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A new contender for worst broadcaster of all time (Leah Hextall)

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Fenway said:
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Is the guy Dom more of a studio guy who occasionally does games or the other way around? He honestly isn’t great himself, he was worse than her. He doesn’t say much at times, lots of space. They honestly shouldn’t be a pair

Leah still has the occasional bad goal call, and I could tell she was literally unsure reading her notes in the middle of talking at one point in that video (said the same thing three times quickly with a different inflection lol), but she’s definitely gotten a lot better. Still not gonna be my favorite option to call the cup final one day, but at least from what’s in that shortened version she wasn’t painful
 
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Megustaelhockey said:
The greats did not sharpen their skills calling national games for ESPN. If the purpose is to grow the game, we need someone on the call who isn't getting overwhelmingly and nearly universally negative feedback online.
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She might be an amazing colleague and her colleagues there see potential. It is not all about what happens online. Some jobs need to be taught in a high-pressure environment.
 
I think that Leah Hextall was the lady explaining the goings in the Sharkies - Las Vegas match I watched earlier today. I find her easy to listen to and knowledgeable enough in the field of the game of hockey. Mind you, I'm not native American, so some minor mistakes might escape me unnoticed. But to sum things all in all, I think I don't find anything to complain about her explaining of the game.
 
Chips said:
Is the guy Dom more of a studio guy who occasionally does games or the other way around? He honestly isn’t great himself, he was worse than her. He doesn’t say much at times, lots of space. They honestly shouldn’t be a pair

Leah still has the occasional bad goal call, and I could tell she was literally unsure reading her notes in the middle of talking at one point in that video (said the same thing three times quickly with a different inflection lol), but she’s definitely gotten a lot better. Still not gonna be my favorite option to call the cup final one day, but at least from what’s in that shortened version she wasn’t painful
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Frankly, ESPN's crews are D-, they have zero flow for the game, they all talk too much about nonsense. Its really a sad showing. They bring back hockey then they bring in so many trash crews.

IDGAF what anyone says, Hextall is one of the worst things imaginable. Sometimes last year she appears to not even be prepared, atleast during the wings games. Moore is horrible, doesnt have a personality or voice for TV. Its great they want to do it, i get it. but its not working.
 
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The NHL and especially ESPN has to be aware of how badly she is received.

She is fine between the benches. Nobody would say she isn't knowledgable but she simply is not pbp material. Why are they trying to force her into a role that gets her nothing but vitriol?
Is this virtue signaling on steroids? Are they afraid of the backlash they would receive if she was moved from pbp? Lawsuits?

There have to be ulterior motives to have a person be in such a prominent position without having the proper tools for that position.
 
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Chips said:
Is the guy Dom more of a studio guy who occasionally does games or the other way around? He honestly isn’t great himself, he was worse than her. He doesn’t say much at times, lots of space. They honestly shouldn’t be a pair

Leah still has the occasional bad goal call, and I could tell she was literally unsure reading her notes in the middle of talking at one point in that video (said the same thing three times quickly with a different inflection lol), but she’s definitely gotten a lot better. Still not gonna be my favorite option to call the cup final one day, but at least from what’s in that shortened version she wasn’t painful
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She’s vastly better than last year. Last year it was a constant surge of excitement. She’s toned it down substantially. Much more tolerable but still not great. But give her credit for putting in the work to improve.
 
Vrana15 said:
Frankly, ESPN's crews are D-, they have zero flow for the game, they all talk too much about nonsense. Its really a sad showing. They bring back hockey then they bring in so many trash crews.

IDGAF what anyone says, Hextall is one of the worst things imaginable. Sometimes last year she appears to not even be prepared, atleast during the wings games. Moore is horrible, doesnt have a personality or voice for TV. Its great they want to do it, i get it. but its not working.
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And when you get them together.... Last night was just painful.... That said I am still waiting on the edge of my seat for the rest of Dom Moores story.
 
Her goal call was delayed cause she was waiting for the goal light. Every announcer does it. Ya'll just hating for no reason at this point. If she screamed GOAL and it was a crossbar, you'd be posting that highlight too.
Her calls on the full game highlight are just fine. the color commentator sounds like he's never talked before in his life, though.
 
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IamNotADancer said:
The NHL and especially ESPN has to be aware of how badly she is received.

She is fine between the benches. Nobody would say she isn't knowledgable but she simply is not pbp material. Why are they trying to force her into a role that gets her nothing but vitriol?
Is this virtue signaling on steroids? Are they afraid of the backlash they would receive if she was moved from pbp? Lawsuits?

There have to be ulterior motives to have a person be in such a prominent position without having the proper tools for that position.
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ESPN sucks... edited bc I didn't want to get banned, not worth it.
 
Rcknrollkillnmachine said:
Nice to see someone getting paid top dollar to learn a job.
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This is actually a thought I had this morning when I saw a clip posted somewhere of her from the other night. She sounds like a college/minor league level PBP with the awkward pauses and mistakes. She is literally learning while being at the top level of the profession. Her voice doesn't help but I guess that's more of a preference. It's nails on a chalkboard to me.
 
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She's still terrible. Had to run the volume down to watch the game but got blasted with the shrill "Phil the Thrill" call. Oh well.
 
I don’t think she is technically bad, good timing and knowledge . It’s just the high voice. I can usually tune out a bad announcer. But the unfamiliarity of the high voice makes it impossible to ignore.

For me it’s distracting

It’s not like she’s botching calls
 
Trying to hear or understand her at all through a modicum of crowd noise is like listening to a mouse f***ing a bumblebee in the middle of the ocean

Adjust your pitch for the benefit of your audience, or step out of the way for someone who can capably and enjoyably do the job
 
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