Butch-isms Hall of Fame

[BarBeauWahlDobLok]

Howie couldn't pronounce Cogliano correctly. I had to go to Wiki to make sure a player named "Coliano" wasn't on the roster.

Howie's had a few like that over the years. He used to call the late Steve Chaisson "Steve [Chace-in]" - I just didn't like the way he said it. But I've grown to like Howie, and I've liked Butch from the get-go. He reminds me of Ed Westfall in tone, but can only remind me of Bob Uecker and Beavis in delivery.

 

[_illicit_]

Howie couldn't pronounce Cogliano correctly. I had to go to Wiki to make sure a player named "Coliano" wasn't on the roster.

In Italian, "gli" is pronounced like "lyee" or just sounds like the 'g' is silent.

 

[nyisles]

In Italian, "gli" is pronounced like "lyee" or just sounds like the 'g' is silent.

This is correct, I think Howie was trying to showcase his NY-area enlightenment when it comes to dealing with Italian names. However, everyone else (including Cogliano himself I believe) pronounces it "cog-lee-ano," so this is one case where Howie should've just gone with the flow.

 

[13th Floor]

Also, the two of them trying to say truncated last nigh was hilarious. It was like a full minute. "RO-ADS... ROWDS"

 

[Richie Daggers Crime]

When Jiggs is on, I don't miss Howie at all. JIGGS FOR PRES!

 

[BillD]

Also, the two of them trying to say truncated last nigh was hilarious. It was like a full minute. "RO-ADS... ROWDS"

Butch stumbling over that word 3-4 times..."trumpeted, trumplecated, trumpeted"...........finally "whatever that word is".

#wordswithbutch. Priceless.

 

[Nyifan12]

He keeps calling Gerard Gallant "Gerald" Gallant.

 

[Strome18]

I heard a Liam Neisen comment when trying to speak about Franz Nielsen.

 

[SI90]

Barkov a talented young kid "drafted 2nd in 2000".

He has to be talented to get drafted at 5 years old...

 

[nyisles]

"Campbell ends a 28-goal scoring streak" ...

 

[A Pointed Stick]

That's all he's saying...

 

[LaF16]

Valterri Filoopola

 

[Banana Sandwiches]

I'm assuming Butch doesn't know that the Lightning are called the Lightning since he seems to be referring to them as the "Tampa Bay team" or the "Tampa player"

 

[nyisles]

Foopala sighting

 

[Richie Daggers Crime]

I'm assuming Butch doesn't know that the Lightning are called the Lightning since he seems to be referring to them as the "Tampa Bay team" or the "Tampa player"

He does that all the time. It's just how he goes about it.

 

[giddy up*]

He now loves saying the shot was 'Up in the toy department.'

He seriously won't stop saying it.

 

[Renbarg]

Valterri Filoopola

This is by far my favorite in a while. He simply can't say his name but has managed to go with the same weird pronunciation for the past two years.

 

[Nyifan12]

This post has been quiet in a few days. Everything Butch said during the PIT games made sense?

 

[LaF16]

Last night Butchie said eveready bunny

 

[thedonger]

Forgot what Butchie was saying but at one point early int the game, he made up his own version of a cliched line(can't remember what it was), and Howie goes "so is that another Butchism?". Then Burchie goes "Not you too Howie". I spit my water out that I was drinking when I heard that and busted out laughing. They're reading the boards, good job fellas!

 

[Nyifan12]

Both we and the Caps have the best broadcast teams. Listen to a Caps tv game sometime

 

[SI90]

Buchtie said absolutely "O-ssential". Lmao essential.

 

[Moosie]

Both we and the Caps have the best broadcast teams. Listen to a Caps tv game sometime

I hate listening to Craig Laughlin. He was my favorite player for a time, but he's dreadful as an analyst.

 

[YearlyLottery]

Frans Nelson

 

[nyisles]

I could swear I heard him call Burakovsky "Burkowski" in both of the last two games.