Nah, Eklund reports what people tell him. A lot of those people I think are in the know so to speak.
But it's just talk. And personally, I like it. When I see something like Roberto Luongo to Montreal, I get a little excited. Every done when it comes to trade talk.
For every deal that's made, there's hundreds of discussions that take place. Eklund knows some people close to those dicussions and they tell him what they know.
How hard is it to believe that someone could have a few ties to the NHL. Most people do, christ, Rick Nash lived with my buddies parents, and there NHL players that either live or have family in my neighbourhood. If you live in Canada, you probably know someone in Pro hockey or someone who's close to them. Real estate agents, car dealers, promotional people, salesman.. all come into contact with these guys.. I'm sure you know a realestate agent or two. Christ, a friend of the family just sold Thornton a big ranch.
A guy like Eklund gets things right from the horse's mouth.. it just can't all come true. So yeah, a lot of it's bullshit, but Eklund isn't. I like what he's doing.. he just gives us more to talk about.. and that's what it's all about round here, talking about hockey, hockey, hockey.