News and Blog Report: Jack, Louie, and Geno are back

[JordanGalhanth]

And it could always be worse.

Different sport, but Tom Brady doing color is almost unbearable. Think a male version of Cassie Campbell calling an NFL game.

 

[TB12]

And it could always be worse.

Different sport, but Tom Brady doing color is almost unbearable. Think a male version of Cassie Campbell calling an NFL game.

Hurtful

lol

 

[Louis Cypher]

Listen! All you need to do is take a drink every time Louie says "listen".

 

[dssource]

I like the majority of Jack's calls so I'm glad he's back.

 

[The Panther]

Gene is great. He's just what you want from a 'host' -- likable, funny, a bit of a ham, players like him, polite, etc.

Jack is good and professional, just not to my taste. Although he calls the games very well, has an appropriate voice, and is perfectly prepared and knowledgable about everything, his "carnival barker" style of calling games leaves me cold. I also do not like the random (failed) jokes he attempts to insert into the broadcast... and he never lets them go, endlessly banging on about whatever 80s' pop-culture reference he's just brought up.

Louie seems good at first exposure, but the more I get accustomed to him, the worse he gets. Basically, he doesn't really say anything. The 'color' guy (well, they used to be) should have insight into the game and should be entertaining on some level. Jack & Louie invert the formula, as Jack tries to be a clown and Louie tries to be "mr. cool". It would help Louie a lot if he would (a) speak louder (he mumbles incoherently half the time) and (b) avoid his favorite cliches ("tickling the rafters", "goes to work", can-opener").

Anyway, they're better than the previous guys, so I'll take it for now. About 50% of the Oilers' games I watch on the road-teams' feeds anyway.

 

[Drivesaitl]

Gene is great. He's just what you want from a 'host' -- likable, funny, a bit of a ham, players like him, polite, etc.

Jack is good and professional, just not to my taste. Although he calls the games very well, has an appropriate voice, and is perfectly prepared and knowledgable about everything, his "carnival barker" style of calling games leaves me cold. I also do not like the random (failed) jokes he attempts to insert into the broadcast... and he never lets them go, endlessly banging on about whatever 80s' pop-culture reference he's just brought up.

Louie seems good at first exposure, but the more I get accustomed to him, the worse he gets. Basically, he doesn't really say anything. The 'color' guy (well, they used to be) should have insight into the game and should be entertaining on some level. Jack & Louie invert the formula, as Jack tries to be a clown and Louie tries to be "mr. cool". It would help Louie a lot if he would (a) speak louder (he mumbles incoherently half the time) and (b) avoid his favorite cliches ("ticking the rafters", "goes to work", can-opener").

Anyway, they're better than the previous guys, so I'll take it for now. About 50% of the Oilers' games I watch on the road-teams' feeds anyway.

Good rundown. Carnival Barker is apt. But to me its his random changes in volume, and suddenly, and as part of his shtick that is irritating. Its like the advertisements coming in louder than the broadcasts. I listen to games loud for surround sound and rink sounds. So the drastic increase in volume is sharp, and pronounced with volume up.

Louie is going to be harder to tolerate with his son now playing in division and getting those calls several times now vs the rare times we faced Boston.

Whats with the listing of Oilers games this year. Several are not showing SN as televising the game. Several only have TVAS which is apparently a french language broadcaster. Several games have no broadcaster listed. Is this just laziness to not list broadcaster for every game?

Edmonton Oilers Schedule | Edmonton Oilers

The official calendar for the Edmonton Oilers including ticket information, stats, rosters, and more.

www.nhl.com

Indeed SN is broadcasting every game except for the HNIC games but why not just show that on the NHL oilers site schedule listings. Strange that one has to go to Snet own listings to see it:

Sportsnet announces 2024-25 Edmonton Oilers broadcast schedule

Check out Sportsnet's full 2024-25 Edmonton Oilers broadcast schedule.

www.sportsnet.ca

 

[Oilslick941611]

I love Jack and Gene, louie I can take or leave, but it's not something to get upset over.

 

[tiger_80]

Where is Singh?

 

[PositiveCashFlow]

Where is Singh?

I believe he's doing the HNIC games but not confirmed yet.

I prefer Jack over Harnarayan but I don't find Harnarayan as annoying as some of the other PBP commentators. Also if it's Harnarayan and Louie there's less off-topic banter than with Jack and Louie

 

[TB12]

Just pisses me off that we have these guys all year and then they get replaced for the playoff games. I don't know of any other Canadian teams that lose their guy for playoffs.

 

[joestevens29]

Just pisses me off that we have these guys all year and then they get replaced for the playoff games. I don't know of any other Canadian teams that lose their guy for playoffs.

Don’t they all kinda lose them?

I like the trio. Fans always hate whoever is there but for any flaws those three have I’ve seen a lot worse elsewhere or in our past. All three are passionate and not Kelly hrudey biased. Good enough for me

 

[Gunnersaurus Rex]

Where is Singh?

Hopefully retired.

 

[Stoneman89]

Could do without Louie The Brusk tbh

Yup. Get ready for "I think they're going to review that one as well" about 500 times.

Jack has grown on me on TV...love his TV play by play despite his commentary going off the rails too often
Louie aggravates me to no end...but he's ok

Jack is definitely made for TV, not radio, and I agree about the commentary. Guess we'll have to live with Louie for at least another year. Maybe he can go to Vancouver next year and do Canuck games while his son is there.

 

[fireantz]

Best trio in the game.Period

 

[timekeep]

I have really grown old of debrusk the last couple of years after initially liking him. Wonder if it will even be worse with Debrusk on the Canucks.

I like Debrusk when he first started but he has a limited range or vocabulary.

And it could always be worse.

Different sport, but Tom Brady doing color is almost unbearable. Think a male version of Cassie Campbell calling an NFL game.

At least he is only making $10m a year or something like that.

 

[tiger_80]

I believe he's doing the HNIC games but not confirmed yet.

I prefer Jack over Harnarayan but I don't find Harnarayan as annoying as some of the other PBP commentators. Also if it's Harnarayan and Louie there's less off-topic banter than with Jack and Louie

They should get this guy if he's available.

 

[guymez]

They should get this guy if he's available.

The Cheats that they are...lol

 

[TB12]

Don’t they all kinda lose them?

I like the trio. Fans always hate whoever is there but for any flaws those three have I’ve seen a lot worse elsewhere or in our past. All three are passionate and not Kelly hrudey biased. Good enough for me

Not really, not in the early rounds. Last couple years Flames kept their normal guys for 1st round, Cucks kept their normal guys, Leafs same same. Oil = get the truly remarkably terrible Singh after having Jack all year.

 

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1838960060715667522

THANK F******G GOD

 

[nafrelio]

I love Jack - he's unique and not cookie-cutter, has lots of voice inflection and volume inflection speckled with pulsatingly original vocab - he also doesn't have a horrible sounding voice like Chris Cuthbert who talks 2 octaves higher than a pre-pubescent boy. I'll take him any day over monotone Singh.

Louie's language gets a bit tired ("_____ goes to work") but he's better than alternatives and he does give some good commentary.

Gene is Gene. I can tolerate and even enjoy the puns, but I mostly just appreciate his effort to bring humour and creativity to the story, which... who else even does that as a game host?

I'll take these three, no problem. Right through the playoffs preferably.

 

[PositiveCashFlow]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1838960060715667522

THANK F******G GOD

Is there proof other than this tweet, and which team would Singh be doing regional broadcasts for? Vancouver and Calgary are pretty much set. Unless it's a SN broadcast for the Jets maybe?

 

[brentashton]

Don’t they all kinda lose them?

I like the trio. Fans always hate whoever is there but for any flaws those three have I’ve seen a lot worse elsewhere or in our past. All three are passionate and not Kelly hrudey biased. Good enough for me

Wpg and Tor regional games are held by TSN so it’s inevitable for them.

Calgary, Montreal and Ottawa don’t have a clue what the hell you’re talking about. Playoffs? You mean there’s games after the first 82…who knew.

And who cares about Vancouver. Just waiting for it to slide into the ocean.

 

[joestevens29]

Wpg and Tor regional games are held by TSN so it’s inevitable for them.

Calgary, Montreal and Ottawa don’t have a clue what the hell you’re talking about. Playoffs? You mean there’s games after the first 82…who knew.

And who cares about Vancouver. Just waiting for it to slide into the ocean.

I was actually waiting for that lol

 

[brentashton]

I was actually waiting for that lol

You’re welcome. I am dependably predictable.

 

[stewy04]

After not listening to these three in playoffs I'm all for it. Singh is vanilla!