Should They Do It Again?

32 Thoughts: The Podcast

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Hockey, Sports

4.7 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 2 November 2021

⏱️ 32 minutes

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The League has spoken. The NHLPA is speaking. Kevin Cheveldayoff will speak soon. Jeff and Elliotte discuss the press conference held by commissioner Gary Bettman and deputy commissioner Bill Daly on Monday and provide some details around the executive board meeting held by the NHLPA. Music Outro: Michael Wilford – Rattle My Bones (ft. Sail Cassady) Listen to the full track by Michael Wilford here This podcast is produced and mixed by Amil Delic, and hosted by Jeff Marek and Elliotte Friedman. Audio Credits: Sportsnet The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates. If you think you are at risk of sexual violence or might have experienced sexual violence, tell someone you trust. You can also get help by: * contacting one of the provincial crisis lines* going to the nearest Sexual Assault Centre* calling the police* viewing these resources provided by RAINN Learn about more places to get help if you are experiencing violence of any kind.

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0:00.0	Welcome to 32 Thoughts The Podcast brought to you by the first ever GMC AT4 lineup.
0:09.9	Elliott Friedman, Jeff Merrick, along with you.
0:12.2	As you record this, it's been a number of hours since Gary Bettman and Bill Daley spoke.
0:18.4	We'll get into the shorter strokes and some of the things that the commissioner and deputy
0:23.3	commissioner touched on here in a couple of moments, Elliott, but what did you think
0:29.3	of the whole thing first of all?
0:30.9	I thought it lacked empathy.
0:32.5	I'm glad you went there right away because here's what I've been telling people I've
0:36.3	done a couple of radio shows and TV hits.
0:39.2	A moment like this needs empathy and needs compassion and that's what the expectations
0:45.0	are, but we're dealing with two lawyers that are concerned with other lawsuits and are
0:52.2	speaking very much like lawyers.
0:54.5	I really don't know what I expected out of it, but after it was done,
0:59.2	I remember saying to myself, what did you expect it to sound and feel like?
1:04.4	I mean, retrospectively, I should have looked at it and said, these are going to be very
1:08.9	measured, lawyerly responses to every single question.
1:12.6	They're going to be on the defensive from the get-go and they were.
1:16.5	You know, that's why I can't help but think as we tape this podcast on November 1st, 2021
1:25.6	at 10.40 pm.
1:29.1	I can't help but think we're at a chance to a transformative moment for the league.
1:35.7	The league is under siege and not only because of the fallout from Kyle Beach, but also
1:44.9	from the way this was handled, this made it worse.
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