You know, it can be seen as a cool novelty and seen as a bane how fast information can spread on the Internet - or disinformation for that matter.
I’ve already bashed Eklund and Keith has wondered aloud how this fool and liar has such a devote following that he does.
And now some Lightning fans are using Eklund in order to put the hurt on Florida Panther fans.
While musing about the Lightning’s goaltending situation if and when Nik Khabibulin would depart the team (it started before Nik signed with Chicago), a thread at SunSportsTV.com meandered around and turned into discussion of Roberto Luongo and how Miami fans would react if the Lightning tendered Luongo an offer sheet.
Then someone dared, and someone decided to take him up on the offer.
Eklund ran the rumor several day ago — a total fabrication — and it’s caught on but then soon deflated. How’s that for misinformation being spread? You can blame the blog community for not checking sources, or you can blame Eklund himself and his flock-of-seagull following (which includes members of the mainstream media).
And in a related story, CalgaryPuck regulars have constructed a blog specifically to mock Eklund and his blather. More false rumors, more of the time….
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The worst part about Eklund is that he’s making money off his BS. I heard him on a radio show and he says that he needs the money to pay for bandwidth…bandwidth that goes through Blogger.com for free.
Unfortunately, a lot of puckheads aren’t necessarily tech savvy and probably gave him $10 thinking that poor Eklund needs their help. I just hope that when he says some of his proceeds go to youth hockey, he’s not pulling a scam.
[...] As far as Rumors go, Boltsmag tends not to dwell in that category because of individuals who have spread nothing but bullcrap the past year and have had that bullcrap eaten up by the masses. [...]
[...] So in a world of rumors, what can we expect the Lightning to do? Feaster’s modus operendi is to acquire tough players who put the team first and will not shake up chemistry too much. Stan Neckar’s acquisition at the 2004 trade deadline is an example of this — as was Daryl Sydor’s acquisition (which Feaster talked out with former Lightning defensiveman Brad Lukowich, Sydor’s former teammate in Dallas, about before pulling the trigger to assure Sydor was the one to be acquired as blueline help). Both players had ties to the Lightning locker room and weren’t going to shake things up when brought in. That’s part of the reason I believe rumors about Brendan Witt coming to Tampa is utter bullcrap. Witt has been saying he wants a trade since before the season… His club is on the upswing but it will be a climb back to the top (locking up goalie Olaf Kolzig long term and having the real "Next One" makes the Caps future look bright) and with Witt pressing for a trade, it looks like he is more concerned about leaving a sunk ship than being part of the team concept. If this trade demand is what he does when he knows he will be playing on a team out of contention for a playoff spot, what type of antics would he pull on a playoff team that is two games down during a playoff series? Feaster’s known M.O. and rumors about Rick Dudley scouting the Lightning earlier this season also justifies rumors about re-acquiring defensiveman Jassen Cullimore from Chicago… Though I do have my doubts that it will happen. And remember, kiddies, the best site for a rundown on hockey rumor speculation is Spectors Hockey. If you haven’t — bookmark the site. It’s a resource that any transaction speculating fan should read for a healthy dose of reality (instead of a healthy dose of bullcrap from lie-mongers). [...]