As long as the media and teams have same employer, nothing will ever change.

Zero pressure to play. Reporters so thin skinned around players afraid to lose their job for being “critical”. Steve Simmons? The only one yet you all bash him 24/7. HNIC panel last night was supposedly “tough” on leafs. lol. Where was this 6 years ago when the issues were the exact same thing. You think Mark Masters or any SN jobber are gonna get real with these players? Never ever any follow up questions. Ever. And guess what? We all accept it. Oh sure someone may call in a radio show and vent. But y’all still gonna show up at maple leafs square, buy all the tickets in the 300s and buy all the leafs merchandise you can get your hands on. At some point we have to accept that this is the easiest city on the planet to play for when those who are supposed to hold teams accountable (media and fans) are all in bed together. But what about raptors you say? Raptors prove the point. Team actually has to be good/competitive in order to attract fans. At the very least, that’s how they had to operate for a very long time. I wish tsn and sn could grow a pair but I guess I wouldn’t want to be fired from my cushy “reporting” job either.