I watched the TSN broadcast of last night's game with FLA. The previous 4 or 5 games, I watched the opposing teams' broadcasts. With the exception of Sunday's game with FLA, I thought most/all of the opposing teams' broadcasts were too partisan/rooting for the "home team". Few references/comments about the Habs. Referring to home team players by their first name/nickname e.g. "Bob" for Bobrovsky. When they discussed keys to the game, they discussed ONLY the home team. Lots of small, niggling things.
I thought that when I watched a TSN broadcast that it would be more objective and acknowledge that there was another team on the ice besides the home team/the Habs. Boy, was I WRONG!
The TSN broadcast was the MOST partisan broadcast, and it wasn't even close. Frankie Corrado and Craig Button are the biggest "homer" analysts I've ever seen/heard in a hockey broadcast ever. Yes, even more than Jack Edwards. It was embarrassing. If it weren't for missing part of the game, I would have searched for the FLA broadcast. I think when a broadcast is so partisan it disrespects the game, the league and the viewers/listeners. It believes that the viewers/listeners aren't mature or intelligent enough. The strategy is to cater to the lowest common denominator - an ardent fan of that team. It's a strategy followed by local sports radio, which is why I'll only listen to US national sports radio shows, that - unfortunately - talk very little about hockey