Toronto Sports Media Discussion Thread - v7 (2022 Edition)

[wingman75]

Our lousy media carries the water for the league once again. Sportsnet panel justifying the non-call saying Whitecloud “didn’t leave his feet” while showing footage of him clearly doing so. Mike Johnson on Twitter fighting for his life to justify the non-call.

I haven't seen any of that, but I know what I saw. They can all go suck an egg. If that hit was on a non-Leaf, it would have been min 4 min, prob 5 no questions asked and no media pandering.

 

[Malachi Crunch]

I can't believe the BS I'm hearing today about the Knies hit.

I know people love Mike Johnson, and I like his unique approach to colour commentating, but, man, a lot of his takes are annoying as hell.

Only Carlo was on-point with the Knies hit discussion. He read out a quote from the NHL rule book about punishing accidental hits to the head and Duthie was stuttering and could not form a coherent response to disprove Carlo's point. This after Duthie patronized everyone who questioned the hit. I mean, thinking that the degree of difference between Reeves's and Whitecloud's hits are big enough to warrant a 5 game suspension for one guy and nothing for the other guy is the "cuckoo" and unhinged take. Not the other way around.

 

[GoonieFace]

I can't believe the BS I'm hearing today about the Knies hit.

I know people love Mike Johnson, and I like his unique approach to colour commentating, but, man, a lot of his takes are annoying as hell.

Only Carlo was on-point with the Knies hit discussion. He read out a quote from the NHL rule book about punishing accidental hits to the head and Duthie was stuttering and could not form a coherent response to disprove Carlo's point. This after Duthie patronized everyone who questioned the hit. I mean, thinking that the degree of difference between Reeves's and Whitecloud's hits are big enough to warrant a 5 game suspension for one guy and nothing for the other guy is the "cuckoo" and unhinged take. Not the other way around.

Mike Johnson is absolutely awful.

This hit last night would have never been a penalty in the past. However, since they have declared war on headshots, this is a perfect example of a bad hit.

Left his feet, lifted into the hit.

Reaves didn’t leave his feet, but the head was the primary point of contact.

If Reaves was a 5 game suspension, than the Whitecloud hit should be at least 5.

The NHL really is bush league

 

[Malachi Crunch]

Mike Johnson is absolutely awful.

This hit last night would have never been a penalty in the past. However, since they have declared war on headshots, this is a perfect example of a bad hit.

Left his feet, lifted into the hit.

Reaves didn’t leave his feet, but the head was the primary point of contact.

If Reaves was a 5 game suspension, than the Whitecloud hit should be at least 5.

The NHL really is bush league

Yep.

Mike Johnson is turning into Gord Millar for me. I like him calling the games, but I don't want to hear his radio segments anymore.