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deafmute posted:Ulf Samuelsson, Kevin Dineen and Ed Olczyk will be amongst ex-teammates of CAR GM Ron Francis mentioned as potential coaching candidates. Ulfs dream team of Correy Perey, Matt Cooke, Marchand, and other great, clean players who can stand up for themselves.
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Sam Carchidi @BroadStBull 1m “@waynefish1: Broadcasters vote Detroit's Babcock, Tampa's Cooper and Colorado's Roy as Jack Adams finalists. #Flyers' Berube snubbed.” lol now I'm not gonna say I wouldn't have loved to see Berube as an Adams finalist but I'm not sure snubbed works here. There were just way too many exciting media narratives this year for Chief to get in
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May 6, 2014 16:24
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Honestly not even sure where Halak could get a primary position, NYI seems like a good place where he gets prime time and probably a good paycheck. Also see Roy winning the Jack Adams even though most of it was Varlamov playing out of his gourd. But Babcock has ~*~pedigree~*~.
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ThinkTank posted:In a similar vein, holy hell did Bob Cole sound past it last night. I'm not even sure he knew what teams were playing at times. This is definitely my opinion as well and as much as it sucks, I'd like to see him retire soon. Hughson is the CBC's main voice now, and some of the guys covering round one in the West were fairly decent (at least decent enough to replace Bob in terms of awareness if not Old Timey Hockey Voice).
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Vicas posted:TSN8, The Ocho Aw man I actually clicked on the link hoping this was true.
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HookShot posted:Aw man I actually clicked on the link hoping this was true. Dodgeball was a documentary, just give it a little more time
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May 6, 2014 16:48
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Edzo is one of the worst loving commentators and I'll recognize no defense of him.
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Stanos posted:Honestly not even sure where Halak could get a primary position, NYI seems like a good place where he gets prime time and probably a good paycheck. IBurnStuffAlot posted:I figure he might sign for 2-3 years if we can actually pay him, what 5.5? He's guaranteed a starter spot and I bet the Isles are willing to wheel and deal seeing as Nabby is getting older, Nilsson said he won't play in the AHL (lol ok dude) and Poulin is not what Roy said he would be... and all three of them are unsigned as of yet. Oh, no, I totally know it makes sense. He'll be the starter on the island for sure. After Nabby and Lubo had their things, and the Islanders barely being a cap FLOOR team, I think somebody not wanting to sign here is still a legitimate worry. Wamsutta posted:Halak is in every way an upgrade over all other current NYI goaltenders and I am bummed that they may have plugged that huge hole Now if they could make a few calls to some head coaches that are available...
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May 6, 2014 16:56
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Maple Leafs should go big with Babcock. Leafs might want to make a play for Panthers #1 pick. Yes Toronto Star sports reporters, I agree it would be great if the Leafs could conjure Babcock and a #1 pick out of thin air. Maybe they can trade for Weber and Crosby while they're at it.
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May 6, 2014 17:08
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eXXon posted:Maple Leafs should go big with Babcock. This is an LOL-worthy selling point: "He might enjoy working in a place where playoff games aren’t taken as a ho-hum given."
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May 6, 2014 17:12
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No worries about the Isles acquiring a real coach because why would Snow get rid of WANG'S GUY, Cappy??
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May 6, 2014 17:14
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Thufir posted:This is an LOL-worthy selling point: "He might enjoy working in a place where playoff games aren’t taken as a ho-hum given." After dealing with the stress and time commitments of several years of playoff runs, I'm happy to sign on with the Leafs organization and I look forward to the change of pace.
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May 6, 2014 17:18
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Naet posted:Edzo is one of the worst loving commentators and I'll recognize no defense of him. I don't see how, I'll grant he's not anywhere near the top ten list for sports commentary but there is a long list of NHL commentators underneath him that deserve to be put out to pasture (or worse). Or is this just a "chicago sucks and anything from chicago sucks too" thing?
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May 6, 2014 17:21
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xzzy posted:I don't see how, I'll grant he's not anywhere near the top ten list for sports commentary but there is a long list of NHL commentators underneath him that deserve to be put out to pasture (or worse).
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May 6, 2014 17:29
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xzzy posted:I don't see how, I'll grant he's not anywhere near the top ten list for sports commentary but there is a long list of NHL commentators underneath him that deserve to be put out to pasture (or worse). "Well let me tell you, [Habs player] really knows how to fall to the ice well when they feel contact *shows clip of a Bruin tackling a Habs player*"
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May 6, 2014 17:35
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deafmute posted:He's a homer and usually obnoxious during games. Just because there are worse options than him doesn't make him a good announcer. He's in the same realm with Milbury/Engblom/Pierre/Emrick for things NBCSN needs to dump. And replace them with who? You seem to be setting an impossibly high bar if obnoxious sayings and pandering to a specific team's crowd is the criteria for getting a commentator thrown out. I can't think of a single personality in the hockey universe that would pass that test.
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May 6, 2014 17:36
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deafmute posted:He's a homer and usually obnoxious during games. Just because there are worse options than him doesn't make him a good announcer. He's in the same realm with Milbury/Engblom/Pierre/Emrick for things NBCSN needs to dump. just be glad FOX doesn't carry hockey. You'd get Joe Buck calling the games. 
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May 6, 2014 17:43
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Darren Pang is pretty great
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I really don't have a problem with St. Louis's callers besides the fact that it's pretty clear Federko has either taken one too many hits or is drunk during the games. Pang is great.
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xzzy posted:And replace them with who? You seem to be setting an impossibly high bar if obnoxious sayings and pandering to a specific team's crowd is the criteria for getting a commentator thrown out. I can't think of a single personality in the hockey universe that would pass that test.
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May 6, 2014 17:51
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John Shorthouse and John Garret on Sportsnet Pacific are great. They are overt Canucks fans though*, but honestly that shouldn't be an issue with local commentary teams. I've never understood why people get upset with an announcer having a bias to a team they call regularly. It's different with national broadcasts, but cmon regional bias can be great sometimes. *so much so that an Oilers blogger did a list of the biggest homer announcers in the league and put them at #1, ironically one of the most homer things ever posted on the internet.
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May 6, 2014 17:52
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May 6, 2014 17:55
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The thing I really enjoy about Pang is how NOT homer he is. He compliments other teams players and points out good things other teams do all the time and I think it adds a lot to his commentary.
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bewbies posted:The thing I really enjoy about Pang is how NOT homer he is. He compliments other teams players and points out good things other teams do all the time and I think it adds a lot to his commentary. We tried to say that about Eddie but nooooo.
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May 6, 2014 18:00
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preds have hired laviolette as coach. they've also retained housley, which owns. http://predators.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=718131
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Trevor Bird posted:preds have hired laviolette as coach. they've also retained housley, which owns. Good for Lavy. I'm honestly shocked it took him this long to get rehired. It'll be interesting to see what he does with this Preds lineup, it's certainly, uh, a bit different than the last one he coached
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Wamsutta posted:No worries about the Isles acquiring a real coach because why would Snow get rid of WANG'S GUY, Cappy?? B A T T L E L E V E L
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May 6, 2014 18:07
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Thufir posted:This is an LOL-worthy selling point: "He might enjoy working in a place where playoff games aren’t taken as a ho-hum given." That's probably the best spin on "habitually bad" I've ever seen.
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xzzy posted:I don't see how, I'll grant he's not anywhere near the top ten list for sports commentary but there is a long list of NHL commentators underneath him that deserve to be put out to pasture (or worse). It's a 'Chicago sucks' thing only in that Edzo is obnoxiously pro-Chicago when he's calling games, but that's not really my main complaint. He's not enjoyable to listen to and he's up there among the worst offenders of making a mountain out of a mole hill. He's also absolutely one of those old guard idiots who prattles on about the great masculine hockey code or whatever the gently caress. I don't need more "old time hockey" nonsense in my commentary. You're absolutely right that there are other people equally bad or even worse. Edzo is particularly annoying for how quickly he failed upward, though.
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I'd like to see a team of Jack Edwards/Mickey Redmond/Steve Coates for maximum hilarity.
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I just wish NBC had Sam Rosen but I understand why they don't (FOX Football contract).
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Trevor Bird posted:preds have hired laviolette as coach. they've also retained housley, which owns. Good hire this Until Lavy benches Rinne for ... uh, somebody
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May 6, 2014 18:26
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shyduck posted:Bring back Gary Thorne This is not an empty quote.
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My dream team is probably Doc/Tyson Nash/Pierre with a between-period show of Liam/Keith/JR/Mike (Hi Haters)
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May 6, 2014 18:28
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It's almost like Seth Jones and Shea Weber ended up becoming Flyers!!!
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May 6, 2014 18:33
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double sulk posted:It's almost like Seth Jones and Shea Weber ended up becoming Flyers!!! Flyers Midwest!
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Trevor Bird posted:preds have hired laviolette as coach. they've also retained housley, which owns. boo. quit sleeping caps
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I think I'm happy with the Laviolette hiring because at least it means they're not hiring Torts or Oates or Ron Wilson.
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