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Pretty sure A&W went rogue too.

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How Evil can the Van media be?

Hell, we have media organizing supporters groups.

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Sure, the Canucks have had concerns about the so-called negative coverage.

I started hearing about it a month ago and was getting messages just yesterday morning that they were, uhm, unsettled by all of the TDL coverage.

No one in particular. All the outlets.

All of it.

Truthfully, I kind of understand MGMT’s POV.

I get it if they were uncorked.

Because in a vacuum, if you can’t grasp the big picture and why the deadline lit a fuse in this town, and let’s face it this MGMT is a little myopic, you were probably caught off guard.

But on some levels, I know they get this part: They’ve been the worst team in the league since Nov. 23.

There are inherent challenges in covering a team this bad.

And by this bad I mean the second-worst team in the NHL for three years.

Now, what do I think?

I mentioned this on Halford-and-Brough’s show but this is a players’ town.

I remember seeing Kessel get bludgeoned by T.O. media in the day and thinking:

“Send him this way. We’ll turn him into a folk hero for all.”

If Kessel were here, there would be billboards of him; schools would be named after him; and some cul-de-sac would be named Kessel Court today in Langley.

The networks here are filled with commercials featuring Canucks alumni who aren’t exactly hall of famers.

I often see people point out Van overrates the players on the Canucks. I have time for this and I can grasp how the media has a role in it.