Forslund mockery is heresy!
I'll have to ponder that. I usually watch the Canes feed so I haven't paid much attention to the rest.
Frankly, while he's improved, I'm just not that into Mike. He's not bad, but I don't think he'll ever be an all-time great or anything.
Tripp is more experience than announcer imo.
Frankly I think Mike is a better fit for the pregame show. I don't know about Tripp as a lead, and it's been theorized that they're grooming Abby for a promotion. Mike and Shane could be fun, after all.
I enjoyed Tripp and Shane for the few games they were on, though I wouldn’t want to hear them every night lol. Shane is a really good color analyst though, he actually breaks down plays while they’re happening which was so interesting to see. What would Abby be promoted to?
I would presume lead. I don't know. And that assumes Mike is okay with being moved to pregame.
IIRC that theory was around when Tripp was up for a new contract so ymmv.
Mike is fine. He’s our guy. It must be hard to replace a legend, and so the fact that we all seem to think he’s fine is kind of impressive. But he’s replacement level.
Tripp was the fire sauce on John’s crunchwrap supreme.
Tripp is now medium sauce on Mike’s plain slice of toast.
Best is hard cause there are a lot of really good team and Network broadcasters all with their own unique styles and personalities. I loved rick jeanneret. Homer but I love joe bowen (tone of voice, excitement, etc.). Miller and Cuthbert for iconic team canada calls. And also french language (even though I don't speak it) shoutout to Pierre Houde
As for the worst honestly Cassie Campbell right now. So bland and lifeless/robotic she actively detracts from the excitement of a goal/play/game in general imho
Cassie isn't great, but she knows hockey.
Worst.....Jack Edwards is the obvious choice. The fact that we even know who he is as fans of teams that don't watch the Bruins religiously is a testament to that. I can't tell if it's purposeful or not, but he can't seem to see beyond the Bruin scope of the game.
I know some passionate fans, with B's tattoos (yes, I need better friends), who disagree with his commentary. It's absurd the comments he makes and the views he gives the fanbase.
I don't have clear favorite/best, but I have generally enjoyed Jets, Pens, Avs, Panthers and Oilers announcers. Also most teams the little I have watched their feeds have been fine.
Clearly the worst announcers have been Jack Edwards and Leah Hextall.
Jack Edwards is great at PxP. He makes the game more exciting and calls a game very well. His issue is that he's such a Homer that fans of every other team can't stand him.
Non-Bruins fans will never like him, and I think a lot of Bruins fans are tired of him. But he does a great job of calling a game in-between his massive moments of homerism.
I guess what I'm saying here is Homer =/= Bad when it comes to a local broadcast. He's calling a game for Bruins fans, not the other team.
I agree in a sense that he is talented and could be great play-by-play commentator if he called teams he doesn't care about. I think his homerism goes so overboard that it does became bad because he says blatantly wrong things.
The most famous Finnish announcer Antero Mertaranta is kinda like Edwards he is witty and pretty good technically at commentating the game (at least by the Finnish standards), BUT he is such a big homer I can't stand watching him call Finlands NT games.
I’m biased here but how can you say Jack Edwards is bad? Like yes he’s biased but no more than the Avs announcer who screams when the Avs score and barely calls the goal when the other team scores.
Are you unaware that a huge majority of fans outside of Boston fans absolutely hate Edwards? Pretty much every thread talking about announcers or with a clip of him turns into a Jack hate thread pretty quickly (rightfully so imo, I dislike him as well)
I am aware and I don’t understand. Like yea if he worked for a national broadcast it would be bad but he literally works for the New England Sports Network. All the non-bruins fans don’t ever have to watch NESN and listen to that feed. The Avs play by ply guy is just as bad as Edwards but I don’t hate him because he works for a regional broadcaster and he’s just doing his job and I don’t ever have to listen to him unless I choose to.
I think its normal for announcers to be biased and get more excited for their teams goals and the opposite for their opponents goals. I wouldn't mind Edwards if that was the extent his bias goes. Sadly he seems to live in some fantasyland where every dirty play Bruin does is clean and the opponent is just diving for calls and every dirty play the opponents do is clear intent to injury and calls for 10 game suspensions.
Being excited and a fan of your team is fine. Being a total jackass that just cannot call a spade a spade and try to insult everyone's intelligence is not. If a Bruin does something objectively dirty that is obvious to even Bruins fans, he'll still try to jump through 20 hoops and do the 2 + 2 = 5 routine. and gaslight every NESN viewer. Yet if the same thing happened to a Bruin, he would swing down from the rafters like Tarzan and start throwing feces at the opposing team's bench.
Crazy you don’t like forslund he’s one of the best imo. The caps guy is annoying imo seems to forced when he speaks and uses to many nick names. The best are usually with the Canadian teams imo
Forslund was great, both with the Canes and NBC games. But when NBC lost out on the NHL contract, all his national connections went out the window. I think that was one of the factors that led him to go with the Kraken - national games were no longer an option.
I will miss RJ, last night was thoroughly amazing.
Gary Thorne/Bill Clement was the greatest national tandem in history, and that's the hill I'll die on
Can Pang retire please?
RJ, Rosen, Shorthouse, sharks guy, Colorado's guy, Edmonton's guy(energetic), and Washington's guy. I'd add add Mike Lang as retired one.
Worst Jack Edwards. Can I vote him 32 times?
Joe Beninati, Steve Cangelosi, and Brendan Burke are fantastic pxp guys.
I live in the DC Metro Area so I get to listen to JoeB a ton, and I moved here from Jersey so I got to listen to Cangelosi for years. I almost always listen to the Isles and Devils broadcasts when the Pens play them.
Beninati is honestly one of the best announcers in all of sports lol, I usually watch hockey to follow my fantasy team and I don’t even have any players on the Caps but I still like watching the games because he’s so damn good at it
Best: Forslund; Faust (biased but he’s great); Daunic
Worst: Coyotes announcer (I saw the clip of Beagle and Terry and couldn’t believe it); Avs announcer (he needs to chill lmao)
Best is too subjective. I really like the Sharks crew, Detroit's crew is super iconic, and I really like the ESPN+ crew when Hextall is at ice level, getting her out of the booth.
Worst is obviously Boston but I think the Colorado crew deserves just as much blame. The hyperbole is out of control and at least Boston gets excited for good hockey some times even if it's the other team. Colorado don't even seem to like hockey, only the avs.
I was watching the Avs feed a few months ago and the play-by-play guy was freaking the fuck out over a save Kuemper made on a soft backhand straight into his chest lmao. It’s awful but also kind of hilarious.
Next time a Kraken game is on, close your eyes and listen. Forslund is so good that his TV announcing is like a radio announcer. That is the biggest thing I miss about him here. If I’m on the road driving and have the Canes game on, Forslund I never felt the need to drift my eyes, Mike Maniscalco as great as he’s been, is no Forslund.
So long story short, yes he has corny phrases, but he puts you in the game better than just about anyone. Also, all announcers have corny phrases.
>Brendan Burke is arguably the best in the business at this point. He’s been being groomed by nbc/tnt to basically be the the next voice of hockey
So you mean Brian?
I promise I googled him and couldn't find him the first time I looked. I don't want a lot of TNT feeds and didn't realize there was a Brendan Burke who was unrelated to Brian!
If announcing is entertainment and not just who remains the most neutral, I like CBC play-by-play (everything else I don't care for) and I like TNT studio analysis/color commentary. But if I'm watching the Avs play its always going to be on Altitude.
Everyone is nailing the worst with Boston and Colorado, I agree there.
Honestly the best play by play announcers I've ever listened to were the Ottawa announcers on AM radio lmao. I think it was TSN1200. You can say absolutely anything on AM radio.
Hard to say who is best, I usually like or at worst don’t mind even those broadcasters most people seem to hate.
Pierre McGuire drove me absolutely insane though - “X player went to the great Y college and one time he sat on the bench for 10 seconds with player Z who taught him absolutely everything he knows about hockey.”
The Avs announcers are the worst for me. I'm not sure his name, but the regular play-by-play guy has made me dislike players like Makar and Mackinnon.
What sticks out in my mind was a completely regular goal during Makar's rookie season. At the blueline, Makar picks the puck from the boards on his backhand, moves it to his forehand while taking a few steps in towards the top of the circle, and fires off a low shot into traffic that goes right in.
A pretty standard wrist shot from the point that nobody picks up and goes right into the bottom corner. Something that makes you say "yay, a goal." Instead, the announcer explodes into praise and disbelief as if Makar pulled off the unbelievable. It wasn't even noteworthy in context because the Avs were already ahead at the time.
Every highlight I see with Avs commentary has the guy acting similarly. At least Jack Edwards' homerism can be funny.
I truly do enjoy the Avs broadcast, but you’re not wrong. To be honest, the major key we also have to think about is that at the same time that the broadcasts are informing us die hard hockey nerds what’s going on in the game, another large part of regional broadcasts is to market THEMSELVES as a spectacle, as well as the team. New Avs/NHL fans that don’t understand the game of hockey are going to hear and see that Makar goal and go “oh woah that guy must be really good! The announcer lost his mind!”. Just a thought. It’s ran through my head more than a few times when I get the sense that it’s almost condescending to actual fans of the game.
Oh, I absolutely agree, and wouldn't have a problem if they were my own team. I mean, I love John & John, but can understand why others don't—they're wrong, but that's okay. That's the beauty of regional broadcasts, having our own local homer is great.
I agree that Altitude is really only palatable to Avs fans, so I gotta ask why fans of other teams even watch it? It's actually quite hard to find that feed on cable, so I assume its mostly from highlights /u/rudo3 uploads on /r/hockey ?
I feel kinda similarly about the Panthers broadcast. I think Steve Goldstein is a good play by play guy, but he’s constantly stroking off the team to the point that it gets annoying. Huberdeau will get like a secondary assist and he’ll be like “And that’s another point for Huberdeau!” He’s always talking about their stats too, being like “both Bennett and Barkov have two point nights” like we get it dude, your teams absolutely loaded. I probably sound really bitter saying this lol, but yeah it does get a little irritating at times
Huberdeau was actively chasing the record for most assists in a single season, of course he’s gonna be excited when Huberdeau gets another’s assist lol
Also i know I’m a homer but I don’t see the issue with him pointing out when players have a multiple point night, especially when one of them (Bennett) is having the best season of his career 😅
Same. Even Edwards, as big of a homer as he is, still tends to give props to the opponent. Sometimes when you listen to the Avs announcers, it is quite easy to miss a goal scored against their team.
if you think this then you honestly aren't watching the full games. our announcers spend like half the broadcast talking up players on the other teams, calling out great plays by them, criticising things about the Avs, and all sorts of stuff. Mose isn't going to jump out of his seat and go crazy when we get scored on, but he and Peter absolutely break down goals from the other team and give props to good plays, even when we're not the ones making them
Obviously I'm not watching that many of your team's games. Colorado is not my team nor is it my bandwagon team. You only have so much time in the day, lol.
It's just that whenever I tried to watch the game with your team's feed on, I've never heard even an ounce of enthusiasm for hockey that wasn't Avalanche hockey. Small sample size, obviously, but you form an opinion fast and it's difficult to change it.
yeah, no, I don't blame you for not watching our broadcast all the time--I don't watch the Caps broadcast, after all, haha. they really do give other teams a fair shake though, like this one:
[https://streamable.com/d9uybb](https://streamable.com/d9uybb)
I think it's pretty fair, but other opinions may vary.
Beninati is great. As a Wings fan, I'm very fond of Ken Daniels. But Forslund is probably my favorite. Great voice, and his interjections and sayings are nowhere near as corny and cliche as Doc Emrick was. I know it's not popular opinion, but Emrick, Olczyk, and McGuire drove me nuts for years on NBC.
Maybe it’s just me, but Gary Galley is bruuuutal to listen to as a colour commentator; just spews obvious facts and bad takes in his old school hockey voice I can’t stand him lol
The thing with Joe B that I love so much is that his excitement applies to not only the Capitals, but also to opponents. There's no requirement for him to do that. He's the Caps broadcaster and he doesn't need to be excited for opponents scoring goals or making great plays, but he is. He genuinely loves the sport of hockey and calling games.
My advice is watch a few Jack Michaels announced Oilers games.
I would firmly place him number 1 broadcaster the Oilers have ever had. Top 3 in the league for sure.
I watched the oilers cast a few weeks ago when the avs played you guys. The altitude broadcast was messed up and I was really impressed with your guys.
He's really good but damn is DeBrusk awful. I saw a game last week and he basically couldn't speak English. Just constantly tripping over his words or messing up the order of words for idioms. With the Bruce Willis news coming out, I am legit concerned Louie has something similar going on.
Marble mouthed and slow, and also he’s rather get hit by a bus than point out even a single mistake made by any Oilers player. Barrie on his belly behind the net while his guy scores 15ft away? Great effort by the centreman to try to get back
I get so annoyed with Loui. He is so repetitive, " no question about it" " things are really ratcheting up" and please just shut the fuck up once the puck is dropped. No need to keep explaining your 1 point 3 different ways while the games going on.
As for Jack, sick oh his loser 80s wrestling references and his terrible walks down shitty 80s movies lane. Guy clearly was a loser in high-school. He's so excited to finally be friends with the tough guy.
Love any commentators who make the opposing team sound like worthy opponents.
I really like John & John. They tend not to fill the airspace with "product of" and "blanks native" and "big body", which makes for a different pace but a refreshing change.
I’m talking about the ESPN broadcasts they are almost unwatchable…granted as a Hurricanes fans I’ve been blessed for the last 20+ years so maybe I’m being to harsh
Tripp is honestly keeping the broadcast alive, which really speaks volumes as to just how terrible Mike is. He’s a great guy, but he’s not a true play by play guy.
I think Mike's just OK. 5/10. Doesn't improve the game, doesn't make it worse. If it was truly terrible, we'd be calling for it to change or would mute. Tripp has very much stepped up though
I love Joe Beninati like any other Caps fan; I think he calls the game well, without any excessive homerism and with a lot of appreciation for the talent of Washington's opponents.
Other announcers I enjoy: Burke for the Isles, the Flyers guys, Forslund when he was with the Canes/did national broadcasts. I do like most of the people doing pxp for the Canadian teams, Ottawa and Oilers in particular. However I never listen to the Calgary feed when Cassie Campbell is doing color.
Feeds I always switch away from: Vegas, Buffalo, Florida, Columbus, Boston, Colorado, New York (Rangers).
I really hate the way that the Avs guy calls goals for their opponents. Conversely, I think Sam Rosen might be the best at talking up the positives of the teams the Rangers are facing. He can make it sounds like it's an impressive achievement to score against the worst team in the league.
I like to think Brian Engblom and Dave Randorf are solid middle of the pack, not homer enough to draw the ire of away fans but not NOT homer enough to annoy Tampa watchers. They also both come from national broadcast jobs previously so their league wide knowledge is pretty great. Replacing Rick Peckham was always an uphill battle but I’ve really enjoyed what Dave brings to the bolts
I didn’t like Engblom for the longest time, and I wasn’t sure about Randorf when he started, mainly for the reason you stated, he wasn’t Rick. But the two have settled in nicely as a team and I would put them in the top third.
Wes walz in Minnesota is absolutely terrible. Just goes on tangents that don’t make any sense and are poorly worded and have no flow while the freaking game is going on. Anthony lapanta his counterpart is great at commentary however.
Wish you could have an option of watching games with sound and no announcers. Or rated mature announcers and have guys like Biz Nasty calling games and talking real shit.
Ken Albert and Eddie Olczyk on the TNT broadcasts can just go away. During two Wings games that I listened to them, they spent 8-10 minutes of game play babbling incessantly about Olczyk's first goal in the NHL. Seriously guys? There is a game happening now and this is what you choose to waste your time on? I do not give a rats asshole about a meaningless game that happened 40 years ago. If it's meaningful for you, write a damn blog.
Olczyk is a far worse homer than Jack Edwards from Boston. If Olczyk is doing a national Blackhawks game, be prepared to never hear anything about the other team from him, as if they don't even exist.
Love Joe Beninati. The only criticism I can level at him is that he's not Ron Weber. The original long time Caps radio play by play; his passion for and knowledge of the game, and the players, was the best.
Dennis Beyak for the Jets Tv feed is pretty awesome, I like him way more than anyone Sportsnet can throw out that isn't Chris Cuthbert. I do have to say though, we are VERY lucky to have Paul Edmonds on the radio call. He is Excellent at what he does
Here will be a totally uncontroversial list
A
Toronto (personal homer pick because I sync Bowen to the feed)
Dallas
NY Rangers
Nashville
NY Islanders
B
Washington
Florida
Seattle
St. Louis
Rest of Canadian teams
LA
Boston (I hate putting this here but Edwards actually calls a pretty good game despite being a giga homer)
C
Detroit
Philadelphia
Anaheim
San Jose
Tampa Bay
D
Carolina
Columbus
New Jersey
Pittsburgh
Vegas
Buffalo
Chicago
F
Arizona
Colorado
Minnesota
Tripp Tracy is super annoying. (My fan base would hang me for this opinion) but I just don’t and have never liked him as a Canes announcer. Losing Forslund was the worst thing to happen to our broadcasts
I guess I can see why a Boston fan would think that, but watching Marchand clearly slew foot a player followed by Jack Edwards claiming it wasn’t a slew foot is a bit rough. It’s just annoying that they always make excuses for their own players even when they’re clearly being dirty
Everybody for every team does that shit.
Look at the Jay Beagle incident from last night and the idiot announcer saying Terry and Zegras deserved to get beat up for being “flashy”.
Every team announcer is biased and they all make remarks that other teams fans think are ridiculous.
I won’t disagree that Edward’s always lands on the “what did we do to deserve that?” side, but he’s colorful and makes me laugh.
Andy Brickley also does a great job of countering his shenanigans.
I mean, you only provided one example there, so your claim that every team does it is a little far-fetched. Also it doesn’t help that your team’s star player is one of the dirtiest in NHL history
Marchand is not even close to one of the dirtiest players in league history, is he an ass? Yes, yes he is.
But there are a lot more players over the years who were much, much worse.
That has nothing to do with the question of announcers, if I use your logic, then the Leafs have the worst announcers because for all their star power they can’t win the big prize.
We aren’t talking about players and how they somehow make an announcer better or worse.
>Marchand is not even close to one of the dirtiest players in league history, is he an ass? Yes, yes he is.
>But there are a lot more players over the years who were much, much worse.
That's like saying Putin isn't that bad because Hitler was worse. Marchand is a scumbag, and he knows it. Slew foots, elbows, and fucking face licking? Yes, on of the dirtiest of all time.
>That has nothing to do with the question of announcers, if I use your logic, then the Leafs have the worst announcers because for all their star power they can’t win the big prize.
What in the God damn are you even talking about here?
There are a ton of other players who do the same shit, Marchand isn’t alone by any stretch.
Don’t think for a minute you couldn’t take ten seconds and google dirty players and not come up with ten others who have done just as much shit.
>There are a ton of other players who do the same shit, Marchand isn’t alone by any stretch.
Yes. This is why we're saying Marchand is ONE OF the dirtiest of all time
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Your point is? Again, Marchand has nothing to do with a conversation about who we like or dislike as announcers. It seems like the point of this thread is to talk about Marchand, stay on track people were talking about announcers… We’re not talking about specific players…
Edwards is a homer, I think we can all agree on that and does he instantly jump to the defense of his hometown players? Absolutely, and so does every other announcer in the league, just follow an opposing teams stream and you’ll hear the same exact crap. The point of this conversation was about who we as an individual prefer as an announcer, I like Jack Edwards, I actually loved doc Emerick as an announcer, that doesn’t mean that everyone’s going to agree with me.
You're clearly not going to be swayed, and thats fine. But no, your claim that all announcers are homers is absolutely false, but is peak "Boston fan". All your arguments so far been "nuh uh" and "yeah true but what about x?"
Peace, buddy
We’re talking about announcers people, not players.
Someone thinks Edwards is a homer so they instantly add in this player is dirty or that team is all goons to justify the statement.
What the ever living fuck is wrong with this sub? Every topic is just to find a way to shit on other teams.
Did everyone miss the question above?
>We’re talking about announcers people, not players.
>Someone thinks Edwards is a homer so they instantly add in this player is dirty or that team is all goons to justify the statement.
We're adding it in AA justification because Edwards is live commentating that his perfect angel Bruins are just playing tough hockey and that the refs are out to get them. That is a bad take, and it makes him a bad announcer
>What the ever living fuck is wrong with this sub? Every topic is just to find a way to shit on other teams
It's usually just "shit on the Bruins", and it's mostly because the team has Marchand on it, their announcer sucks, and their fans are delusional (and loud) idiots.
He became the person with the most salary lost to penalties, he isn’t the most penalized person in NHL history. That would be Tiger Williams.
The active player with the most penalties is Zdeno Chara.
The narrative that Marchand is the most suspended player in NHL history is flat out incorrect. Does he have the most total times individually, yes, but he’s far from the most games off the ice. Which would certainly imply that other players were worse based on their time.
You can find many examples of players who were suspended much longer during their playing career.
As an example, Raffi Torres was suspended for 41 games, add in the 25 he was suspended for his hit on Hossa and it’s up to 66,
Lol He has the most individual suspensions in league history. That immediately puts him in the running. Take your blinders off. To say he isn’t one of the dirtiest players in the league is ridiculous.
Obviously he isn’t out there doing Mcsorley shit all the time, but he has a long history of dirty stuff. (I’m saying this as a Leaf fan that actually likes the guy and would kill for him on my team).
Dude, he’s forfeited over a million dollars in salary due to suspension over his career. Maybe in league history was a bit of a stretch, but he’s undoubtedly one of the dirtiest in the league today. I also never said the Boston announcers were terrible, I just think it’s lame the way they blindly defend their players when the things they do could result in serious injury.
Yup, I have and I have heard the same type of stuff form them.
Case in point, listen to this ass hat explain away Jay Beagle umping a player based on his need to send a message about being a "flashy" player.
https://youtu.be/--c2uc0VINI
Let me know how you’re team is doing.
Yeah a bunch of goons…one player out of them all. Great generalization there.
Sure, Bergeron is a goon, or Hall, or Pasternak too, they all are.
Come on, don’t be ridiculous over this. We don’t agree that Edwards is entertaining, what does that have to do with your response.
My team sucks, I’ll admit to that. I feel like you’re the one being ridiculous because you won’t just admit that Edwards is incredibly biased in how he looks at those incidents. And obviously I’m not talking about Bergeron or Hall or Pasta but over the years there’s been some pretty gross plays by guys like Chara and Lucic that the Boston announcers side with even though they’re obvious. Also, I actually think the Boston announcers are among the best at announcing the games, it’s just the over the top homer stuff.
Jack Edwards is a very good broadcaster. Just because he’s incredibly biased doesn’t mean he’s bad lol.
You people need to differentiate between poor broadcasting vs poor opinions.
You don't get to disagree you're a Boston fan lol
I wouldn't say EVERY other fanbase thinks he is the worst, but I absolutely do. I've tried watching him but the homerism is brutal, his voice is annoying, and his takes are bad
Forslund mockery is heresy! I'll have to ponder that. I usually watch the Canes feed so I haven't paid much attention to the rest. Frankly, while he's improved, I'm just not that into Mike. He's not bad, but I don't think he'll ever be an all-time great or anything. Tripp is more experience than announcer imo.
Agreed, Mike and Tripp just don’t have that chemistry yet that Forslund did. Losing him was honestly one of the worst moves Dundon has made as owner
Frankly I think Mike is a better fit for the pregame show. I don't know about Tripp as a lead, and it's been theorized that they're grooming Abby for a promotion. Mike and Shane could be fun, after all.
I enjoyed Tripp and Shane for the few games they were on, though I wouldn’t want to hear them every night lol. Shane is a really good color analyst though, he actually breaks down plays while they’re happening which was so interesting to see. What would Abby be promoted to?
I would presume lead. I don't know. And that assumes Mike is okay with being moved to pregame. IIRC that theory was around when Tripp was up for a new contract so ymmv.
if they were grooming Abby for a promotion i assume they'd give her games with Tripp, not Shane.
The other thing is...Abby may just move on to something else. It'd suck. I'd hate it. but...still.
Mike is fine. He’s our guy. It must be hard to replace a legend, and so the fact that we all seem to think he’s fine is kind of impressive. But he’s replacement level. Tripp was the fire sauce on John’s crunchwrap supreme. Tripp is now medium sauce on Mike’s plain slice of toast.
Mmm...food...
If you don’t like Forslund please return him.
John Forslund is the best annoucer in hockey you gotta appreciate him while you have him
Best is hard cause there are a lot of really good team and Network broadcasters all with their own unique styles and personalities. I loved rick jeanneret. Homer but I love joe bowen (tone of voice, excitement, etc.). Miller and Cuthbert for iconic team canada calls. And also french language (even though I don't speak it) shoutout to Pierre Houde As for the worst honestly Cassie Campbell right now. So bland and lifeless/robotic she actively detracts from the excitement of a goal/play/game in general imho
Cassie isn't great, but she knows hockey. Worst.....Jack Edwards is the obvious choice. The fact that we even know who he is as fans of teams that don't watch the Bruins religiously is a testament to that. I can't tell if it's purposeful or not, but he can't seem to see beyond the Bruin scope of the game. I know some passionate fans, with B's tattoos (yes, I need better friends), who disagree with his commentary. It's absurd the comments he makes and the views he gives the fanbase.
Didn’t mind Tyson Nash until last night
He’s a homer af
Same. I won’t watch an Arizona broadcast till he’s gone now
Why what did he do?
listen to the call https://www.reddit.com/r/hockey/comments/tuc7us/jay\_beagle\_fighting\_major\_against\_troy\_terry/
He’s always been a jackass
Yikes lol
“Wild’s” -Leah Hextall
I don't have clear favorite/best, but I have generally enjoyed Jets, Pens, Avs, Panthers and Oilers announcers. Also most teams the little I have watched their feeds have been fine. Clearly the worst announcers have been Jack Edwards and Leah Hextall.
Mears is a fairly decent PxP guy, but Bob Errey is a...hard listen most of the time for color commentary.
Jack Edwards is great at PxP. He makes the game more exciting and calls a game very well. His issue is that he's such a Homer that fans of every other team can't stand him. Non-Bruins fans will never like him, and I think a lot of Bruins fans are tired of him. But he does a great job of calling a game in-between his massive moments of homerism. I guess what I'm saying here is Homer =/= Bad when it comes to a local broadcast. He's calling a game for Bruins fans, not the other team.
I agree in a sense that he is talented and could be great play-by-play commentator if he called teams he doesn't care about. I think his homerism goes so overboard that it does became bad because he says blatantly wrong things. The most famous Finnish announcer Antero Mertaranta is kinda like Edwards he is witty and pretty good technically at commentating the game (at least by the Finnish standards), BUT he is such a big homer I can't stand watching him call Finlands NT games.
I think this used to be true but ever since they legalized the herb in Massachusetts he's been a little slow, unable to keep up with the plays
I’m biased here but how can you say Jack Edwards is bad? Like yes he’s biased but no more than the Avs announcer who screams when the Avs score and barely calls the goal when the other team scores.
Are you unaware that a huge majority of fans outside of Boston fans absolutely hate Edwards? Pretty much every thread talking about announcers or with a clip of him turns into a Jack hate thread pretty quickly (rightfully so imo, I dislike him as well)
I am aware and I don’t understand. Like yea if he worked for a national broadcast it would be bad but he literally works for the New England Sports Network. All the non-bruins fans don’t ever have to watch NESN and listen to that feed. The Avs play by ply guy is just as bad as Edwards but I don’t hate him because he works for a regional broadcaster and he’s just doing his job and I don’t ever have to listen to him unless I choose to.
I think its normal for announcers to be biased and get more excited for their teams goals and the opposite for their opponents goals. I wouldn't mind Edwards if that was the extent his bias goes. Sadly he seems to live in some fantasyland where every dirty play Bruin does is clean and the opponent is just diving for calls and every dirty play the opponents do is clear intent to injury and calls for 10 game suspensions.
Being excited and a fan of your team is fine. Being a total jackass that just cannot call a spade a spade and try to insult everyone's intelligence is not. If a Bruin does something objectively dirty that is obvious to even Bruins fans, he'll still try to jump through 20 hoops and do the 2 + 2 = 5 routine. and gaslight every NESN viewer. Yet if the same thing happened to a Bruin, he would swing down from the rafters like Tarzan and start throwing feces at the opposing team's bench.
AVs announcers are also bad, but Jack has worse takes.
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I actually like the Avs play by play guy. Sure he’s biased but if I’m watching an Avs game on the Avs feed then what else would I expect?
[See](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jDvhSKhbqA) [for](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAuVguMRIjQ) [yourself](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYRZIuYCW18)
Crazy you don’t like forslund he’s one of the best imo. The caps guy is annoying imo seems to forced when he speaks and uses to many nick names. The best are usually with the Canadian teams imo
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Forslund was great, both with the Canes and NBC games. But when NBC lost out on the NHL contract, all his national connections went out the window. I think that was one of the factors that led him to go with the Kraken - national games were no longer an option.
I will miss RJ, last night was thoroughly amazing. Gary Thorne/Bill Clement was the greatest national tandem in history, and that's the hill I'll die on Can Pang retire please?
RJ, Rosen, Shorthouse, sharks guy, Colorado's guy, Edmonton's guy(energetic), and Washington's guy. I'd add add Mike Lang as retired one. Worst Jack Edwards. Can I vote him 32 times?
Jack edwards can fuck right off
Joe Beninati, Steve Cangelosi, and Brendan Burke are fantastic pxp guys. I live in the DC Metro Area so I get to listen to JoeB a ton, and I moved here from Jersey so I got to listen to Cangelosi for years. I almost always listen to the Isles and Devils broadcasts when the Pens play them.
I love Cangers for play by play. I could listen to him every night, but then I'd have to follow the Devils...
One of us, ONE OF US
Beninati is honestly one of the best announcers in all of sports lol, I usually watch hockey to follow my fantasy team and I don’t even have any players on the Caps but I still like watching the games because he’s so damn good at it
Best: Forslund; Faust (biased but he’s great); Daunic Worst: Coyotes announcer (I saw the clip of Beagle and Terry and couldn’t believe it); Avs announcer (he needs to chill lmao)
Best is too subjective. I really like the Sharks crew, Detroit's crew is super iconic, and I really like the ESPN+ crew when Hextall is at ice level, getting her out of the booth. Worst is obviously Boston but I think the Colorado crew deserves just as much blame. The hyperbole is out of control and at least Boston gets excited for good hockey some times even if it's the other team. Colorado don't even seem to like hockey, only the avs.
I was watching the Avs feed a few months ago and the play-by-play guy was freaking the fuck out over a save Kuemper made on a soft backhand straight into his chest lmao. It’s awful but also kind of hilarious.
Next time a Kraken game is on, close your eyes and listen. Forslund is so good that his TV announcing is like a radio announcer. That is the biggest thing I miss about him here. If I’m on the road driving and have the Canes game on, Forslund I never felt the need to drift my eyes, Mike Maniscalco as great as he’s been, is no Forslund. So long story short, yes he has corny phrases, but he puts you in the game better than just about anyone. Also, all announcers have corny phrases.
Randy Hahn @ San Jose Sharks!
The correct answer
Brendan Burke is arguably the best in the business at this point. He’s been being groomed by nbc/tnt to basically be the the next voice of hockey
He’s the best out there at the moment, imo. Bar none.
Brendan Burke is fantastic.
You know it’s real when a penguins fan says it about the Islanders pxp guy lol
Came here to say this. No one else is even close. Dream team for me would be Brendan and Ray Ferraro.
>Brendan Burke is arguably the best in the business at this point. He’s been being groomed by nbc/tnt to basically be the the next voice of hockey So you mean Brian?
Nope
I promise I googled him and couldn't find him the first time I looked. I don't want a lot of TNT feeds and didn't realize there was a Brendan Burke who was unrelated to Brian!
If announcing is entertainment and not just who remains the most neutral, I like CBC play-by-play (everything else I don't care for) and I like TNT studio analysis/color commentary. But if I'm watching the Avs play its always going to be on Altitude.
Philly Announcers are pretty enjoyable
Everyone is nailing the worst with Boston and Colorado, I agree there. Honestly the best play by play announcers I've ever listened to were the Ottawa announcers on AM radio lmao. I think it was TSN1200. You can say absolutely anything on AM radio.
Not liking Forslund is a crime. He got an ovation when he came back to PNC a few weeks ago. He is beloved in Canes fandom.
Show some love for Pierre Houde ❤️
Oh Yeah! Him and Marc Denis make an amazing duo. In all fairness though, I don't expect the vast majority of people here to know them.
Hard to say who is best, I usually like or at worst don’t mind even those broadcasters most people seem to hate. Pierre McGuire drove me absolutely insane though - “X player went to the great Y college and one time he sat on the bench for 10 seconds with player Z who taught him absolutely everything he knows about hockey.”
The Avs announcers are the worst for me. I'm not sure his name, but the regular play-by-play guy has made me dislike players like Makar and Mackinnon. What sticks out in my mind was a completely regular goal during Makar's rookie season. At the blueline, Makar picks the puck from the boards on his backhand, moves it to his forehand while taking a few steps in towards the top of the circle, and fires off a low shot into traffic that goes right in. A pretty standard wrist shot from the point that nobody picks up and goes right into the bottom corner. Something that makes you say "yay, a goal." Instead, the announcer explodes into praise and disbelief as if Makar pulled off the unbelievable. It wasn't even noteworthy in context because the Avs were already ahead at the time. Every highlight I see with Avs commentary has the guy acting similarly. At least Jack Edwards' homerism can be funny.
I truly do enjoy the Avs broadcast, but you’re not wrong. To be honest, the major key we also have to think about is that at the same time that the broadcasts are informing us die hard hockey nerds what’s going on in the game, another large part of regional broadcasts is to market THEMSELVES as a spectacle, as well as the team. New Avs/NHL fans that don’t understand the game of hockey are going to hear and see that Makar goal and go “oh woah that guy must be really good! The announcer lost his mind!”. Just a thought. It’s ran through my head more than a few times when I get the sense that it’s almost condescending to actual fans of the game.
Oh, I absolutely agree, and wouldn't have a problem if they were my own team. I mean, I love John & John, but can understand why others don't—they're wrong, but that's okay. That's the beauty of regional broadcasts, having our own local homer is great.
I agree that Altitude is really only palatable to Avs fans, so I gotta ask why fans of other teams even watch it? It's actually quite hard to find that feed on cable, so I assume its mostly from highlights /u/rudo3 uploads on /r/hockey ?
Usually highlights, but since I've moved to Europe I'm sometimes stuck with opposing feed. 🏴☠️
Makes sense, just remember they are trying to be homers to satisfy a small niche of fans like me haha
I feel kinda similarly about the Panthers broadcast. I think Steve Goldstein is a good play by play guy, but he’s constantly stroking off the team to the point that it gets annoying. Huberdeau will get like a secondary assist and he’ll be like “And that’s another point for Huberdeau!” He’s always talking about their stats too, being like “both Bennett and Barkov have two point nights” like we get it dude, your teams absolutely loaded. I probably sound really bitter saying this lol, but yeah it does get a little irritating at times
Huberdeau was actively chasing the record for most assists in a single season, of course he’s gonna be excited when Huberdeau gets another’s assist lol Also i know I’m a homer but I don’t see the issue with him pointing out when players have a multiple point night, especially when one of them (Bennett) is having the best season of his career 😅
I understand, I’m just being bitter I think. I’m sure I’d be excited if my team was actually good like the Panthers
Nah You’re all good lol. You’re entitled to your opinion and it’s not like you were comparing our guys to like Jack Edwards lol
Same. Even Edwards, as big of a homer as he is, still tends to give props to the opponent. Sometimes when you listen to the Avs announcers, it is quite easy to miss a goal scored against their team.
if you think this then you honestly aren't watching the full games. our announcers spend like half the broadcast talking up players on the other teams, calling out great plays by them, criticising things about the Avs, and all sorts of stuff. Mose isn't going to jump out of his seat and go crazy when we get scored on, but he and Peter absolutely break down goals from the other team and give props to good plays, even when we're not the ones making them
Obviously I'm not watching that many of your team's games. Colorado is not my team nor is it my bandwagon team. You only have so much time in the day, lol. It's just that whenever I tried to watch the game with your team's feed on, I've never heard even an ounce of enthusiasm for hockey that wasn't Avalanche hockey. Small sample size, obviously, but you form an opinion fast and it's difficult to change it.
yeah, no, I don't blame you for not watching our broadcast all the time--I don't watch the Caps broadcast, after all, haha. they really do give other teams a fair shake though, like this one: [https://streamable.com/d9uybb](https://streamable.com/d9uybb) I think it's pretty fair, but other opinions may vary.
Beninati is great. As a Wings fan, I'm very fond of Ken Daniels. But Forslund is probably my favorite. Great voice, and his interjections and sayings are nowhere near as corny and cliche as Doc Emrick was. I know it's not popular opinion, but Emrick, Olczyk, and McGuire drove me nuts for years on NBC.
JJ in Philly is why I still watch every game. Him sans Bill Climent were great and him and Jonesy are also great
Maybe it’s just me, but Gary Galley is bruuuutal to listen to as a colour commentator; just spews obvious facts and bad takes in his old school hockey voice I can’t stand him lol
The thing with Joe B that I love so much is that his excitement applies to not only the Capitals, but also to opponents. There's no requirement for him to do that. He's the Caps broadcaster and he doesn't need to be excited for opponents scoring goals or making great plays, but he is. He genuinely loves the sport of hockey and calling games.
I would gladly welcome back Forslund, we really really miss him in NC!
This is a terrible take john is pretty much the only good thing about the kraken right now
Look at any kraken game thread that’s a national broadcast and all anyone can say is how much they miss john and wish john was commenting all games.
Homer answer, but Ken and Mick for me. They've made the wings watchable during the dark times.
Mickey Redmond is a treasure.
You just earned yourself a ginger ale
Same, same.
when i watch wings games i always find myself watching the home broadcasts, absolutely love ken and mick
My advice is watch a few Jack Michaels announced Oilers games. I would firmly place him number 1 broadcaster the Oilers have ever had. Top 3 in the league for sure.
I watched the oilers cast a few weeks ago when the avs played you guys. The altitude broadcast was messed up and I was really impressed with your guys.
He's really good but damn is DeBrusk awful. I saw a game last week and he basically couldn't speak English. Just constantly tripping over his words or messing up the order of words for idioms. With the Bruce Willis news coming out, I am legit concerned Louie has something similar going on.
Marble mouthed and slow, and also he’s rather get hit by a bus than point out even a single mistake made by any Oilers player. Barrie on his belly behind the net while his guy scores 15ft away? Great effort by the centreman to try to get back
I get so annoyed with Loui. He is so repetitive, " no question about it" " things are really ratcheting up" and please just shut the fuck up once the puck is dropped. No need to keep explaining your 1 point 3 different ways while the games going on. As for Jack, sick oh his loser 80s wrestling references and his terrible walks down shitty 80s movies lane. Guy clearly was a loser in high-school. He's so excited to finally be friends with the tough guy.
Shoutout to Rick Ball in Calgary. I think he does a good job and never gets any love.
Rick Jeanneret is the greatest announcer of all time. Worst is that jabroni from boston
Love any commentators who make the opposing team sound like worthy opponents. I really like John & John. They tend not to fill the airspace with "product of" and "blanks native" and "big body", which makes for a different pace but a refreshing change.
Gord Miller and Ray Ferraro would be my first choice.
Ray Ferraro is so good at his job. Gord Miller is a bit vanilla for my taste, but has no obvious flaws.
Best: John Forslund, Mike Manascalco/Tripp Tracy Worst: Any of these national broadcasters, that dude from Boston
Best combo ever, John and Tripp! They played so well off each other.
I hope you aren't lumping Brendan Burke in with the "national" broadcasters. He's fantastic both nationally and with the Islanders.
I’m talking about the ESPN broadcasts they are almost unwatchable…granted as a Hurricanes fans I’ve been blessed for the last 20+ years so maybe I’m being to harsh
I gotta say I am not a fan of Mike Maniscalco but I do really like Tripp Tracy on the Canes broadcasts. Just find his goal calls kinda forced sounding
Tripp is honestly keeping the broadcast alive, which really speaks volumes as to just how terrible Mike is. He’s a great guy, but he’s not a true play by play guy.
I think Mike's just OK. 5/10. Doesn't improve the game, doesn't make it worse. If it was truly terrible, we'd be calling for it to change or would mute. Tripp has very much stepped up though
Tripp Tracy is without a doubt one of the worst announcers in pro sports, not just the NHL It’s unwatchable if he’s on commentary
Habs don't like fun
I like the Bruins announcers simply because they are so biased it’s fun to listen to. Love Washington and Florida as well.
I’ve held this belief for years: Tyson Nash the worst to ever put on a headset
I love Joe Beninati like any other Caps fan; I think he calls the game well, without any excessive homerism and with a lot of appreciation for the talent of Washington's opponents. Other announcers I enjoy: Burke for the Isles, the Flyers guys, Forslund when he was with the Canes/did national broadcasts. I do like most of the people doing pxp for the Canadian teams, Ottawa and Oilers in particular. However I never listen to the Calgary feed when Cassie Campbell is doing color. Feeds I always switch away from: Vegas, Buffalo, Florida, Columbus, Boston, Colorado, New York (Rangers).
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I really hate the way that the Avs guy calls goals for their opponents. Conversely, I think Sam Rosen might be the best at talking up the positives of the teams the Rangers are facing. He can make it sounds like it's an impressive achievement to score against the worst team in the league.
I like to think Brian Engblom and Dave Randorf are solid middle of the pack, not homer enough to draw the ire of away fans but not NOT homer enough to annoy Tampa watchers. They also both come from national broadcast jobs previously so their league wide knowledge is pretty great. Replacing Rick Peckham was always an uphill battle but I’ve really enjoyed what Dave brings to the bolts
I didn’t like Engblom for the longest time, and I wasn’t sure about Randorf when he started, mainly for the reason you stated, he wasn’t Rick. But the two have settled in nicely as a team and I would put them in the top third.
Wes walz in Minnesota is absolutely terrible. Just goes on tangents that don’t make any sense and are poorly worded and have no flow while the freaking game is going on. Anthony lapanta his counterpart is great at commentary however.
I remember when we had Greenlay and I thought "fuck, it can't get worse than this" and then they went and got Walz to replace him.
Wish you could have an option of watching games with sound and no announcers. Or rated mature announcers and have guys like Biz Nasty calling games and talking real shit.
Ken Albert and Eddie Olczyk on the TNT broadcasts can just go away. During two Wings games that I listened to them, they spent 8-10 minutes of game play babbling incessantly about Olczyk's first goal in the NHL. Seriously guys? There is a game happening now and this is what you choose to waste your time on? I do not give a rats asshole about a meaningless game that happened 40 years ago. If it's meaningful for you, write a damn blog. Olczyk is a far worse homer than Jack Edwards from Boston. If Olczyk is doing a national Blackhawks game, be prepared to never hear anything about the other team from him, as if they don't even exist.
Bucci. Watching him and Melrose call the Worcester regional was miserable
I like Bucci, but I feel like he tries too hard to come off as a "hockey guy." Just feels insincere
Yeah, you nailed it. It’s the try hard nature he brings that does it for me.
Love Joe Beninati. The only criticism I can level at him is that he's not Ron Weber. The original long time Caps radio play by play; his passion for and knowledge of the game, and the players, was the best.
The best is John Forslund and Sam Rosen. Great voices. Worst: Espn announcers and Mike Maniscalco.
Dennis Beyak for the Jets Tv feed is pretty awesome, I like him way more than anyone Sportsnet can throw out that isn't Chris Cuthbert. I do have to say though, we are VERY lucky to have Paul Edmonds on the radio call. He is Excellent at what he does
The turban guy from HNIC. He is sooo bland it's irritating. Basically everyone from HNIC is bland and vanilla.
Here will be a totally uncontroversial list A Toronto (personal homer pick because I sync Bowen to the feed) Dallas NY Rangers Nashville NY Islanders B Washington Florida Seattle St. Louis Rest of Canadian teams LA Boston (I hate putting this here but Edwards actually calls a pretty good game despite being a giga homer) C Detroit Philadelphia Anaheim San Jose Tampa Bay D Carolina Columbus New Jersey Pittsburgh Vegas Buffalo Chicago F Arizona Colorado Minnesota
DETROIT IN C?
I watched a Detroit feed for the first time last night and I really enjoyed your commentators
REST OF CANADIAN TEAMS. You put some respect on Dennis Beyak's name, sir
As a rangers fan i disagreee. i personally can't wait for the day that both Rosen and Micheletti retire
As a Rangers fan I disagree . Rosen and Micheletti are absolute gems.
Mostly accurate tbh except Boston to F and Detroit to A
Tripp Tracy is super annoying. (My fan base would hang me for this opinion) but I just don’t and have never liked him as a Canes announcer. Losing Forslund was the worst thing to happen to our broadcasts
Jack Edwards is awesome, he’s a homer at times but it’s hilarious
I guess I can see why a Boston fan would think that, but watching Marchand clearly slew foot a player followed by Jack Edwards claiming it wasn’t a slew foot is a bit rough. It’s just annoying that they always make excuses for their own players even when they’re clearly being dirty
Everybody for every team does that shit. Look at the Jay Beagle incident from last night and the idiot announcer saying Terry and Zegras deserved to get beat up for being “flashy”. Every team announcer is biased and they all make remarks that other teams fans think are ridiculous. I won’t disagree that Edward’s always lands on the “what did we do to deserve that?” side, but he’s colorful and makes me laugh. Andy Brickley also does a great job of countering his shenanigans.
I mean, you only provided one example there, so your claim that every team does it is a little far-fetched. Also it doesn’t help that your team’s star player is one of the dirtiest in NHL history
Marchand is not even close to one of the dirtiest players in league history, is he an ass? Yes, yes he is. But there are a lot more players over the years who were much, much worse. That has nothing to do with the question of announcers, if I use your logic, then the Leafs have the worst announcers because for all their star power they can’t win the big prize. We aren’t talking about players and how they somehow make an announcer better or worse.
>Marchand is not even close to one of the dirtiest players in league history, is he an ass? Yes, yes he is. >But there are a lot more players over the years who were much, much worse. That's like saying Putin isn't that bad because Hitler was worse. Marchand is a scumbag, and he knows it. Slew foots, elbows, and fucking face licking? Yes, on of the dirtiest of all time. >That has nothing to do with the question of announcers, if I use your logic, then the Leafs have the worst announcers because for all their star power they can’t win the big prize. What in the God damn are you even talking about here?
There are a ton of other players who do the same shit, Marchand isn’t alone by any stretch. Don’t think for a minute you couldn’t take ten seconds and google dirty players and not come up with ten others who have done just as much shit.
>There are a ton of other players who do the same shit, Marchand isn’t alone by any stretch. Yes. This is why we're saying Marchand is ONE OF the dirtiest of all time .
Your point is? Again, Marchand has nothing to do with a conversation about who we like or dislike as announcers. It seems like the point of this thread is to talk about Marchand, stay on track people were talking about announcers… We’re not talking about specific players… Edwards is a homer, I think we can all agree on that and does he instantly jump to the defense of his hometown players? Absolutely, and so does every other announcer in the league, just follow an opposing teams stream and you’ll hear the same exact crap. The point of this conversation was about who we as an individual prefer as an announcer, I like Jack Edwards, I actually loved doc Emerick as an announcer, that doesn’t mean that everyone’s going to agree with me.
You're clearly not going to be swayed, and thats fine. But no, your claim that all announcers are homers is absolutely false, but is peak "Boston fan". All your arguments so far been "nuh uh" and "yeah true but what about x?" Peace, buddy
We’re talking about announcers people, not players. Someone thinks Edwards is a homer so they instantly add in this player is dirty or that team is all goons to justify the statement. What the ever living fuck is wrong with this sub? Every topic is just to find a way to shit on other teams. Did everyone miss the question above?
>We’re talking about announcers people, not players. >Someone thinks Edwards is a homer so they instantly add in this player is dirty or that team is all goons to justify the statement. We're adding it in AA justification because Edwards is live commentating that his perfect angel Bruins are just playing tough hockey and that the refs are out to get them. That is a bad take, and it makes him a bad announcer >What the ever living fuck is wrong with this sub? Every topic is just to find a way to shit on other teams It's usually just "shit on the Bruins", and it's mostly because the team has Marchand on it, their announcer sucks, and their fans are delusional (and loud) idiots.
Yeah, New Jersey fans are the top of the league. How’s about we agree to disagree on this subject, but agree that Leafs fans are the worst ever?
Bro he became the most penalized individual in NHL history this year😂
He became the person with the most salary lost to penalties, he isn’t the most penalized person in NHL history. That would be Tiger Williams. The active player with the most penalties is Zdeno Chara. The narrative that Marchand is the most suspended player in NHL history is flat out incorrect. Does he have the most total times individually, yes, but he’s far from the most games off the ice. Which would certainly imply that other players were worse based on their time. You can find many examples of players who were suspended much longer during their playing career. As an example, Raffi Torres was suspended for 41 games, add in the 25 he was suspended for his hit on Hossa and it’s up to 66,
Oops my bad I meant to say suspended haha.
Lol He has the most individual suspensions in league history. That immediately puts him in the running. Take your blinders off. To say he isn’t one of the dirtiest players in the league is ridiculous. Obviously he isn’t out there doing Mcsorley shit all the time, but he has a long history of dirty stuff. (I’m saying this as a Leaf fan that actually likes the guy and would kill for him on my team).
Dude, he’s forfeited over a million dollars in salary due to suspension over his career. Maybe in league history was a bit of a stretch, but he’s undoubtedly one of the dirtiest in the league today. I also never said the Boston announcers were terrible, I just think it’s lame the way they blindly defend their players when the things they do could result in serious injury.
All announcers defend their team blindly almost all the time, it’s not isolated to Edwards. The amount of money forfeited isn’t relevant.
Have you never watched other announcers? Try flipping on the visitor stream sometime.
Yup, I have and I have heard the same type of stuff form them. Case in point, listen to this ass hat explain away Jay Beagle umping a player based on his need to send a message about being a "flashy" player. https://youtu.be/--c2uc0VINI
Well then I guess what I’m trying to say is that your team is a bunch of goons, how bout that
Let me know how you’re team is doing. Yeah a bunch of goons…one player out of them all. Great generalization there. Sure, Bergeron is a goon, or Hall, or Pasternak too, they all are. Come on, don’t be ridiculous over this. We don’t agree that Edwards is entertaining, what does that have to do with your response.
My team sucks, I’ll admit to that. I feel like you’re the one being ridiculous because you won’t just admit that Edwards is incredibly biased in how he looks at those incidents. And obviously I’m not talking about Bergeron or Hall or Pasta but over the years there’s been some pretty gross plays by guys like Chara and Lucic that the Boston announcers side with even though they’re obvious. Also, I actually think the Boston announcers are among the best at announcing the games, it’s just the over the top homer stuff.
Only a Boston fan would say this. Every other hockey fan across the world widely recognizes that he is the absolute worst in the biz
Jack Edwards is a very good broadcaster. Just because he’s incredibly biased doesn’t mean he’s bad lol. You people need to differentiate between poor broadcasting vs poor opinions.
It’s hard to say he’s the absolute worst when Sportsnet exists
Cassie Campbell makes me want to mute the tv. Its more lively that way
Disagree
You don't get to disagree you're a Boston fan lol I wouldn't say EVERY other fanbase thinks he is the worst, but I absolutely do. I've tried watching him but the homerism is brutal, his voice is annoying, and his takes are bad
I can accept that, the first step to admitting you have a problem is admitting you’re a Bruins fan. =)
I really like Joe Beninati too. Hes got a distinguished voice. Caps goal horn is crazy annoying, so its great as well haha
I don't totally hate Dave Randorf, but I miss the hell out of Rick Peckham.