In light of this I’m completely done with @Sportsnet broadcast… everything from the intermission to the play by play to the camera work etc.
Not enjoyable at all.
I will be listening to the other broadcast, enjoying Ray and Sean 100x more
One minute you have Ron “the Snake” MacLean rambling on about his sister’s kid in Oakville marrying a deli owner who used to be an Olympic-level curler, who makes the best pancakes he’s ever had.
The next minute you have Jennifer Botterill campaigning to make face washes a suspendible offense and crying about violent actions performed in an inherently violent sport in which everyone who plays does so by their own volition.
Finally, no Social Justice Night in Canada would be complete without Kelly Hrudey trying to score some leftist points by going on and on about his or a player’s “mental health”.
HNIC was an institution—something Canadians once considered a highlight of their week. It introduced a lot of Americans to Canadian hockey culture from afar. It had a captive audience during the first intermission, when one of the most entertaining figures in NHL history, Don “Grapes” Cherry, would shoot straight from the hip with amazing and insightful hockey analysis that has not since been matched.
Today, that same program stands as a source of embarrassment for the same fans that once made it the institution it was.
The worst part is that it doesn’t have to be this way. HNIC could be resurrected by simply hiring the correct analysts for their audience—a task so easy that a child could do it.
@SportsnetPR
I’m done with @OverDrive1050
Tired of the negativity, cup half full tone.
It used to be enjoyable and felt like you were listening to your buddies talking.
Moving to @Sportsnet.
These guys have flipped the switch from Leafs to Habs supporters…. coincides with Bell/TSN loss of ownership to Rogers
Hmmm
No wonder everything Leafs is negative.
"I think they can beat Carolina." - Hayes 👀
The guys on the Canadiens' win against the Sabres and the matchup with the Hurricanes in the Eastern Conference Final.
#GoHabsGo
Not sure why I have this feeling but I think Rogers is gonna give Chayka permission to give David Carle a blank cheque. Just seems like the corpos would love a big balls move and knowing they were able to pull the big fish out of Denver when others couldn't
NEW TODAY: Told by a source in #Denver that David Carle had an excellent first conversation with the #Leafs about replacing Craig Berube. This is the sort of outside-the-lines thinking from John Chayka that is foreign to the conservative Leafs and their fans. But, I think it’s long overdue. Don’t be surprised if the Denver University coach has the inside track on the #Toronto vacancy. #LeafsForever