information to the media…
This feels like arguing semantics. ESPN probably exaggerated, and the Kraken are probably being overly defensive. I expect there was some disapproval of Hakstol from the players but nothing rising to the level of saying they don’t want to play for him.
One of 3 things happened 2 of which are very bad for the team.
1. We take the story at face value and some players made very negative statements about Hakstol which at least 1 of 4 alternate captains (Eberle) has spoken against. A prominent player (McCann) has also spoken against this. Overall you’re looking a huge team rift in the locker room at this point.
2. The front office lied/exaggerated to the media to push a story to justify Hakstol’s firing. The creates a rift between players and management. This or the first one seems like the most likely because Kaplan is a professional journalist and wouldn’t have reported on this unless her source was actually close to the issue. We won’t really know until Kaplan reveals who her source is.
3. Kaplan reported from a unreliable source that didn’t know what they were talking about. People report rumors to the media all the time w/out knowing the actual story and sometimes that gets reported. This would be pretty bad for Kaplan’s career but would be brushed off as a misunderstanding among the Kraken.
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Quotes from GMRF, Eberle, and McCann disputing Emily Kaplan’s reporting. The Kraken have apparently reached out to Kaplan disputing the report.
McCann’s quotes were the most pointed:
>“I have no idea where she would have gotten something like that,” McCann said of Kaplan’s report. “Because that couldn’t be more far from the truth. I know for a fact that nobody would ever, ever give an ultimatum to a team on a coach — ever. So, I don’t understand where something like that comes from.”
>McCann went on to say Hakstol “has been nothing but great to me. And a lot of guys will probably say the same thing. He was amazing, but unfortunately, it’s a business. And that’s the way things go when you have a bad season. But from my perspective, I honestly didn’t see this (firing) coming at all.”
Not the kind of off coaching news anyone wanted.
Also interesting that the article highlights the success of sprong and Geekie who had playing time restricted while performing better on their new teams. It’s so frustrating to see guys like Geekie at Boston knowing he was here often on lower lines or even scratched.
Curious to know if there is someone within the locker room leaking information to the media…
This feels like arguing semantics. ESPN probably exaggerated, and the Kraken are probably being overly defensive. I expect there was some disapproval of Hakstol from the players but nothing rising to the level of saying they don’t want to play for him.
One of 3 things happened 2 of which are very bad for the team.
1. We take the story at face value and some players made very negative statements about Hakstol which at least 1 of 4 alternate captains (Eberle) has spoken against. A prominent player (McCann) has also spoken against this. Overall you’re looking a huge team rift in the locker room at this point.
2. The front office lied/exaggerated to the media to push a story to justify Hakstol’s firing. The creates a rift between players and management. This or the first one seems like the most likely because Kaplan is a professional journalist and wouldn’t have reported on this unless her source was actually close to the issue. We won’t really know until Kaplan reveals who her source is.
3. Kaplan reported from a unreliable source that didn’t know what they were talking about. People report rumors to the media all the time w/out knowing the actual story and sometimes that gets reported. This would be pretty bad for Kaplan’s career but would be brushed off as a misunderstanding among the Kraken.