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It’s Not A Rumor If You Make It Up

by Paul on 01/24/11 at 04:57 AM ET
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from Mike Heika of the Dallas Morning News,

The blogger Eklund tossed out a rumor this evening on Hockeybuzz.com that has a few Stars fans buzzing.

He contended that the Stars and Toronto Maple Leafs were discussing a trade that would send Brad Richards , Jamie Benn and Ondrej Roman to Toronto for Nazem Kadri, Clarke MacArthur, Kris Versteeg and a conditional pick….

It’s sort of silly to have to try to debunk every rumor that is out there, but I think that’s what we’ll try to do right now, so consider this one debunked.

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People who believe anything Dwayne says or writes need to realize the man has one purpose in mind, more website hits.

All of his followers should ask him about his journalism degree from McGill University in Montreal.  I understand he is still telling people that he actually has one, although McGill has never offered a degree in journalism.

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Afternoon Line

by Paul on 11/03/10 at 01:59 PM ET
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I would look at (Ray) Emery were I Detroit. I am not sold on Howard or Osgood for a playoff run.

-Dwayne Klessel (aka Eklund).

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Close, But No Cigar

by Paul on 02/18/10 at 07:30 PM ET
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You know that guy who likes to spread made up rumors.  Well, today he answered a few questions people tweeted him.

This one shows off his hockey knowledge…

@exqueezme asks: do you find it surprising that frolic didn’t make the Russian roster?

answer: First off, killer twitter name! The Russians wanted a certain number of KHLers to help give their league credibility.

Maybe someone should tell him Frolic is from the Czech Republic.

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 Tags: Michael+Frolik,

Give Yourself A Pat On The Back

by Paul on 12/13/09 at 08:17 AM ET
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It makes so much sense that a few people on here know more about the truth behind what I write than say the teams and NHL does. You would think
if I was just making these rumours up the NHL and teams wouldn’t invite me into the press box.

And yes, not only does bob mckenzie follow me, but he sent me his book and will be a guest on my podcast in the coming weeks.

-Dwayne (he prefers Eklund) to his readers.

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Evening Line

by Paul on 11/19/09 at 07:54 PM ET
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Booth has struggled this season, but watching the camp and also watching David Booth I could argue that he is the best pure “sniper” the Americans have and his slow start is a testament to this. Snipers are by their nature streaky players. Right now he is ice cold, but if Booth gets hot at the right time you would probably want him on your top unit. Booth is the Joey Mullen of this group.

-Dwayne (Eklund) in his Team USA outlook today.  Dwayne has David Booth on the taxi-squad (there isn’t one) and by his remarks, is oblivious to the fact that Booth has been out with a concussion since October 28th.

Not the first time Dwayne has showed his lack of hockey knowledge and won’t be the last. 

added 8:02pm, Craig Custance of the Sporting News spoke with Booth recently.  You have to feel for the guy and let’s hope the NHL does something about the hits to the head.

added 11/20/09 7:36am, Well what do you know, Dwayne changed his post without mentioning any correction.  This folks, is how he deceives people…

Booth has struggled this season, but watching the camp and also watching David Booth I could argue that he is the best pure “sniper” the Americans have and his slow start is a testament to this. Snipers are by their nature streaky players. Prior to his injury he was Ice cold, but if Booth gets healthy and can get hot at the right time you would probably want him on your top unit. Booth is the Joey Mullen of this group.

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 Tags: David+Booth, Team+USA,

We Knew That

by Paul on 11/03/09 at 03:39 PM ET
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via Chris McCosky of the Detroit News,

There’s been some chatter on the internet hinting that the Red Wings were among the teams in Sweden this week to scout Peter Forsberg, who is healthy again and competing in the Karjala Cup tournament.

The Wings may very well be scouting that tournament, but I just exchanged emails with Ken Holland and he very clearly said the team had no interest in Forsberg.

Chris, I know you are new on the beat this season so a little bit of advice.  The internet hinting comes from a guy who just wants hits on his website.  Case closed.

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 Tags: Peter+Forsberg,

Sometimes Common Sense Comes Into Play

by Paul on 10/20/09 at 03:03 PM ET
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via George Malik of Snapshots at Mlive,

For the record: the weird dude who asks fans to pay $20 to read “exclusive” rumors on his fire-some-darts-at-a-“chart”-and-see-what-sticks board claims that the Red Wings want to move Jimmy Howard to the Toronto Maple Leafs for “prospects and picks,” which is unbelievably ridiculous—the Wings’ coaches, management, and Jim Bedard have put in thousands of hours attempting to shape a once-overweight and flop-to-stop-prone goaltender into a solid NHL stopper, and the Wings will see what Howard can do at the NHL level before addressing whether they need to acquire a veteran back-up to do Howard’s job.  There’s no way in hell that the Wings would jettison an affordable back-up for a few potential tomorrows.

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Newspapers & New Media

by Paul on 07/29/09 at 09:32 AM ET
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Today Defending Big D presents the second half of our two-part discussion on the changing landscape of sports journalism. In this half of our discussion we switch gears a bit and talk about blogs and the business of sports websites.

Eklund, and his website HockeyBuzz.com, has made a living off spreading rumors and has become a well known figure for online hockey writers. Do you feel that the fact that this arguably semi-credible hockey blogger has obtained mainstream credibility (supposedly) and press credentials has set back the efforts of hardworking writers to obtain credibility in the eyes of the traditional media?

Wyshynski: If the traditional media wants to believe that all bloggers are as unethical as Dwayne Klessel, that’s unfortunate ... but it’s ultimately their issue of perception. Again, it’s no different than a blogger believing all newspapers behave like the New York Post.

First, it should be said that Dwayne Klessel has a business model that works, and has put together an impressive hockey community…

Heika: This goes in hand with the answer above. Because of the rules set up by my organization, we need to get a source to say he will be a source, and we need to have that source have direct knowledge of the situation we are reporting.

much more at Defending Big D.

On the Dwayne topic, many of the MSM have no idea what Dwayne did to bloggers in the past.  From flat out lies, to deception, to things that will go unmentioned, but the bloggers know and will always remember those days.

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Another Rumor Shot Down

by Paul on 06/29/09 at 07:26 AM ET
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from Randy Sportak of the Calgary Sun,

With his client’s first shot at unrestricted free agency only a couple of sleeps away, Bryon Baltimore won’t let it be known where Jay Bouwmeester stands.

At least not to the media in regards to negotiations with the Calgary Flames.

However, Baltimore was willing to shoot down any rumours of a deal already being in place between the Flames and the defenceman.

One infamous Internet site claimed yesterday a deal with a cap hit of US$6.3 million was in place, which had tongues wagging among Flames fans.

“I can dispel that rumour,” Baltimore said from Edmonton. “We have not agreed to anything because we haven’t even talked yet.”

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Remember folks, THAT blogger only wants site hits so be prepared for stuff like this in the next few days.  Also, someone should ask him about his ‘breaking’ story of the Lightning drafting Ashton Carter (yes I know it is Carter Ashton, but he didn’t) on Friday night.  I would point it out to you on his Twitter and website, but he deleted both posts.

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 Tags: Jay+Bouwmeester,

Enough Garbage Tracking

by Paul on 06/09/09 at 08:30 AM ET
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HockeyBuzz Hogwash goes out with a bang!

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