Comments on: Approval Ratings - Kevin Paul Dupont

By: mandb97

mandb97 — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 22:52:05 +0000

Same clown who said Joe Thornton should be relieved of his captaincy despite having broken ribs. Totally disaprove

By: Ann

Ann — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:10:27 +0000

The most frustrating thing I find about Jack is that he gets excited when *any* goal is scored. If I’m just listening to the game, I here a goal call, and he’s so exuberant I think the B’s must have just scored. Then I look up and find Montreal has just scored yet another goal. Too over the top.

By: matt

matt — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 18:40:18 +0000

anyone who thinks first ballot HOF joe thornton isn’t any good doesn’t know dinky doo about hockey. disapprove

By: Corpsie

Corpsie — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 18:38:03 +0000

In the circles of loyal Bruins fans who haunt the upper galleries of The Garden, Dupont is known merely as “Stupont”

He used to be a quality journalist, but sadly has gone down the way of the dark side into Shaughnessy-ville. His columns have become lazy and self-absorbed, and his personal agenda against Thornton is bordering on unhealthy obsession. It’s been two and a half years since the Thornton trade, yet Stupont STILL feels like he needs to make some snide comment about it.

A typical Sunday notes column:

Current weekly topic, replete with poorly constructed metaphor.
Paul Kelly of the NHLPA’s Talking Points
Mention of Old Bruin
Chance to remind people of his old nicknames like Andrei the “Empty Tank” Kovalenko, or Landon of The Lost Wilson.
Shot at Thornton
Far-fetched rule change proposal to “improve the game”
Self-congratulatory paragraph about his proposal, complete with unnamed source GM.

While I wish the man no ill, I pray for the day when Fluto can return balance to the hockey pages.

By: Peter

Peter — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:50:29 +0000

Compared to many others in the Boston sports media universe, he’s great. But that’s damned with faint praise. He still makes his agemda front and center. He still chooses sides. He still defends his friends and attacks his enemies via his writing.

Disapprove, and if only because I think he could be great if he’d just stop letting his personal grudges dictate his writing.

By: Nopointe

Nopointe — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:41:15 +0000

He’s the Bruce Shoebottom of the barrel.

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:47:34 +0000

Makes himself the subject of his columns with his inane weekly suggestions for rule changes? Check.

Stirs up faux controversy in a deliberate attempt to sink the ship (the Joe Thornton as captain mess in 2004)? Check.

Blows Tim Thomas a big wet kiss in the paper just for talking to the press? Check.

This guy is Dan Shaughnessy with three names. Thumbs down.

By: kampy1

kampy1 — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 02:32:23 +0000

We’re not voting on the guy based on him being a good human being. In terms of his writing, he overdoes it with his cute, over-the-top writing style so often that it becomes a distraction from his main point. And someone tell him to just quit with the stupid nicknames that he so desperately wants to catch on. Too devoted to clever turns of phrases for a hockey crowd that likes it straight.

Disapprove.

By: Bill Bleak

Bill Bleak — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 02:23:15 +0000

as far as him not writing a column the last few days,I
didn’t know he was dealing with an illness in the family……best wishes….

By: Bruce

Bruce — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 22:49:43 +0000

Thanks - I made the correction.