Yesterday was a bit of a sh*t show for myself on the old Oilers Twitter machine and thanks to all of those who felt compelled to back me up (What’s up JT!), that was very kind of you, I appreciate it and I won’t forget it.
I was summoned by a grand member of the Oilers blogging community (I won’t say who, if you were privvy to the interaction consider yourself lucky, but if you really want to know, it won’t take long to find out) to retract my Laraque/Hall post because said person thought it that since Big Georges had done it, I should do so as well because I was spreading false information.
So I’ll do the same thing with this as I did with the Laraque comments, post the tweet (which I can’t now b/c it’s been deleted… Good thing Chapman included it in his article.) and let the mob concern themselves with it.
In a french radio interview, I mentioned that years ago Taylor Hall had to go through rehab, info I got from an NHL hockey agent. After further verifications I can say that this information was 100% wrong, I was wrong and apologize to Taylor for the mistake.
— Georges Laraque (@GeorgesLaraque) March 26, 2018
Look, this is fine, I have no problem with folks coming at me but it was that person’s method in which it was done, using shame, that irked me.
Now, I don’t use foul language online often when I’m angry but I did yesterday because that’s how strongly I felt about it. You can hit up my Twitter T/L if you feel the need to see what I said but you won’t get to see what the other fellow tweeted because it’s been deleted. Which is a kind gesture albeit an unfortunate one because it won’t give any context to the tweet that said it was being taken down.
I don’t hold any grudges towards that person. We all make decisions based on emotion and usually live to regret them. It happens. Live and learn.
So let’s be clear here for anybody that thinks I have this site up for reasons other than my own amusement.
I write for me and those who enjoy reading what I share. If you are one of those who don’t like what I have to share, you’re free to visit other sites. If you’re one who is curious about my POV and wants to talk, I’m here for you.
Ah well. Who really gives a shit, right? It is what it is and now it’s done. There are better things to concern ourselves with regarding the Oilers!
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