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Highlander
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Did anyone read Cox's article in the Star the other day? A real Debi Downer piece on where the Leafs are really at inside his shaved cranium. I guess he is not seeing what I am. I truly believe we are looking at the best Leaf team since the 60's and maybe ever. This season is going to be one wild ride. We are going to go for the Cup this year Damian.
Guilt Trip
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I didn't read the article. The Leafs had some really good teams in the Sittler/Salming years and again in the Quinn years. This bunch is definitely talented but until they actually win a round. Should be an exciting year tho.Highlander said:
The Leafs have so much money and try to do everything in a best in class kind of way - arena, training facilities, staff, support etc.
Do they have no say at all in the SportsNet on air package? I like TSN a lot. Miller and Ferraro are great. HNIC is reasonable as well. But SN is just awful. Greg Millen is the last person I want to hear from between the benches and the guy calling the game sounds like an amateur. SN is the hockey rights holder for the NHL, yet they have stripped down to a bare bones talent that has little left after Friedman.
Do they have no say at all in the SportsNet on air package? I like TSN a lot. Miller and Ferraro are great. HNIC is reasonable as well. But SN is just awful. Greg Millen is the last person I want to hear from between the benches and the guy calling the game sounds like an amateur. SN is the hockey rights holder for the NHL, yet they have stripped down to a bare bones talent that has little left after Friedman.
BrownRolo
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Michael said:
Any time a game is broadcast on SN I always watch the opposition feed on NHL.tv
The guy doing the playbyplay is listenable but I 100% agree with you on Millen. He's the worst and I have no idea how he has a job. It's definitely not based on talent. You think they could find some new people to call games and do colour.
OldTimeHockey
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Nik the Trik said:
Or, you know, how it works for every business out there...Well, ones that stay in business.
I am not sure that suggesting someone does not know how a business runs profitably is furthering the discussion.
The point is that the Leafs do everything in a world class type of way. Sadly, the majority of their games on TV (the ones on SportsNet) are anything but world class. In fact they are awful.
The point is that the Leafs do everything in a world class type of way. Sadly, the majority of their games on TV (the ones on SportsNet) are anything but world class. In fact they are awful.
OldTimeHockey
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Michael said:
I'm not saying that the games shouldn't be broadcast in a professional manner. I just don't see what you or I can do to up the quality other than stop watching.
That being said, I don't watch intermissions, or really listen to Millen, or whomever. I watch the Leafs play hockey.
disco
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We deserve better. It's a world-class market, huge devoted fan-base. Perhaps Sportsnet sees the Leafs viewing audience as the NHL sees Canada: expected and taken for granted.
Romanuck last year and now this new gentleman for all the SN games excluding the somewhat bland and corporate Hughson for Saturdays. Competent, but I've been turning on Bowen and synchronizing. I just don't find myself doing that for Gord Miller or Chris Cuthbert on TSN. I don't need a homer or anything, just competence, style and a none-nasally/gravelly voice.
Romanuck last year and now this new gentleman for all the SN games excluding the somewhat bland and corporate Hughson for Saturdays. Competent, but I've been turning on Bowen and synchronizing. I just don't find myself doing that for Gord Miller or Chris Cuthbert on TSN. I don't need a homer or anything, just competence, style and a none-nasally/gravelly voice.
Kin
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Michael said:
Well, no. It's your opinion that they're awful. Likewise, the people in charge of the broadcast probably feel that it's pretty good considering the budget they have. Regardless, nobody above the producer at Sportsnet is likely to make a change unless they think it will tangibly affect the ratings.
And given that the Leafs are Sportsnet, or at least in part, it seems pretty unlikely that anyone with the Leafs is going to risk antagonizing their bosses to demand they spend more money on broadcasting games because the current intermission show doesn't match the world-class standards of the team that hasn't won a playoff series in 15 years.
OldTimeHockey
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disco said:
Bowen drives me up the wall. To each their own.
Guilt Trip
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TSN kicks Sportsnet's ass broadcasting Leafs games. Love Miller and Ferraro. Chris Cuthbert is also very good. Even the intermissions are much better with Duthie, O'Dog, Bobby Mc, Poulin.