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Frank Seravalli makes a statement following disrespectful comments about Johnny Gaudreau
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Earlier today, NHL insider Frank Seravalli of the Daily Faceoff found himself in hot water as he made some bad comments about Johnny Gaudreau.
In a predictions piece ahead of the NHL season, Seravalli made the claim that the Columbus Blue Jackets would win the NHL Draft Lottery and it would be thanks to Gaudreau, who passed away. In fact, he edited his piece three times and each new edit made it way worse.
Following this horrific gaffe, Seravalli took to Twitter where he offered an apology and an explanation. He promised to do better, going forward.
"Earlier today, in an annual season predictions column, I picked the Columbus Blue Jackets to win the Draft Lottery and included commentary about Johnny Gaudreau looking down on them from heaven for good luck.
What I wrote and how my poor choice of words was received was not intended to create any hurt or anger. Especially as a member of the Philly hockey community, I've been absolutely gutted by John and Matty's passing - like so many around the hockey world. This tragedy is a difficult topic we're all grappling with and what I wrote was never intended to add to that. Simply put, I should not have tied the two together. I am sorry and I promise to be better."
What I wrote and how my poor choice of words was received was not intended to create any hurt or anger. Especially as a member of the Philly hockey community, I've been absolutely gutted by John and Matty's passing - like so many around the hockey world. This tragedy is a difficult topic we're all grappling with and what I wrote was never intended to add to that. Simply put, I should not have tied the two together. I am sorry and I promise to be better."
Needless to say, in the future, Seravalli will need to choose his words a lot more carefully. Otherwise, he runs the risk of making yet another bad gaffe that will certainly upset even more people.
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