The Stanley25 podcast, hosted by Jean Trudel and Maxime Truman, has struck again hard with a series of shocking revelations.
But what might be most surprising in this saga is not only the impact of the allegations, but the reaction of an unexpected actor: Sean Coffee, the agent of Lane Hutson and Logan Mailloux.
According to verified reports, Sean Coffee barred Trudel and Truman from entering a recent autograph session involving Lane Hutson.
The instructions, clear and merciless: “Trudel then Truman, they don’t fit.”
@9millions_ #Stanley25: Max and Jean were banned from an autograph session! ???????? #gohabsgo #habs #montrealcanadiens ♬ original sound – 9million
This decision would have been communicated directly to the security service on site, and executed with far too intense precision.
According to some witnesses, this tense atmosphere surprised several people present, including the famous Mitch, security advisor for the Canadian.
Why would an agent representing Lane Hutson embark on a vendetta against two journalists?
It all seems to go back to criticisms made by Truman and Trudel towards Mailloux, another Coffee customer.
The hosts accused the young defender of problematic behavior, ranging from repeated lateness to an alleged propensity to take advantage of Laval nightlife.
These comments, broadcast widely and amplified on social networks, would have deeply irritated Sean Coffee, who saw his client plunged into a media storm that was difficult to control.
But beyond defending Mailloux, this gesture could also aim to protect Hutson…from absolutely nothing…
How far are agents willing to go to protect their clients…or invent problems that don’t exist?
This intervention, although spectacular, has backfired on Coffee if it is seen as a clumsy attempt to muzzle criticism.
Lane Hutson, until then sheltered from controversy, finds himself indirectly involved in this affair. His agent, by choosing to take a stand, also places the young defender in the spotlight in a completely unnecessary way.
For Hutson and Coffee, the confrontational strategy could be a risky gamble, especially if the public interprets this intervention as a direct attack on press freedom.
With tight supervision from their agents, but also immense pressure from the media and fans, young players like Hutson and Mailloux are overprotected.
Their agent has really lost his mind. Prohibiting access to an autograph session on a podcast, however popular it may be, is really junior.
Ridicule.
