Eklund Getting Spanked by Dreger

[Fanatic]

Eklund is a freak. But I had to click on him in Twitter land to see what Dreger was going on about. Check out a couple of exchanges today that made me laugh.

Hockey Buzz Eklund‏@Eklund
Ws just told by a VERY good source that JVR may have been the last piece Leafs Needed to Make Run at Nash?Remember the Jackets wanted him.
Darren Dreger‏@DarrenDreger
Not sure who's reporting...maybe @Eklund , but Brian Burke couldn't be more emphatic in saying Toronto is NOT in on Nash. As you were...
Hockey Buzz Eklund‏@Eklund
Eklund removed it but originally he said something like @DarrenDreger I don't know what you are trying to do but I report what I hear.
@Eklund. I wasn't trying to do anything more than kill a rumor. Leafs aren't in every deal even tho the rumor mills churns them out daily.

Then another exchange

Hockey Buzz Eklund‏@Eklund
Not saying teams dont change their minds and bounce back, but as of now Panthers no longer interested in Luongo.
Darren Dreger‏@DarrenDreger
@Eklund. Sorry pal. Just talked to Dale Tallon and he says nothing has changed. Still talking with Van. Nothing imminent. High price.

 

[jonlleafs]

Loving it!

 

[Bender]

Eklund is a freak. But I had to click on him in Twitter land to see what Dreger was going on about. Check out a couple of exchanges today that made me laugh.

Hockey Buzz Eklund‏@Eklund
Ws just told by a VERY good source that JVR may have been the last piece Leafs Needed to Make Run at Nash?Remember the Jackets wanted him.
Darren Dreger‏@DarrenDreger
Not sure who's reporting...maybe @Eklund , but Brian Burke couldn't be more emphatic in saying Toronto is NOT in on Nash. As you were...
Hockey Buzz Eklund‏@Eklund
Eklund removed it but originally he said something like @DarrenDreger I don't know what you are trying to do but I report what I hear.
@Eklund. I wasn't trying to do anything more than kill a rumor. Leafs aren't in every deal even tho the rumor mills churns them out daily.

Then another exchange

Hockey Buzz Eklund‏@Eklund
Not saying teams dont change their minds and bounce back, but as of now Panthers no longer interested in Luongo.
Darren Dreger‏@DarrenDreger
@Eklund. Sorry pal. Just talked to Dale Tallon and he says nothing has changed. Still talking with Van. Nothing imminent. High price.

This guy's sources could be Joe the Janitor or something. What an absolute joke.

 

[caver]

Dreger might be dissing him but the fact that HNIC's insider is sparring with Eklund gives him some credibility.

 

[maplesyrup]

I don't think so. I'm guessing Dreger was fed up with answering questions about Eklund's rumors and took matters into his own hands, that's all.

 

[Corn Flake]

Dreger did the same thing to that hockeyinsiderr guy.  That guy was adamant that Parise was going to the Pens and had a verbal agreement.  He pestered Dreger for hours afterwards to give him credit and Dreger's response was "I will respond once..I spoke to Shero and he said that was never the case."

 

[Mr. Leaf]

Dreger might be dissing him but the fact that HNIC's insider is sparring with Eklund gives him some credibility.

Nothing could ever give Eklund credibility.

 

[Boston Leaf]

I find Ecklunds site kind of like pro wrestling. Not a real sport but for entertainment only

 

[bustaheims]

Dreger did the same thing to that hockeyinsiderr guy.  That guy was adamant that Parise was going to the Pens and had a verbal agreement.  He pestered Dreger for hours afterwards to give him credit and Dreger's response was "I will respond once..I spoke to Shero and he said that was never the case."

Another article on this joke of a rumour monger:

http://blogs.edmontonjournal.com/2012/07/04/hockeyyinsiderr-everything-anyone-needs-to-know/

Interestingly, shortly after re-publishing he tweets shown above on my personal account, I received an email from somebody legitimately close to one of the negotiations. That email confirmed that not only had @HockeyyInsiderr been incorrect in the final outcome, but that ?absolutely nothing? he had said in relation to this negotiation had been accurate. It wasn?t surprising news; the email simply confirmed my personal belief.

 

[princedpw]

Eklund is a freak. But I had to click on him in Twitter land to see what Dreger was going on about. Check out a couple of exchanges today that made me laugh.

Hockey Buzz Eklund‏@Eklund
Ws just told by a VERY good source that JVR may have been the last piece Leafs Needed to Make Run at Nash?Remember the Jackets wanted him.
Darren Dreger‏@DarrenDreger
Not sure who's reporting...maybe @Eklund , but Brian Burke couldn't be more emphatic in saying Toronto is NOT in on Nash. As you were...
Hockey Buzz Eklund‏@Eklund
Eklund removed it but originally he said something like @DarrenDreger I don't know what you are trying to do but I report what I hear.
@Eklund. I wasn't trying to do anything more than kill a rumor. Leafs aren't in every deal even tho the rumor mills churns them out daily.

Then another exchange

Hockey Buzz Eklund‏@Eklund
Not saying teams dont change their minds and bounce back, but as of now Panthers no longer interested in Luongo.
Darren Dreger‏@DarrenDreger
@Eklund. Sorry pal. Just talked to Dale Tallon and he says nothing has changed. Still talking with Van. Nothing imminent. High price.

This guy's sources could be Joe the Janitor or something. What an absolute joke.

He doesn't have sources for 99% of the things he says.  He makes them up.

 

[Zee]

Here's the E.K.L.U.N.D. method of becoming a Twitter insider:

E: Educated Guesses
K: Kick them while they're down.
L: Lie and backtrack
U: Unfiltered Information
N: Neglect real reporting
D: Deluded self-Importance

http://www.ontheforecheck.com/2012/2/20/2810891/how-to-make-yourself-an-nhl-twitter-insider-the-e-k-l-u-n-d-system