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You might think this is to dunk on DeAngelo but it's actually a damage control press conference.
I think the Rangers as an organization are full of shit and can't even get their story straight when leaking to reporters so let's go through some of it (Thread): https://twitter.com/drosennhl/status/1356366327968116738
I think the Rangers as an organization are full of shit and can't even get their story straight when leaking to reporters so let's go through some of it (Thread): https://twitter.com/drosennhl/status/1356366327968116738
A reminder before we start that Teams/Agents/Players often lie in on the record quotes and press releases when it is beneficial to do so and to use critical thinking to examine all angles of a story. Please do not harass any of the people mentioned in this thread.
Adam Herman of Blue Shirt Banter wrote that multiple sources told him that DeAngelo withheld Miller's first goal puck in a manner that was not received well by some in the organization. This story was corroborated by Drew Way of Blueshirt Break.
NYR responded to Herman's request for comment with the following statement: “This is categorically false”.
Miller's agent offers to ESPN what is considered in the world of PR, a very soft rebuttal, which some have pointed out has multiple outs for all parties to move on.
Miller's agent offers to ESPN what is considered in the world of PR, a very soft rebuttal, which some have pointed out has multiple outs for all parties to move on.
On TSN1050 today, Rick Carpiniello of The Athletic says "There's some playful stuff there, where y'know, you take the rookie's puck, and you don't give it to him and you pretend you lose it but there was no incident where he kept the puck from Miller." https://post.futurimedia.com/chumam/playlist/87/listen-26720.html?cb=1612205997.238032
We now have 3 accounts of DeAngelo withholding the puck from Miller. Carpiniello says he was told it was a joke. But Herman and Way both say it was not taken as a good-natured joke. NYR also did not post the traditional picture of Miller holding the puck https://twitter.com/asmae_toumi/status/1356064724627165184
The Rangers come up with a convenient excuse that the pic was not posted because the team lost. Which is quickly debunked with all the other times the team lost and posted a first goal picture. https://twitter.com/asmae_toumi/status/1356082338107695107
Here's where things get a little weird. Larry Brooks reported ( https://nypost.com/2021/01/31/tony-deangelo-alex-georgiev-got-physical-after-rangers-loss/?utm_campaign=iphone_nyp&utm_source=twitter_app) that Miller broke up the fight between Georgiev and DeAngelo but Don Legreca says that isn't true either https://twitter.com/TMKSESPN/status/1356315149364244487
Let's remember that the Rangers have a history of denying stories that could make them look bad. Including a report that hinted at Lias Andersson being bullied. The Rangers denied that they found any evidence of wrongdoing. Andersson was traded. https://www.lohud.com/story/sports/nhl/rangers/2020/01/10/ny-rangers-team-president-john-davidson-discusses-lias-andersson/4432647002/
To summarize: Tony DeAngelo withheld K'Andre Miller's first goal puck under the guise of which some sources describe as a common joke. Other sources dispute that and say the joke was not good-natured. The Rangers lied immediately after the report was public re: the picture.(cont)
NYR went into full denial/damage control mode through the MSM. They messed up their story given that some reporters said the incident didn't happen at all while Carpiniello clearly says that it did. They also messed up their story re: Miller breaking the fight up. (cont)
The agent has a vested interest in his player not being labeled as a 'troublemaker' because history indicates that the BIPOC players who are given such labels suffer career wise. NYR has a vested interest in burying the story because it makes them look bad. (FIN)
One more thing that I forgot: The team also has an interest in making the story go away to ease the pressure on Miller. But the pressure stemed from the Rangers knowingly employing an openly bigoted person who was suspended multiple times for using slurs. So no points awarded.
This is also true. https://twitter.com/petbugs13/status/1356382004145610752
