Jennifer Botterill is the worst analyst AINEC

[HockeyVirus]

Fresh off that awful intermission of hers, I feel like we need to talk about this. For those that do not know her, essentially she does not believe physicality should be part of the sport, and gets into arguments where she gets incredibly worked up to the point of sounding like she is going to cry EVERY time they talk about any remotely physical play.

I am not suggesting especially Sportsnet has good analysts, but she is another level of terrible. At first I thought she had something against Bieksa, but it seems she gets worked up with everyone but Ron MacLean and Kelly Hrudey. She cannot handle being disagreed with, which is kind of a requirement when you are employed to discuss opinions with others.

I don't want this thread to be about that specific take. This is a consistent pattern with her. Please get literally anyone else.

 

[Slapshot_11]

Any examples

 

[HockeyVirus]

Any examples

I would search for some, but I am not subjecting myself to willingly listening to her takes again.

 

[Il Stugotz]

Lots of whining about her bc if this.

I think she’s good here. Good to have her pov

 

[Sheppy]

I find she gets too worked up when people challenge her.

(Also, I have zero issue with her stance here)

 

[Gabe Kupari]

Jamal Myers is the goon moron.

Going after a small guy on purpose is the same as cross checking a guy. Honestly hockey is becoming a sport for idiots.

Myers is the idiot.

 

[Rejavanated]

Botterill is good. Better than most of the talking heads that have been trotted out for the intermission panel. She has way less of an ego than Bieksa and Friedman.

 

[Gabe Kupari]

Yeah she’s a moron cuz her opinion doesn’t align with a guy who punched faces for a living. Honestly. Ppl talking about toxic masculinity. This is it

 

[Il Stugotz]

Mayers and Consentino sounded dumb as hell in that segmen btw

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

Lots of whining about her bc if this.

I think she’s good here. Good to have her pov

Imagine trying to justify intentionally high sticking an opponent.

 

[KOS21]

Lots of whining about her bc if this.

I think she’s good here. Good to have her pov

she is spot on, I mean if he takes out Perfetti's eye, his career is over...

 

[Rob Brown]

Lots of whining about her bc if this.

I think she’s good here. Good to have her pov

Her POV is fine, I don't necessarily disagree in that there was a better option for Hartman. She just can't be so bothered when people disagree with her. This isn't the only example either.

For the record, Dillon clearly was targeting Kaprizov exactly where he had extra padding, more than once. He knew what he was doing, so I don't see why she thinks that's okay. Also isn't the first time that a Jet has taken him out.

 

[Tkachuk Norris]

I don’t seee the problem. Absolute disgusting play by Hartman. I say this as someone who hates the jets

Men complaining about women making valid points because they are in positions of power. Welcome to the 21st century. If you think misogyny is a thing of the past take a peak at the PWHL thread

 

[Il Stugotz]

Re: tone
I doubt that she can ever present herself in a way that would be acceptable to you

 

[RestlessYoungZero]

Those cross-checks along the boards (as well as the front of the net) happen every f*cking game. The refs should call every one of those cross checks a penalty if that isn't "acceptable". Anyone who says that dirty high stick to Perfetti's face was okay is f***ing delusional.

 

[nowhereman]

Lots of whining about her bc if this.

I think she’s good here. Good to have her pov

Totally off-topic but, as a film and television professional, the constant dolly-in/dolly-out and ped-up/ped-down nonsense on those close-ups feels pretty amateur hour. Multi-camera sports coverage should be locked off, kids!

 

[leafsfan5]

i mean, she's right

 

[Bounces R Way]

Not everybody has to agree all the time. That there is one true moral dogma and anything else is plainly wrong and dangerous is the single most destructive belief in human history. Rational debate is a healthy part of any functioning society.

Got no problem with what Botterill, Mayers or Consentino have to say in this segment.

 

[Rejavanated]

Finally watched the video clip. Botterill absolutely owned Mayers and made him look like a dinosaur. Why are we still making excuses for men like Mayers, just because they used to play in the NHL?

I've generally enjoyed his intermission analyses on SN up to this point, but that video clip lowered my opinion of him significantly.

Totally off-topic but, as a film and television professional, the constant dolly-in/dolly-out and ped-up/ped-down nonsense on those close-ups feels pretty amateur hour. Multi-camera sports coverage should be locked off, kids!

Don't get me started. There should be one and only one camera angle when the game is in play. Alternate angles should only be used between whistles.

 

[gojetsgo]

I would say that mayers and cosentino are the worst... I can't stand when they do jets games they have awful takes as evident in that video

 

[Ace]

i mean, she's right

She cooked that meathead so badly it burned thousands of knuckledraggers watching from home.

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

This thread is not going to go the way OP expected it to.


What an awful take from Myers and of course OP as well.

 

[JPeeper]

Hey another thread about how more women analysts suck.

But nooo, let's not call out the 20 muppet men that are much worse.

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

At least she’s not PJ Stock…

 

[SeanMoneyHands]

She’s good but she’s nowhere as good as Cassie Campbell.