Even though the Stanley Cup Finals are not over yet, I thought I would give some views of what I have noticed this last year in the NHL. I have three different topics, players and teams that impressed me, things that are not of major intrest to me but still note worthy, and things that pissed me off.
Players and Teams that impressed me:
Ian Laperierre - I can honestly say that I am not a big fan of his, however taking that puck to the face and the way he played in Philadelphia has changed my views on him, hell he wasn't even out for a month before returning to the line up.
The Sedin Twins - They dominated this year and Henrik should go home with the Hart as well as the Art Ross (which he has already won since he had the most points in the regular season).
The Los Angeles Kings - A team that has been cellar dwellers for a few years has finally got back into the playoff picture, but I am not sure they have the depth to become a major force in the West.
The Phoenix Coyotes - If you had these guys in the playoffs at the beginning of the season, what am I saying if you say you did you are lying. These guys came out of nowhere to get home ice in the first round, too bad it was Detroit they had to face.
Jaroslav Halak - Halak put an end to what was the continual goaltending controversy in Montreal. The Habs should get a good deal for trading Carey Price.
Items of note worthiness but not of major interest to me:
The Washington Capitals - The President's Trophy winners completely melted down in the first round, which has gone to show that they may suffer like the San Jose Sharks in the playoffs, great team in regular season, but can't up their game in the playoffs.
Toronto Maple Leafs - Who knew the Leafs were going to get two star players in such a short time span, unfortunately (or fortunately), they traded them to the Boston Bruins.
Gary Bettman - The IIHF went after hockey players not playing in the world championships, and Bettman sounded off and called out the IIHF, it is one of the few times I have actually sided with him in something.
Things that pissed me off:
Pierre Maguire - I have bashed this guy so often I have decided to lay off on the insults to him until I can find words that accurately describe how piss poor this man (if you want to call him that) is at colour commentary. I highly doubt that it will work as Maguire often shows how little he knows about doing a good broadcast every time he speaks.
Ron MacLean - Usually it takes alot to get me to side with Gary Bettman on anything what so ever when it comes to hockey, he did it in the span of 3 minutes in an intermission interview. MacLean is an absolute tool, has absolutely no comedic timing when it comes to his feeble attempts at jokes (If you can even call them jokes), and is one of the leaders of making the Vancouver Canucks being the bastard sons of Hockey Night in Canada whenever the Canucks are mentioned.
NHL on NBC - Well to save time we will make a list of everything they are doing right when it comes to broadcasting the NHL. Mike Milbury, I guess that concludes the list.
The officiating - This sounds like the same broken record player that when it comes to Pierre Maguire. However there are some differences in the two, the officials are obviously bias towards certain teams. Officials can intentionally cost teams games or carry out personal vendettas without fear of punishment (Auger vs the Canucks). And the also have started calling one of the stupidest penalties when it comes to those weak sticks.
Hockey Night in Canada - with the acception of the following, the rest involved in on screen items should be let go.
The ones who stay:
Jim Hughson
Craig Simpson
PJ Stock
Scott Oake
Don Cherry
Well, this concludes the major items of the year and until next time keep your stick on the ice.
Monday, June 7, 2010
Friday, June 4, 2010
The Ultimate Canucks Team
I was on canucks.com and they had a comment board on the ultimate Canucks team. Well I thought I would give my opinion and put my team together
Forwards
D. Sedin H. Sedin Bure
Bertuzzi Morrison Naslund
Smyl Kesler Linden
Burrows Peca Odjick
Cooke
Defense
Mitchell Lumme
Ohlund Jovanovski
Lidster Edler
Aucoin
Goalies
Luongo
McLean
Brodeur
PP Lines
D. Sedin H. Sedin Burrows
Lumme Bure
Bertuzzi Morrison Naslund
Jovanovski Edler
PK Lines
Burrows Kesler
Mitchell Ohlund
Smyl Peca
Lidster Edler
These would be tentative lines I have set up but they are definitely the players I would choose. As you can easily see, the first two lines have the soul intent of scoring on there mind, and I always have wanted to see what would happen if Pavel was on the same line as the Sedin's because Pavel could get open and could make the amount of goals being put in now look like child's play. The second line better known as the West Coast Express dominated from 2001-2004, Naslund finishing second twice in scoring in that time span. The bottom two forward lines are for checking yet have some offensive flair. Linden had a couple of 80 point seasons in the early-mid 90's and Kesler last year had 75 points. Smyl finishes up a line that would be able to shut down most top lines in the league. The fourth line consists of a Canuck favorite and two more shutdown guys. Odjick would also keep opposing teams honest, even though we know Pavel can take care of himself, it is just an insurance policy. Matt Cooke gets the 13th forward due to the fact that he could play on a scoring line and he can check.
The defense is basically taken from the 1990's onward to today. Mitchell and Ohlund are two of the best shutdown defensemen the Canucks have ever had. Lidster is just a tough old SOB. Lumme was a great offensive defenseman back for the Canucks during their run in '94. Edler is probably going to go down as the best Canucks defenseman of all time that we have had so far. And then there is Jovanovski, one of the best two way defensemen in the game when he was healthy. Aucoin gets the 7 spot due to the fact that he would be great on a PP with his wicked hard shot and he has always been a solid defenseman.
The goalies were pretty easy to decide. Luongo who is the best goalie the Canucks have ever had, and the two goalies that backstopped the Canucks Stanley Cup Finals runs. Luongo gets the nod as the starter because, as far as I am concerned, he is the best goalie in the world today.
Forwards
D. Sedin H. Sedin Bure
Bertuzzi Morrison Naslund
Smyl Kesler Linden
Burrows Peca Odjick
Cooke
Defense
Mitchell Lumme
Ohlund Jovanovski
Lidster Edler
Aucoin
Goalies
Luongo
McLean
Brodeur
PP Lines
D. Sedin H. Sedin Burrows
Lumme Bure
Bertuzzi Morrison Naslund
Jovanovski Edler
PK Lines
Burrows Kesler
Mitchell Ohlund
Smyl Peca
Lidster Edler
These would be tentative lines I have set up but they are definitely the players I would choose. As you can easily see, the first two lines have the soul intent of scoring on there mind, and I always have wanted to see what would happen if Pavel was on the same line as the Sedin's because Pavel could get open and could make the amount of goals being put in now look like child's play. The second line better known as the West Coast Express dominated from 2001-2004, Naslund finishing second twice in scoring in that time span. The bottom two forward lines are for checking yet have some offensive flair. Linden had a couple of 80 point seasons in the early-mid 90's and Kesler last year had 75 points. Smyl finishes up a line that would be able to shut down most top lines in the league. The fourth line consists of a Canuck favorite and two more shutdown guys. Odjick would also keep opposing teams honest, even though we know Pavel can take care of himself, it is just an insurance policy. Matt Cooke gets the 13th forward due to the fact that he could play on a scoring line and he can check.
The defense is basically taken from the 1990's onward to today. Mitchell and Ohlund are two of the best shutdown defensemen the Canucks have ever had. Lidster is just a tough old SOB. Lumme was a great offensive defenseman back for the Canucks during their run in '94. Edler is probably going to go down as the best Canucks defenseman of all time that we have had so far. And then there is Jovanovski, one of the best two way defensemen in the game when he was healthy. Aucoin gets the 7 spot due to the fact that he would be great on a PP with his wicked hard shot and he has always been a solid defenseman.
The goalies were pretty easy to decide. Luongo who is the best goalie the Canucks have ever had, and the two goalies that backstopped the Canucks Stanley Cup Finals runs. Luongo gets the nod as the starter because, as far as I am concerned, he is the best goalie in the world today.
Friday, May 28, 2010
What I have come to realize about "The Experts" of the NHL
I try and get as much hockey news as possible and get as much analysis as possible to see if my thoughts are the same as those as the so called hockey experts on TSN, NBC, CBC, the list goes on but I don't want to seem like I need an intervention when it comes to following hockey.
I watch the games and come up with my own conclusions on what happened in them and then see what the so called "Experts" say about the games. Here's what I find about most of there conclusions, they are so off the wall how do they not get fired. We are talking crap to the tenth degree. You want evidence of this, after Game 4 of last years Stanley Cup Finals, they said that Henrik Zetterberg looked tired and they said that the Penguins would take the next two games and win the Cup. Game 5 rolls around and Zetterberg and the Red Wings stomped the Penguins.
We need to have some standards here people and the following should not make you an analyzer automatically for a TV station:
1. Being a former coach of head coach of a team, or a former player.
The reason for this is that if they were any good at coaching they would still be employed by an NHL franchise. Look at Pierre Maguire, the only reason he has a Stanley Cup ring is because he was assistant coach of a team with a guy called Mario on it. Also Pierre Maguire can't get a job as a general manager in the NHL because everybody has seen how bad he has sucked as a colour commentator and no body wants the level of suck on their team.
2. They have to have more than a passion and a knowledge of the game.
If this is the only qualifications for being an expert of hockey now, I am as qualified as most of them, I find that most of them don't have an ounce of charisma or how to get their point across. Look at the Olympics with Kypreos, Darren Pang and Bob McKenzie, Kyper continued to make them look like idiots every intermission.
There are more but these are the two that stand out, I'm not trying to make a handout guide of how to be a hockey commentator here, and until next time, keep your stick on the ice.
I watch the games and come up with my own conclusions on what happened in them and then see what the so called "Experts" say about the games. Here's what I find about most of there conclusions, they are so off the wall how do they not get fired. We are talking crap to the tenth degree. You want evidence of this, after Game 4 of last years Stanley Cup Finals, they said that Henrik Zetterberg looked tired and they said that the Penguins would take the next two games and win the Cup. Game 5 rolls around and Zetterberg and the Red Wings stomped the Penguins.
We need to have some standards here people and the following should not make you an analyzer automatically for a TV station:
1. Being a former coach of head coach of a team, or a former player.
The reason for this is that if they were any good at coaching they would still be employed by an NHL franchise. Look at Pierre Maguire, the only reason he has a Stanley Cup ring is because he was assistant coach of a team with a guy called Mario on it. Also Pierre Maguire can't get a job as a general manager in the NHL because everybody has seen how bad he has sucked as a colour commentator and no body wants the level of suck on their team.
2. They have to have more than a passion and a knowledge of the game.
If this is the only qualifications for being an expert of hockey now, I am as qualified as most of them, I find that most of them don't have an ounce of charisma or how to get their point across. Look at the Olympics with Kypreos, Darren Pang and Bob McKenzie, Kyper continued to make them look like idiots every intermission.
There are more but these are the two that stand out, I'm not trying to make a handout guide of how to be a hockey commentator here, and until next time, keep your stick on the ice.
Friday, May 21, 2010
How I became a Canucks fan
Well, with topics drying up as the NHL season winds to a close, I thought it would be somewhat interesting as to how I chose my team in hockey.
When I was younger around 3 or 4, the teams I usually followed were those of names I had heard of so I cheered for them. That meant the players I knew of at that time were Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux, Mark Messier, and Steve Yzerman. So pretty much when from the 86-87 season to the end of the decade those were my teams that those guys played for.
I was a huge sports fan as a kid (I could and still can tell you the starting lineup of the 1992 and 1993 Toronto Blue Jays) and my ears perked up when I started hearing stuff about the Vancouver Canucks and this Russian player they wanted to bring over Pavel Bure. The only time I had seen Pavel Bure play was against Canada at the '91 World Juniors in Saskatoon on TSN (The only reason I can remember this is because of the line Bure was on and how much it was feared. Bure, Federov, Mogilny).
However I was interested to see him play in the NHL and the way the Russian Rocket played blew my mind. This guy was lightning quick and did stuff at high speed that some players couldn't do walking through it. However, in my later player fixation, I became aware of another player and just adopted that team as the one I would cheer for, #16 Trevor Linden. Linden didn't have the flash of Bure but always busted his ass out on the ice.
Do you guys have any stories like this, give me a comment on how your team became your team.
When I was younger around 3 or 4, the teams I usually followed were those of names I had heard of so I cheered for them. That meant the players I knew of at that time were Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux, Mark Messier, and Steve Yzerman. So pretty much when from the 86-87 season to the end of the decade those were my teams that those guys played for.
I was a huge sports fan as a kid (I could and still can tell you the starting lineup of the 1992 and 1993 Toronto Blue Jays) and my ears perked up when I started hearing stuff about the Vancouver Canucks and this Russian player they wanted to bring over Pavel Bure. The only time I had seen Pavel Bure play was against Canada at the '91 World Juniors in Saskatoon on TSN (The only reason I can remember this is because of the line Bure was on and how much it was feared. Bure, Federov, Mogilny).
However I was interested to see him play in the NHL and the way the Russian Rocket played blew my mind. This guy was lightning quick and did stuff at high speed that some players couldn't do walking through it. However, in my later player fixation, I became aware of another player and just adopted that team as the one I would cheer for, #16 Trevor Linden. Linden didn't have the flash of Bure but always busted his ass out on the ice.
Do you guys have any stories like this, give me a comment on how your team became your team.
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Hockey Beef Wednesday
For my second installment of things that are pissing me off in the NHL, we will be taking a look at a job where poor vision is key to making your decisions. That's right, I am talking about officiating.
Where certain media members who have no spine to stand up to Gary Bettman say the officiating is good, I do have the spine to say that the officiating is, well, I haven't described a word bad enough to describe it.
If you have been watching the playoffs, you would right now know, that if you were to bet against the Chicago Blackhawks, you'd lose due to the officiating. You don't believe me, take a look at the stuff Chicago gets away with. Whether it be that waste of human matter Dustin Byfuglien intentionally falling on goalies, Ben Eager acting like the Ultimate Warrior and charging everybody and not delivering one hit I would deem to be in a non-penalizing way, the list goes on but you get the picture. Also, no I am not saying this about the Chicago Blackhawks because they beat Vancouver, I am saying this based on all the teams they have played and how they are getting away with anything that needs to be eradicated from the NHL.
I also know the officiating has been bad because in the series that involve teams I don't really care for, I have been going ballistic due to poor officiating. If you wonder what teams I don't care for think of teams that use to try and buy the cup every year, play in a severely defensive system, are based in the sunbelt, or the total teams douche baggery nullifies the teams overall skill (So good bye Florida Panthers, Tampa Bay Lightning, NY Rangers, Carolina Hurricanes, Dallas Stars, Phoenix Coyotes, San Jose Sharks, Los Angeles Kings, Anaheim Ducks, Detroit Red Wings, New Jersey Devils, Colorado Avalanche, Toronto Maple Leafs, Minnesota Wild, Calgary Flames, Chicago Blackhawks, Nashville Predators, Atlanta Thrashers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Columbus Blue Jackets, and the NY Islanders just because they will trade away Tavares sooner or later and lets face it, he is the only reason I even consider watching them).
Sidebar: The Tampa Bay Lightning and Carolina Hurricanes were automatically disqualified for being named after weather systems.
As you can see there were a number of teams I could care less about a majority of the teams in the NHL.
Here is a complete list on why they don't get followed by me:
Sunbelt Teams: Dallas, Florida, Tampa, Phoenix, Nashville, San Jose, Los Angeles, Anaheim, Atlanta
Trying to buy the Stanley Cup: Colorado, Detroit, NY Rangers, Toronto
Defensive Minded: Columbus, New Jersey, Minnesota, Calgary
Douche baggery: Chicago, Pittsburgh
Here's what I think needs to happen with the officiating
1. What's called a penalty in the regular season is called a penalty in the playoffs.
2. Any player who falls on a goalie in a post whistle scrum without being tackled onto the goalie, should get the goalies blocker multiple times in the head and can get the tar beaten out of him by the teams enforcer.
3. Have them call a proper game, not who Gary Bettman wants to win.
4. Make sure the referee is not in the god position he currently is on the ice, it will make him think twice about close calls.
So add some comments if you like and don't forget to keep your stick on the ice.
Where certain media members who have no spine to stand up to Gary Bettman say the officiating is good, I do have the spine to say that the officiating is, well, I haven't described a word bad enough to describe it.
If you have been watching the playoffs, you would right now know, that if you were to bet against the Chicago Blackhawks, you'd lose due to the officiating. You don't believe me, take a look at the stuff Chicago gets away with. Whether it be that waste of human matter Dustin Byfuglien intentionally falling on goalies, Ben Eager acting like the Ultimate Warrior and charging everybody and not delivering one hit I would deem to be in a non-penalizing way, the list goes on but you get the picture. Also, no I am not saying this about the Chicago Blackhawks because they beat Vancouver, I am saying this based on all the teams they have played and how they are getting away with anything that needs to be eradicated from the NHL.
I also know the officiating has been bad because in the series that involve teams I don't really care for, I have been going ballistic due to poor officiating. If you wonder what teams I don't care for think of teams that use to try and buy the cup every year, play in a severely defensive system, are based in the sunbelt, or the total teams douche baggery nullifies the teams overall skill (So good bye Florida Panthers, Tampa Bay Lightning, NY Rangers, Carolina Hurricanes, Dallas Stars, Phoenix Coyotes, San Jose Sharks, Los Angeles Kings, Anaheim Ducks, Detroit Red Wings, New Jersey Devils, Colorado Avalanche, Toronto Maple Leafs, Minnesota Wild, Calgary Flames, Chicago Blackhawks, Nashville Predators, Atlanta Thrashers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Columbus Blue Jackets, and the NY Islanders just because they will trade away Tavares sooner or later and lets face it, he is the only reason I even consider watching them).
Sidebar: The Tampa Bay Lightning and Carolina Hurricanes were automatically disqualified for being named after weather systems.
As you can see there were a number of teams I could care less about a majority of the teams in the NHL.
Here is a complete list on why they don't get followed by me:
Sunbelt Teams: Dallas, Florida, Tampa, Phoenix, Nashville, San Jose, Los Angeles, Anaheim, Atlanta
Trying to buy the Stanley Cup: Colorado, Detroit, NY Rangers, Toronto
Defensive Minded: Columbus, New Jersey, Minnesota, Calgary
Douche baggery: Chicago, Pittsburgh
Here's what I think needs to happen with the officiating
1. What's called a penalty in the regular season is called a penalty in the playoffs.
2. Any player who falls on a goalie in a post whistle scrum without being tackled onto the goalie, should get the goalies blocker multiple times in the head and can get the tar beaten out of him by the teams enforcer.
3. Have them call a proper game, not who Gary Bettman wants to win.
4. Make sure the referee is not in the god position he currently is on the ice, it will make him think twice about close calls.
So add some comments if you like and don't forget to keep your stick on the ice.
Monday, May 17, 2010
Why do they do this to me
I was only able to watch about 5 minutes of the Habs vs Flyers yesterday, and if you are asking if I had something to do, the answer is no. The show altogether was horrible.
Let's see where to start.
1. Pregame show, once again the only highlight of this was Don Cherry. Everybody else looks and acts like complete tools and have the charisma of a kumquat.
2. The announcers. They give Bob "The Dinosaur" Cole the announcing on this series over the far superior announcing abilities of Jim Hughson also the don't have any credit in the colour commentary, get Craig Simpson or John Garrett up there to do the job properly.
3. Eliot Friedman. If you have read his twitter in the past, I don't know how many IQ points you have lost but I urge for the sake of your intelligence please stop. This guy makes a three year old who has only been on skates twice look like a hockey god.
This concludes my list, the only good part of HNIC in this series is going to be Don Cherry, and don't forget to keep your stick on the ice.
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Let's see where to start.
1. Pregame show, once again the only highlight of this was Don Cherry. Everybody else looks and acts like complete tools and have the charisma of a kumquat.
2. The announcers. They give Bob "The Dinosaur" Cole the announcing on this series over the far superior announcing abilities of Jim Hughson also the don't have any credit in the colour commentary, get Craig Simpson or John Garrett up there to do the job properly.
3. Eliot Friedman. If you have read his twitter in the past, I don't know how many IQ points you have lost but I urge for the sake of your intelligence please stop. This guy makes a three year old who has only been on skates twice look like a hockey god.
This concludes my list, the only good part of HNIC in this series is going to be Don Cherry, and don't forget to keep your stick on the ice.
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Friday, May 14, 2010
Forgetting to mention
I would have added this to my other blog but I forgot about it. Willie Mitchell, defenceman for the Vancouver Canucks, was taken out be a season ending injury on a check from behind by Evgeny Malkin. It was a dangerous hit that warranted suspension. Willie Mitchell came out after the season was over for the Canucks and said the Campbell should be replaced as league disciplinarian because he has too many friends as general managers.
But we all know what the real reason is that Malkin did not get suspended. Malkin is supposedly one of the superstars that Gary Bettman is trying to build around, the fact that he plays for the Pittsburgh Penguins also factors into this because if Malkin were out of the line up, teams could easily shut down Crosby because they wouldn't have to worry about a second scoring threat (Even though Halak just shut them all down on his own).
The hit should have warranted about a 10 game suspension, and if Mitchell is able to play again, I hope he hits Malkin so hard, Malkin goes and plays in Siberia.
I honestly agree with what Willie Mitchell says about suspensions and dirty plays like the hit he received from Malkin. An outside third party should be the one's implementing the calls and not somebody who is friends with general managers around the league.
But we all know what the real reason is that Malkin did not get suspended. Malkin is supposedly one of the superstars that Gary Bettman is trying to build around, the fact that he plays for the Pittsburgh Penguins also factors into this because if Malkin were out of the line up, teams could easily shut down Crosby because they wouldn't have to worry about a second scoring threat (Even though Halak just shut them all down on his own).
The hit should have warranted about a 10 game suspension, and if Mitchell is able to play again, I hope he hits Malkin so hard, Malkin goes and plays in Siberia.
I honestly agree with what Willie Mitchell says about suspensions and dirty plays like the hit he received from Malkin. An outside third party should be the one's implementing the calls and not somebody who is friends with general managers around the league.
2nd Round Wrap up
Sorry I haven't been able to blog for the last little bit here but I have a new nephew, Sebastian is his name and no he is not a crab. Game 7 of the Bruins and Flyers is tonight and to quote the the NHL in a way, history may be made if the Flyers win after being down 3-0 in the series are one win away from taking the series. However I will give my thoughts on the second round.
Well, Joe Thornton actually showed up for some playoff games and the Sharks eliminated the Wings, well actually Thornton was replaced with a Russian ice hockey playing bear.
Crosbitch and the Penguins have been eliminated by the Montreal Canadiens, well, just a sure sign of the apocalypse.
The Chicago Blackhawks, hold on a second the officiating eliminated the Vancouver Canucks from the Stanley Cup Playoffs, vision tests were supposed to be administered, however on getting a hold of the NHL office said that all the NHL officials would fail.
Boston scored too many goals in the first three games, didn't have enough to beat Philadelphia in any of the others.
Well, have fun there hockey fans, and remember keep your stick on the ice.
Well, Joe Thornton actually showed up for some playoff games and the Sharks eliminated the Wings, well actually Thornton was replaced with a Russian ice hockey playing bear.
Crosbitch and the Penguins have been eliminated by the Montreal Canadiens, well, just a sure sign of the apocalypse.
The Chicago Blackhawks, hold on a second the officiating eliminated the Vancouver Canucks from the Stanley Cup Playoffs, vision tests were supposed to be administered, however on getting a hold of the NHL office said that all the NHL officials would fail.
Boston scored too many goals in the first three games, didn't have enough to beat Philadelphia in any of the others.
Well, have fun there hockey fans, and remember keep your stick on the ice.
Saturday, May 8, 2010
The Standards of what can be considered a viral hit by CBC and more problems with CBC
If you happened to catch CBC's preview to the Stanley Cup Playoffs, you saw what they called a viral hit of a guy talking about the Stanley Cup Playoffs. This guy was so boring I fell asleep within 0.00000000000000000001 seconds. This was such an insult to anybody who actually follows hockey's intelligence that the guy should be given the death penalty for sheer stupidity.
Now to my other problems with these guys on their hockey coverage.
Elliot Friedman, this guy has absolutely no knowledge of the game, he considers Mason Raymond a little Sedin. No offence to Mason Raymond, but he is far from being a Sedin. The guy also has no interview abilities and makes the biggest tool look unique and cool.
The I-desk, this thing is absolutely pointless, why do they even have it, the guys just say stuff that is usually covered on satellite hotstove.
Ron MacLean, the guy will dig for days to prove what a bad apple Alex Burrows is and won't show the 31 seconds of Auger talking to Burrows before the game, the guy is a complete sell out and is actually completely pointless to the on air broadcast. And MacLean makes Pierre Maguire somewhat reputable.
Bob Cole and Harry Neale. Does the CBC actually allow people to retire, or do they literally get told by Bettman that if someone stays on, they won't get a contract for broadcasting games. These two are so irrelevant now that I would rather listen to a tone deaf pop singer.
The early game every Saturday night. This really annoying if you have HDTV, because all you get is the Toronto Maple Leafs. We already know what is going to happen in the Leafs game, the Leafs are going to lose, not sure how, but they will.
Pierre LeBrun, the CBC's so called hockey insider. This guy is another tool who use to be on The Score the other being Elliot Friedman. Come to think of it, the only two I have ever liked from the score are Martine Gaillard and Cabbie.
The new HNIC song. It sucks period, not to mention all the voice overs they have on it of various Stanley Cup plays. I am guessing that they are trying to cover up how awful it actually is.
Here is who I would keep who actually appears on CBC:
Don Cherry
Jim Hughson
Craig Simpson
Dick Irvin
Scott Oake
Yes the list is this short, Mike Milbury does more stuff with the Bruins and NBC so I am not too worried about him.
Now to watch Game 5 of the Habs and Pens, and have all the voices I want gone from CBC.
Now to my other problems with these guys on their hockey coverage.
Elliot Friedman, this guy has absolutely no knowledge of the game, he considers Mason Raymond a little Sedin. No offence to Mason Raymond, but he is far from being a Sedin. The guy also has no interview abilities and makes the biggest tool look unique and cool.
The I-desk, this thing is absolutely pointless, why do they even have it, the guys just say stuff that is usually covered on satellite hotstove.
Ron MacLean, the guy will dig for days to prove what a bad apple Alex Burrows is and won't show the 31 seconds of Auger talking to Burrows before the game, the guy is a complete sell out and is actually completely pointless to the on air broadcast. And MacLean makes Pierre Maguire somewhat reputable.
Bob Cole and Harry Neale. Does the CBC actually allow people to retire, or do they literally get told by Bettman that if someone stays on, they won't get a contract for broadcasting games. These two are so irrelevant now that I would rather listen to a tone deaf pop singer.
The early game every Saturday night. This really annoying if you have HDTV, because all you get is the Toronto Maple Leafs. We already know what is going to happen in the Leafs game, the Leafs are going to lose, not sure how, but they will.
Pierre LeBrun, the CBC's so called hockey insider. This guy is another tool who use to be on The Score the other being Elliot Friedman. Come to think of it, the only two I have ever liked from the score are Martine Gaillard and Cabbie.
The new HNIC song. It sucks period, not to mention all the voice overs they have on it of various Stanley Cup plays. I am guessing that they are trying to cover up how awful it actually is.
Here is who I would keep who actually appears on CBC:
Don Cherry
Jim Hughson
Craig Simpson
Dick Irvin
Scott Oake
Yes the list is this short, Mike Milbury does more stuff with the Bruins and NBC so I am not too worried about him.
Now to watch Game 5 of the Habs and Pens, and have all the voices I want gone from CBC.
Friday, May 7, 2010
What is the average IQ of an NHL official
I am personally guessing around -982. In all four second round series that I have watched of there games, the officiating has been so horrible, I have yet do come up with a word that fairly describes the officiating. Craptacular, no too nice. I could say it sucks and blows at the same time but that still seems to be too high of praise for the officiating.
Whether I am watching Luongo get hit by any member of the Blackhawks and the Hawks not getting penalized, Pittsburgh being able to commit murder on Montreal and the Habs more likely get called for a penalty for fighting back, members of the San Jose Sharks making contact with members of the Detroit Red Wings, the Sharks player falling down to the ice and a Red Wings player getting penalized, or just the plain poor officiating in the Boston vs Philadelphia series, the referees are doing a horrible job.
The other thing that has been really pissing me off in the playoffs right now, is how Bettman's favorites or picks seem to bitch like little girls every time there is a penalty called against them (I'm looking at the Hawks and Penguins here). These guys will complain all the way to the penalty box and bitch. If I was the official, hit them with an additional 2 minute unsportsman penalty and a game misconduct, if the players refuse to shut there traps after that, penalize them harder until your point is made.
The bottom line is this, the best officials are the ones you never hear of or you don't go scouring the score sheet for their name. With that being said, keep your stick on the ice, unless you are scoring a goal like Mike Camalleri.
Whether I am watching Luongo get hit by any member of the Blackhawks and the Hawks not getting penalized, Pittsburgh being able to commit murder on Montreal and the Habs more likely get called for a penalty for fighting back, members of the San Jose Sharks making contact with members of the Detroit Red Wings, the Sharks player falling down to the ice and a Red Wings player getting penalized, or just the plain poor officiating in the Boston vs Philadelphia series, the referees are doing a horrible job.
The other thing that has been really pissing me off in the playoffs right now, is how Bettman's favorites or picks seem to bitch like little girls every time there is a penalty called against them (I'm looking at the Hawks and Penguins here). These guys will complain all the way to the penalty box and bitch. If I was the official, hit them with an additional 2 minute unsportsman penalty and a game misconduct, if the players refuse to shut there traps after that, penalize them harder until your point is made.
The bottom line is this, the best officials are the ones you never hear of or you don't go scouring the score sheet for their name. With that being said, keep your stick on the ice, unless you are scoring a goal like Mike Camalleri.
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