Deebs
Take my strong advice, always think twice
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Agree, she's the best.
Rumor: Big Changes Coming to HNIC Panel
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malcb33
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I find Cheryl Pounder way better personally. Jennifer Botterill just talks about the most obvious thing that happened, she gets the easy lobs to "hit out of the park", and still doesn't bring anything insightful or interesting.
Bieska is decent, and Elliott is solid, but the rest don't bring much personally or a level of knowledge which isn't already obvious to the attentive viewer.
dirtydanglez
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so much change. they just cant seem to get the recipe right. too bad about the layoffs.
Yeah, she is developing into a star. She deserves all the screen time she is getting. Love having her on the panel. She's smooth in her delivery, knowledgeable, and has a "TV voice" that doesn't make her difficult to listen to at all.
KeithIsActuallyBad
SPEEN!
I think it's kinda funny how they held a huge contest for the new HNIC theme and then used it for like... one year.
I haven't watched any hockey panels in years. Too much fellating of the Leafs. Rogers blows, what else is new. Not that TSN is all that much better since they're even worse in the Leafs fellating regard.
You watch an NBA panel and they're light years ahead of whatever the NHL can muster. Bieksa is the only one with a personality and even then the likes of Barkley and Shaq make him look milquetoast.
How many years left on this god forsaken contract?
I haven't watched any hockey panels in years. Too much fellating of the Leafs. Rogers blows, what else is new. Not that TSN is all that much better since they're even worse in the Leafs fellating regard.
You watch an NBA panel and they're light years ahead of whatever the NHL can muster. Bieksa is the only one with a personality and even then the likes of Barkley and Shaq make him look milquetoast.
How many years left on this god forsaken contract?
j c petit
Locked-out
As much as it would please me to no longer be exposed to Ron MacLean, Hrudy and Botterill, if Rogers replaces these folks solely from within and not add a few fresh new faces it could be absolutely horrible. Their talent pool is rather weak and biased.
The Crypto Guy
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NyQuil
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You either love him or hate him, even with his x-phobic rants, he was a must watch TV when he spoke hockey. It was like watching an accident that you can't turn away from. Leafs fans will remember Alexei Ponikarovsky - I still chuckle at how Cherry would refer to him as Pony Horseky. In the 90s HNIC 1st intermission with Ron and Don was must watch TV, to the chagrin or outrage of opposing fans of the Leafs, but it was never a dull moment with him on TV in that segment.
NyQuil
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He was just on TV too long past his expiration date.
HockeyVirus
Woll stan.
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Sure lol. All she does is preach taking physicality out of the game. Dislikes fights, dislikes hits. Preachy and can't handle being disagreed with on the panel she always seemed like she was ready to cry when Bieksa said he disagreed and they would argue.
Good riddance to Maclean and Hrudey. Stupid to get rid of the others
and for f*** sakes, get rid of Maclean's minion, Cabbie too .......... he's going to do more than peddle gambling web sites going forward
and for f*** sakes, get rid of Maclean's minion, Cabbie too .......... he's going to do more than peddle gambling web sites going forward
NyQuil
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I actually feel sorry for Cabbie.
Having to shill for those gambling sites as part of his job.
NyQuil
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If a panel isn't watched by anyone, does it make a sound?
barriers
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I'm pretty sure it's the entirety of his job at this point.
NyQuil
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goldnblack
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Watching Bieksa lose is something we in Boston just got used to
snipes
How cold? I’m ice cold.
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Hrudey gone is awesome.
I liked Bieksa on the panel, he should stay.
I liked Bieksa on the panel, he should stay.
Rob Brown
Way She Goes
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Lol agreed, was always funny/awkward seeing their interactions with eachother.
Unfortunately he's not even good at it.
What he used to be great at was the seemingly spontaneous, unscripted interviews with players and such. It's crazy that in this day and age with social media and the internet they couldn't carve out a role for him to do stuff like that. He wouldn't even need to be on TV, just put him on the Sportsnet IG and TikTok. Instead he's just struggling through betting odds.
rogers/hnic is going to wind up with buccigross and leah hextall.
espn is gonna destroy the nhl like it has major college football. espn and rogers are so cheap soon we will be watching in non hd format.
espn is gonna destroy the nhl like it has major college football. espn and rogers are so cheap soon we will be watching in non hd format.
Rob Brown
Way She Goes
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Can't see Hextall coming here. I'm not really a fan of Botterill but she's significantly better than Hextall.
NyQuil
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I'm glad he isn't good at it, LOL.
I hate the odds segments.
We've got pictures of baby fetuses on our cigarette packs in this country because cigarettes are addictive, and at the same time, we have sportscasters running through betting odds on primetime hockey television.
At least be consistent here.
They should show some poor bankrupt schmuck on a park bench in the corner of the screen whenever the odds segments come on. Or, if you're more of a libertarian, do away with the warnings that Health Canada puts on virtually everything.
Rob Brown
Way She Goes
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Voight
#winning
Really? I think she's God awful.
Honestly I just hate how he says offence... pronounces it OOOOOO--fence and that gets in my head every time
