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by Paul on 02/21/08 at 01:32 PM ET
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from Edward Fraser of the Hockey News,
Coming out of the lockout, fans and media types alike were promised a new era of accessibility to NHL players.
Promises, I suppose, are meant to be broken.
Despite the fact opening up to the media is beneficial to the league, teams and players (more access equals more fans; more fans equals more revenues), the give-‘em-the-bare-minimum credo continues to rule across most league lines.
The team-first, boast-free attitude - the womb from which this issue is born - is ingrained in the vast majority of hockey people. So it’s easy to understand where the league’s seeming disdain for cameras/microphones comes from; and how it will never change organically.
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Besides, if when Sidney Crosby is miced up he gets chided for having a potty mouth, I’d be reluctant to talk, too. Who wants to be scolded by a stand-in mother? 
Posted by Baroque from Michigan on 02/21/08 at 02:39 PM ET
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If a player is shy, don’t expect him to turn into a happy-go-lucky cartoon for the benefit of the press. Find someone on the team more outgoing - every team has somebody who likes to talk.
Posted by Baroque from Michigan on 02/21/08 at 02:38 PM ET