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Greg Wyshynski Leaving Yahoo Sports' Puck Daddy; Joining ESPN

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I?ve been told that two of my greatest assets as a writer are my speed and my creativity, so naturally I?ve been staring at a blank screen for six hours and can?t think of a single clever way to announce that today is my last day at Yahoo Sports, after nine years as editor of the Puck Daddy blog.

 

This is a decision I made during the summer, and it?s been in the works for the last few weeks. I apologize for not being more upfront about it, but there were a lot of moving parts.

 

Simply put: I didn?t want to spend the next three years trying to recreate something that couldn?t be recreated. To try and maintain standards I set for myself, and for you, that couldn?t be maintained, given the changes in staff, resources and objectives after the sale to Verizon. This is very much my own hang-up, as I anticipate NHL coverage will continue to thrive on Yahoo. But it was an insurmountable one.

 

I know myself and how I work, and I?ve already seen how I reacted to the losses of Leahy and Cooper and Neale this year. It wasn?t healthy, and ultimately it was going to lead me in one of two directions: Overworking to overcompensate, which is my default setting, or into a cycle of complacency because we had built a machine that saw record traffic in 2017.

 

I didn?t fancy either option, because I also wanted new challenges professionally, and so I decided to leave. Which it turns out was the most difficult decision I?ve made in my career. But ultimately, I believe, the right one.

 

So to be clear: I wasn?t caught in (another) round of layoffs. I wasn?t fired for something I wrote, much to the chagrin of my new friends at Breitbart. It?s my decision to leave Puck Daddy before this season, and I thank my superiors for accepting it.

 

I know where my next career destination is. I can?t announce it quite yet, despite being extraordinarily excited about the opportunity. But you?ll be the first to know, officially, when it happens.

 

http://gregwyshynski.com/

 

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Really hoping this is the launch of The Athletic NYC, because this is a massive loss for Yahoo Sports.

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Yahoo is laying off everyone.

 

Source: I know lots of people laid off at Yahoo

 

Yahoo ceased being a company with a soul or a mission, once creepy corporate (I don't understand the Internet or Culture) Marissa Mayer took over as CEO. Her total failure was inevitable.

Glad Greg is out of there.

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This news explains why MvsW can't continue. There's no working relationship between Sportsnet and ESPN.

 

If ESPN wants to get back into the hockey content game, though, this is a smart, strategic add. Wysh is exactly the kind of hire who can help them get past the mass layoffs they were ripped for months ago.

 

 

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Yeah, he'll fit in nice there

 

I really do not want to hear about any sports writers politics.

 

Liberal or conservative, the writer and organization are doing a poor job in my opinion if I can say for sure where they lean politically. I don't watch hockey to hear/read about politics.

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