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Hazey was right and said it better be this year
Jim was right with 3 year window
 
It was definitely satisfying looking back after that second cup win and knocking out the Ducks in the process. I remember thinking back to this specific interview and thinking Fox needs to throw those two rings on and re-do this segment :P

It was so gratifying when he finally did :P
 
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Herby said:
Only downside to winning the cup was it destroyed Fox. He was never the same after the Kings won the cup. Very strange, I still don't get why it changed him so much as an analyst.
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I never noticed the change in Jim Fox's analysis until Alex Faust stepped in, though I do think he's been pretty fair and critical of the team as of late. Jarret Stoll and Sean O'Donnell also don't tend to sugarcoat things.

But none will ever match the homerism and smugness of Brian Hayward.
 
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Ziggy Stardust said:
I never noticed the change in Jim Fox's analysis until Alex Faust stepped in, though I do think he's been pretty fair and critical of the team as of late. Jarret Stoll and Sean O'Donnell also don't tend to sugarcoat things.

But none will ever match the homerism and smugness of Brian Hayward.
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Maybe he still is for the Ducks broadcast, but anytime I've heard him while playing the Kings (since the second cup), he hasn't been bad.
 
JohnWhite said:
Changed how?
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Jim Fox went from being, IMO one of the best and most impartial color analysts in the NHL to being a full blown homer on the level of Hayward and Bob Errey.

Perhaps his bosses told him to become like that, who knows, but there was certainly a change in how he broadcasted. And it's gotten even worse since Bob retired.
 
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Ziggy Stardust said:
I never noticed the change in Jim Fox's analysis until Alex Faust stepped in, though I do think he's been pretty fair and critical of the team as of late. Jarret Stoll and Sean O'Donnell also don't tend to sugarcoat things.

But none will ever match the homerism and smugness of Brian Hayward.
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Wait, what happened to Sean O'Donnell? I admittedly don't watch the Kings' broadcasts as much these days but I haven't seen him in a few years from my memory. I honestly forgot he was on the broadcasts. Is he still on and if so during what segment(s)?
 
Herby said:
Jim Fox went from being, IMO one of the best and most impartial color analysts in the NHL to being a full blown homer on the level of Hayward and Bob Errey.

Perhaps his bosses told him to become like that, who knows, but there was certainly a change in how he broadcasted. And it's gotten even worse since Bob retired.
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Oh, that's interesting. I thought I was pretty sensitive to that kind of thing, but hadn't noticed it. I'll watch out for it a bit more closely.
 
JohnWhite said:
Oh, that's interesting. I thought I was pretty sensitive to that kind of thing, but hadn't noticed it. I'll watch out for it a bit more closely.
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He gets all horny and excited about plays more than he used to. He always had his little “whoa!!” moments, and he was obviously pro-Kings but there used to be at least a veiled attempt to be objective and not be a whiny fan boy. That’s all gone now and he’s like an excited puppy version of Hayward. Also there are SO many cringeworthy attempts at humor between him and Faust. These aren’t funny guys at all. The broadcast is really in the shitter.
 
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Buddy The Elf said:
Wait, what happened to Sean O'Donnell? I admittedly don't watch the Kings' broadcasts as much these days but I haven't seen him in a few years from my memory. I honestly forgot he was on the broadcasts. Is he still on and if so during what segment(s)?
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O'Donnell is still with the Kings and their development staff, just hasn't done TV in a couple of seasons since Derek Armstrong joined the broadcast along with Stoll.
 
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The Butcher said:
Who the f*** brags about a ring won as a broadcaster? I 'met' Hazey one night at Mr.Ks in OC with a good buzz going. Chirped him good for this. He was not amused by my friends and I.

We complain about Foxy a lot but the guy is f***ing Vin Scully standing next to that Newport Beach douchebag.
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I met him at Wise Guys in Orange, prob around 2013. Same thing, he was a bit trashed, but we had some fun ribbing each other.

I've always found Hayward to be horrible with the Ducks broadcasts...however, I actually find him to do a pretty good job when he was working the olympics, or just other games that weren't the Ducks.
 
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Axl Rhoadz said:
I met him at Wise Guys in Orange, prob around 2013. Same thing, he was a bit trashed, but we had some fun ribbing each other.

I've always found Hayward to be horrible with the Ducks broadcasts...however, I actually find him to do a pretty good job when he was working the olympics, or just other games that weren't the Ducks.
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Fox is the same way. Both him and Hayward are tough to listen to when calling their home teams but are good analysts when calling neutral games
 
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The Butcher said:
Who the f*** brags about a ring won as a broadcaster? I 'met' Hazey one night at Mr.Ks in OC with a good buzz going. Chirped him good for this. He was not amused by my friends and I.
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I just remembered what he referred Kings fans to ... ex-convicts.
 
Axl Rhoadz said:
I met him at Wise Guys in Orange, prob around 2013. Same thing, he was a bit trashed, but we had some fun ribbing each other.

I've always found Hayward to be horrible with the Ducks broadcasts...however, I actually find him to do a pretty good job when he was working the olympics, or just other games that weren't the Ducks.
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My experience was 2015ish. I told him Foxy should shove his two rings up his ass.
 
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