Shirotashi Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 I was just listening to some Canuck interviews, and a guy is asking Bo Horvat questions, usual fair. He asks Horvat about goals last season and does he think he can get more than 20? You can tell they both laugh, and then Bo, being Bo, answers. My question is simple if its kind of irrelevant to ask a player how many goals he thinks he will score, then why ask? I say its irrelevant because who is the question catering to exactly? I get that a journalist tries to cover a spectrum of audiences, but seriously who is wanting to know that???? lol Like who exactly is sitting there thinking boy I sure hope someone asks Horvat for a fycking ball park estimate of how many more goals he can score this year. Sure I want Bo to do better but I'm never saying to myself that if Horvat doesn't get over a certain amount of goals this season I want him off the team. I just don't follow the logic behind even asking the question, are we just trying to start the ball of stress that is scoring woes for players, rolling even before the season begins??? Just wanted to get your thoughts on that.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toews Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 Uhh... What? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanuck Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 Problem #1: You're expecting average journalist to ask a poignant question in a common interview. Problem #2: You're expecting a player to not to give standard cliche answers to common interview questions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 If asked that question I'd answer "somewhere between 0 and 91"...don't want to sound cocky and think I'd break Gretzky's record. Seriously though, it's a silly question because so many factors contribute to a goal total that can be beyond a players control, it's silly to make them give a prediction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shirotashi Posted September 15, 2016 Author Share Posted September 15, 2016 9 minutes ago, Toews said: Uhh... What? Ill try English next time just for you, my bad bro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shirotashi Posted September 15, 2016 Author Share Posted September 15, 2016 4 minutes ago, Wilbur said: If asked that question I'd answer "somewhere between 0 and 91"...don't want to sound cocky and think I'd break Gretzky's record. Seriously though, it's a silly question because so many factors contribute to a goal total that can be beyond a players control, it's silly to make them give a prediction. Right? Especially at the start of the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJDDawg Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 "Journalists" such as this guy are dead to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeanSeanBean Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 have you listened to any pre, post, or mid game hockey interview ever? There has literally never been anything worth verbalizing. I view most hockey interviews in a similar manner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crabcakes Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 What the use of such a question? To start a dialogue, maybe it'll turn into something Maybe we'll get some clues as to how the player feels about his summer and whether he is improving a lot or just a little The real answer is somewhere between half as much, and twice as much as last year Fans really just want to hear something from players they are interested in. It doesn't really matter what. I'm glad Bo made it back to Vancouver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckylager Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 Because it's their job to ask these types of "standard fare" questions and as a few posters have mentioned, the answers are usually as standard as the questions. Unless you're interviewing Roenick or that tinfoil hat wearing, Russian keeper, Bobrovski... It would be fun to hear players answer with some wit, but it's been trained out of them, well, except for the nuts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elvis15 Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 They could rephrase it to something like, "do you think your offence will improve/have you trained harder on scoring/what have you done to address the slump you started the season with last year?" Basically the same questions though. And they have to ask something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shirotashi Posted September 15, 2016 Author Share Posted September 15, 2016 1 hour ago, luckylager said: Because it's their job to ask these types of "standard fare" questions and as a few posters have mentioned, the answers are usually as standard as the questions. Unless you're interviewing Roenick or that tinfoil hat wearing, Russian keeper, Bobrovski... It would be fun to hear players answer with some wit, but it's been trained out of them, well, except for the nuts. I love Markstrom when it comes to that, I always look forward to his media scrums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riffraff Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 All that time in broadcasting/journalism school only to repeat the same mundane questions followed by the cliche answers. Sweet job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillipBlunt Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 I get what your saying Shiro. It's a sad little, repetitive dance that the interviewer and the athlete do. Cliché ridden questions followed up by cliché ridden answers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apple Juice Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 If I was asked that, I would say. I'll score as many as I can and take it on a game to game basis and give the fans something to cheer about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tre Mac Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 "It a process, you can't get too high or too low. The season is long so you have to take it game by game, day by day. Our goal is to win the Cup and we feel we have the talent and a good group of guys in this locker room that can deliver on that." A player could use that quote everyday of the regular season. Doesn't matter if they got blown out or won by 6 goals or a last second overtime loss that quote covers it all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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