LeafFan
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- Jun 20, 2017
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Any chance we might FINALLY get new commentators for Sportsnet games? I know people don't like Hughson/Simpson duo so much for HNIC games, but that one I can at least live with (next to Bob Cole who is being phased out, that duo is sadly HNICs 2nd best duo).
On Sportsnet though, having Romanuk calling games is just horrible. Don't get me started on the things he says, but his voice is also not one that makes me excited to watch games. Nothing against him personally, but I just want to watch a game and enjoy listening to it as well. The obvious choice is bringing Joe Bowen back, but even if he can't be brought back on TV, at least get a replacement for Romanuk who sounds so much better. The other options on SNs main team aren't so good either. I couldn't care less about what gets said, but if it's a voice that sounds exciting and nice to listen to, I don't care what they're saying
(like how Cole does mess up on names. I'd rather hear his voice mess up on names and things in a play, than Romanuk calling the action perfectly).
What I also don't get is why SN wants to use Romanuk on TV and not Bowen, when I've heard highlights on Sportsnet, TSN and Leafs Nation Network all using the Joe Bowen audio feed of the game over the SN commentary. If they prefer using his voice in highlight packages, then why not just have him on TV?
I know efforts have been made in the past on here, but I think we really need to make some more noise about this. Not just some petition which gets ignored, but we need something bigger like social media(Twitter especially) to catch their attention. We're about to enter one of the best eras in Leafs hockey, and I don't want it tarnished by horrible commentary being played over the action.
On Sportsnet though, having Romanuk calling games is just horrible. Don't get me started on the things he says, but his voice is also not one that makes me excited to watch games. Nothing against him personally, but I just want to watch a game and enjoy listening to it as well. The obvious choice is bringing Joe Bowen back, but even if he can't be brought back on TV, at least get a replacement for Romanuk who sounds so much better. The other options on SNs main team aren't so good either. I couldn't care less about what gets said, but if it's a voice that sounds exciting and nice to listen to, I don't care what they're saying
(like how Cole does mess up on names. I'd rather hear his voice mess up on names and things in a play, than Romanuk calling the action perfectly).
What I also don't get is why SN wants to use Romanuk on TV and not Bowen, when I've heard highlights on Sportsnet, TSN and Leafs Nation Network all using the Joe Bowen audio feed of the game over the SN commentary. If they prefer using his voice in highlight packages, then why not just have him on TV?
I know efforts have been made in the past on here, but I think we really need to make some more noise about this. Not just some petition which gets ignored, but we need something bigger like social media(Twitter especially) to catch their attention. We're about to enter one of the best eras in Leafs hockey, and I don't want it tarnished by horrible commentary being played over the action.