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  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,315
    I like the NBC team (which is basically the Versus team). I do prefer the homer broadcast team of the Red Wings, but I like Doc's passion.

    Roenick is the NHL version of Michael Irvin.
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  • Indifference71
    Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,913
    MayDay10 said:

    Indifference71 said:

    MayDay10 said:

    yeah, the uniforms were both bad. But the whole atmosphere there was pretty tame it seemed, the "aesthetics" were awful.... wow! Levis Stadium that most people have seen maybe never, with a shark pond and a bunch of other odd crap. NBC Sports also did a crappy job covering it IMO like they do most things.

    At least last year's game in Southern Cal was in Dodger Stadium which was cool.

    Didn't see the game at all, but you really think NBC Sports does a bad job in general? I think their coverage of the NHL is very good. And their coverage of the EPL has been outstanding. Also- Sunday Night Football is probably the best sports broadcast out there.
    I agree on SNF. Well done. Saw EPL this weekend and it looked solid.

    They are awful, awful, awful for NHL The "panel" they have is a joke. Roenick, Milbury, and "say the most obvious/safe things cyclops" Keith Jones. Terrible. They never scratch the surface on anything. Its like hockey for invalids. I can go on, but Ill provide an example from this weekend.

    They did the HDIA thing from Lake Placid. OK cool. Miracle On Ice 35th year anniversary. So the "features" I saw were an interview with Mike "Rice O Roni" which we have all seen him blubber about it 100 times (I think the guy is insufferable). I want to see others talk. They should have interviewed like 12 of those guys.
    Instead they asked Milbury's thoughts on the 80 team like 6 times that I saw. Really dont care what that asshole thinks of anything, let alone an olympic team he had nothing to do with 35 years ago.

    Another "feature" was Jeremy Roenick, another clown who had nothing to do with it, hang out in the lockerroom and describe very basic things about the team we heard 1000 times... with the production of the moon landing.

    You have the whole team there. Why not utilize that more? Have one of the actual players sit in the lockerroom and describe the ACTUAL experience. Do a history of the build-up of US vs Soviets. I want to hear from guys you dont normally hear from like Ramsey, Broten, Craig, Christian, OCallahan, etc... Those guys were all there for the 1st time since 1980 and they squandered it.

    To me it just comes off as amateurish and lazy.


    I am also not a fan of Doc Emmrich/Ed Olczyk as the announcers. Pierre McGuire is the worst. I did hear Chris Cuthbert for a game which is a huge imrpovement, but Im sure he will be relegated to a fill-in

    edit: I see they did a brief segment interview with Christian and Craig. At least that is something, but again, questions just skim the surface.
    Yeah, the studio stuff is all pretty rough on NBC. I guess I was just thinking about the actual game presentation....the HD quality on NBC seems better than on other stations. I love listening to Doc announce games.....I get more than enough of Olczyk on the local Blackhawks broadcasts.
  • MayDay10
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  • smarchee
    smarchee Windsor, Ontario Posts: 14,539
    Columbus did the Leafs a massive favour
    Leafs are no doubt betting that Horton never plays again, is on long term injury reserve for the rest of his career or retires and never have to pay him.
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  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,831
    Kings got robbed of a goal last night (ref lost sight of puck and blew the play dead, just bad luck as the other side of the ice could clearly see the puck pop out before Willie buried it) but otherwise couldn't put a dent in the rook that the Sens have on fire right now. b2b shutouts is pretty nice!

    Couldn't tie the club record of 9 wins in a row and tonight we get the Duckies. Need this win, too often LA follows a great streak with a shit streak. Quickie has been on fire but you have to think Jones gets the start tonight.

    I love this time of year
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  • norm
    norm Posts: 31,146
    F Me In The Brain said:

    Kings got robbed of a goal last night (ref lost sight of puck and blew the play dead, just bad luck as the other side of the ice could clearly see the puck pop out before Willie buried it) but otherwise couldn't put a dent in the rook that the Sens have on fire right now. b2b shutouts is pretty nice!

    Couldn't tie the club record of 9 wins in a row and tonight we get the Duckies. Need this win, too often LA follows a great streak with a shit streak. Quickie has been on fire but you have to think Jones gets the start tonight.

    I love this time of year

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  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,831
    Isles & Habs gearing it up.
    I really like what the Habs are doing.
    Is it going to be the first year since, holy crap, 1993 that the cup will be raised by a Canadian team?
    Who would have ever thought then that it would be more than 20 years and during that time teams from places like Charlotte, Anaheim, Dallas, Tampa, Newark (x3), LA (x2), and Denver (x2) would raise the cup before a Canadian team would again?
    Once the Kings are out I am rooting for Montreal.
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  • norm
    norm Posts: 31,146
    F Me In The Brain said:

    Isles & Habs gearing it up.
    I really like what the Habs are doing.
    Is it going to be the first year since, holy crap, 1993 that the cup will be raised by a Canadian team?
    Who would have ever thought then that it would be more than 20 years and during that time teams from places like Charlotte, Anaheim, Dallas, Tampa, Newark (x3), LA (x2), and Denver (x2) would raise the cup before a Canadian team would again?
    Once the Kings are out I am rooting for Montreal.

    no self-respecting kings fan should ever root for that team

    and what's this "once the kings are out" nonsense? keep it together, man! ;) lol
  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,831
    Yeah well I'll be rooting against the Hans next game! Kings look good so far tonight. The rangers are looking good too. Repeat of last years cup final anyone? :lightbulb:
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  • Indifference71
    Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,913
    Not sure how I feel about the Blackhawks chances right now. Kane wouldn't be able to come back until the Conf Finals it sounds like....hard to see them winning 2 playoff series without him. But this team is deep and has been there plenty of times....not afraid of the Blues or Preds.

    I liked the moves Bowman made before the deadline. The prices were high, but great to add Timonen and Vermette for the stretch run here. Can't wait for playoff hockey.
  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,831
    edited March 2015
    Hawks can move up with Nashville stuttering and Crawford standing on his head.
    Canadians are in a slide and Los Kings are primed to continue their push. REALLY could use Alec Martinez and Tanner Pearson back from injury. Neither is as big a loss as Kane to the Hawks obviously but both coming back would make a big boost for the Kings.
    Getting crazy!
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  • badbrains
    badbrains Posts: 10,255
    Let's go rangers
  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,831
    badbrains said:

    Let's go rangers

    Those frigging "colon-endings" have been playing great hockey too. When the king comes back they will be even tougher.
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  • Indifference71
    Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,913
    F Me In The Brain said:

    Hawks can move up with Nashville stuttering and Crawford standing on his head.
    Canadians are in a slide and Los Kings are primed to continue their push. REALLY could use Alec Martinez and Tanner Pearson back from injury. Neither is as big a loss as Kane to the Hawks obviously but both coming back would make a big boost for the Kings.
    Getting crazy!

    1 month left here. Kings are the team that no one wants to play in the 1st round if they sneak into one of those wild card spots. I'm praying that Kaner comes back early than expected, but it sounds like he's on track to be out 12 weeks which would be the Conference finals. As talented as the Hawks are, it's hard to see them getting through 2 rounds without their top offensive player.
  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,831
    Indifference71 said:

    F Me In The Brain said:

    Hawks can move up with Nashville stuttering and Crawford standing on his head.
    Canadians are in a slide and Los Kings are primed to continue their push. REALLY could use Alec Martinez and Tanner Pearson back from injury. Neither is as big a loss as Kane to the Hawks obviously but both coming back would make a big boost for the Kings.
    Getting crazy!

    1 month left here. Kings are the team that no one wants to play in the 1st round if they sneak into one of those wild card spots. I'm praying that Kaner comes back early than expected, but it sounds like he's on track to be out 12 weeks which would be the Conference finals. As talented as the Hawks are, it's hard to see them getting through 2 rounds without their top offensive player.
    Kings are team nobody except for the Hawks should want to play at all. Everyone else has been their bitches the last 3 years, only the Hawks stopped them from 3 in a row! (Now they just need to get back in and hope someone else takes out the Hawks, lol)
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  • Indifference71
    Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,913
    Playoffs start tomorrow. The best postseason in all of sports....
  • FoxyRedLa
    FoxyRedLa Lauren / MI Posts: 4,810
    We have Mrazek starting tomorrow again TB. LMAO we're up against Yzerman - awesome for him! Anything can happen. We're gonna see some great frickin hockey! Can't wait!
    Oh please let it rain today.
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  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,315
    FoxyRedLa said:

    We have Mrazek starting tomorrow again TB. LMAO we're up against Yzerman - awesome for him! Anything can happen. We're gonna see some great frickin hockey! Can't wait!

    It's never good to be going into the post season with a starting goalie controversy. That said, teams have made deep runs when an unheard goalie catches fire. I'm thinking that is Babcock's strategy. Throw Mrazek out there and see if he catches fire, and pull him the second he shows weakness so a pissed off, and hopefully motivated, Howard takes the helm.
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  • pjhawks
    pjhawks Posts: 12,934
    I'm going with Canadians over the Predators for the Cup.
  • Rygar
    Rygar Posts: 8,711
    edited April 2015
    pjhawks said:

    I'm going with Canadians over the Predators for the Cup.

    I'm going with Ottawa over the Canadiens in 5!

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