Opinion: We haven’t heard from Samsonov since Game 2, and the Lightning netminder Vasilevskiy hasn’t spoken with reporters in the NHL playoffs.
It all has to do with media access. It’s all rather silly, even childish, but these are the games within the games, the scene behind the scene.spoke pretty much every day through the playoffs and Vasilevskiy didn’t. They didn’t think that was fair to Campbell.
This year, after Game 2, the Leafs PR department put Samsonov off limits. Like Campbell, Samsonov is what we in the business call “a good quote.” Who remembers “,” for example. Talking to him about the game always helps tell the story. And he seems to love to talk the media. So it’s not like it bothers him. That made him a go-to quote all year, despite the fact English is his second language. There was never an issue about access.
The Lightning were caught off guard by Keefe’s comments, left thinking they’re living rent-free inside the Leafs coach’s head.The league told both teams to make their goalies available if requested. Rules are rules. Access is vital to the media covering these teams. It’s basically free marketing for the league and both teams — and who wouldn’t want that?
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