New Jack Edwards Controversy

[burstnbloom]

People who get annoyed with Jack Edwards are fun sponges.

 

[BradMarchandismydad]

Maybe if Pat Maroon wasn't so fat, Jack wouldn't have to comment on it and could just call a normal game

 

[T REX]

Sounds like he may have had a stroke or something.

Time to take the keys away from Grandpa before he does something really stupid.

It's coming...

 

[CharasLazyWrister]

I don’t mean to take blame off Edwards himself for his clownish behavior. But at least in terms of it being on television, I blame his employer (NESN).

He clearly is naturally someone who pushes “boundaries” and doesn’t filter like he should. Instead of getting him to tone it down, NESN has sort of just let Jack steer the ship and act in wherever way he wants with very little standard for 15 seasons. To the point where they kind of brand it and make a shtick out of it.

I do think he calls a good game for the most part (this is the part that other fans will pretty much never hear, understandably) but I don’t like the way he acts way too often.

And yes, it’s becoming more frequent and irritating with age.

 

[PB37]

I really don't care about the comments I am sure Maroon gets called fat on a nightly basis...his 3 cup rings help I would assume. Edwards does sound....off there though.

Bobby Ryan on twitter just said the same thing. He's been called Fat Pat since 7 years old; it doesn't bother him so the media heads talking about it is just your typical online " get outraged at everything ".

Edwards has been struggling to form full sentences for a couple of seasons now and it's starting to become more noticeable. The man is nearing 70.

 

[The Hanging Jowl]

When I hear this guy's commentary, all I can think of is that comedian that does the MLB rain delay spoofs (Frank Caliendo?).

 

[Dr Pepper]

I don't know who annoys me more, Edwards or Maroon........so they can chirp eachother ad infinitum for all I care.

 

[beowulf]

I have to say, this doesn't seem that bad lol. I'm sure Pat will make it through this.

Still no reason for it.

 

[Canuck Luck]

Pretty soft to get offended by a light hearted comment that's followed up by praise for the same individual for being a winner.

if it was actually supposed to be a joke i'd say the only thing bad about it was the punchline. I'd disagree that just because if you praise someone before or after making a bad remark that it doesnt atone for it.

Example: Racists used that logic all the time back in the day. They make a derogatory comment towards someone and follow it up with but you're one of the good ones. They think its not racist because they praised the individual after.

 

[Score08]

This is a controversy? You gotta get out more bud! There’s a whole other world that exists outside your safe space. Lighten up Francis .

 

[Royale With Cheese]

Meh.

How many times did announcers poke fun at Dustin Byfuglien's weight over the years?

 

[Alicat]

Holy pearl clutching for something that isn't a big deal. He went on to praise him and has done so every time we play the Lightning. Pat Maroon has more important things to worry about than an announcer from Boston.

 

[thefutures]

The guy has a hard time just doing his job

 

[HBK27]

The guy has a hard time just doing his job

Hey, lay off Maroon - it's not easy skating around with all that extra weight.

 

[HockeyVirus]

Remember when Simmonds called Maroon a fat f*** during the playoffs last season? Simmonds is a fat shamer!

 

[thefutures]

Hey, lay off Maroon - it's not easy skating around with all that extra weight.

More weight more momentum less strides lol

 

[FinnLightning26]

I had to watch the NESN broadcast last night and he did sound like he was drunk or something. Sounded like he talked in slow motion.

I haven't disliked him in the past but speaking in slow motion and yelling at random points was pretty annoying.

 

[Big Daddy Cane]

This is a controversy? You gotta get out more bud! There’s a whole other world that exists outside your safe space. Lighten up Francis .

He was trending on Twitter. Not expressing a personal opinion one way or the other.

 

[Mez]

wow such a soft ass society we are in.

 

[Nut Upstrom]

The Mitchell Miller of broadcasting. Three year extension incoming.

 

[I Hate Philadelphia]

I wonder how he feels about everyone attacking Mitchell Miller & the Bruins over the last few weeks for "things that have nothing to do with how they play hockey"?

 

[ThankGord]

He sounds like his mouth is numb.

 

[tarheelhockey]

Edwards has said like 10,000 things dumber than this.

Pro athletes get “fat shamed” all the time. Like all the time. They are literally in the industry of maintaining their bodies at top performance, so any time one of them seems fat they’re going to get talked about. This is not like calling out random people on the street for their body types. Bunch of nothing here.

 

[Nocashstyle]

I don't like Jack Edwards, but these are nothing comments.

He was trying to make a joke and it fell flat.

More cringe is Seravalli accussing him of "fat shaming" an NHL player...ugh. How will Maroon ever recover?

That’s literally what it is though. And you’re right, I’m sure Maroon will be okay, but this is a broadcast that a million+ or however many are watching. He’s just perpetuating a pretty juvenile insult. At absolute best, it’s completely unprofessional…and given Edward’s long list of other incidents and comments that go way beyond harmless homerism (eg. actively rooting for injuries), he deserves to be called out by much more than just a handful of media memebers.

 

[AvroArrow]

Don't really care about this "incident" that much, but my goodness this guy is a complete jackass.