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[Break-Away]

Craig Simpson is a non-Canuck team homer. He can't stop praising any team that plays the Canucks (Blues/Hawks). Throughout the entire game he goes on and on about thier players. Even when the Canucks scored he was going off how great of a save Khabibulin made.

Jim Hughson HAS to talk about the Canucks to at least balance the coverage of the play for both sides. We all know he is a Canucks fan but he usualy does very well to be impartial. I'm finding that he has to defend the Canucks because all Craig can analyze is how great the Hawks/Blues are.

I've had enough of him already. Doesn't he realize he is on the CBC. A CANADIAN broadcast. You might want to praise at least a couple nice plays by the Canucks. I'd say 90% of the viewers would be watching as Canucks fans or bandwagoners.

Anyone else notice this? Where is the mute Craig Simpson button?

[jd22_]

No kidding. He was brutal tonight. Even when Jim said the Canucks played well, Simpson went off on a "the canucks have been playing horribly" rant. That guy is actually terrible.

[Acid Not Bombs]

Agreed, he's pretty much awful.

[NucksFanTilIDie]

yeah, i bet no one in the whole world wants to hear craig simpson. bring jg!

[prinzmetals_angina]

Kinda makes you miss John Garrett when the post-season comes around!

[Canadian Canuck]

First it was Greg Millen, now it's Craig Simpson.
From a Flames homer to a Oilers homer. This is just great.......

[canuckgirl4life]

UGH he was terrible.
He was relentless in his Hawk love and gushing.
I would love to see Huey and Crow.

[Bleddyn]

That is why they need to completely regionalize broadcasts. I want commentators that are biased to the Canucks if I am watching a Canucks telecast! lol

Who didn't love it, 15 years ago tonight, when Bure scored the goal, as Robson was calling it all you heard was "yeeeaahhh" in the background from Larscheid.

[LIGHTS-OUT65]

The Canucks will make sure he'll be the first one to eat his words in a week or two!

[shafman]

I don't see the problem with it, it's nice to hear about what the other team's doing.

[c-a-n-u-c-k-s]

canuckgirl4life, on Apr 30 2009, 10:44 PM, said:

UGH he was terrible.
He was relentless in his Hawk love and gushing.
I would love to see Huey and Crow.

So true, even my dad couldn't stop saying how terrible the commentators were, saying it's like they were Hawks fans or something.

[Hordichuk]

Didn't watch the game tonight, but Craig Simpson is always pretty good to listen to.

You're probably overreacting.

[cuporbust]

jd22_, on Apr 30 2009, 10:39 PM, said:

No kidding. He was brutal tonight. Even when Jim said the Canucks played well, Simpson went off on a "the canucks have been playing horribly" rant. That guy is actually terrible.

I agree. Go back to oil country Craigy poo

[witcan]

totally agree with this love Jimmy ..craig is a retard and it makes me miss my shorthouse and garrett for sure ... would be nice for hughson and garrett to be together again...

[samurai]

the most annoying thing about simpson is that he thinks he has to explain everything about the game like the fans don't know anything about hockey. He talks way to much. We watch and feel the game and don't need everything dissected and verbalized to death.

As far as announcers not liking the nucks who really gives a crap.

[kingminers]

Hence why I have slowly learned to tune out most broadcasters. Although refereeing has given me that ability quite well.

[Truculence]

I don't mind hearing criticism of the Canucks or praise for the Hawks - as long as it's accurate. Simpson was being a little ridiculous tonight.

[ISmellToast]

No kidding every time we did anything good he just sounded more bitter, he is a joke.

[Break-Away]

shafman, on Apr 30 2009, 10:48 PM, said:

I don't see the problem with it, it's nice to hear about what the other team's doing.

I don't have a problem with hearing about the other team as well. But when it is so over the top, it is just too much. I can't remember one single positive thing Craig Simpson said about the Canucks. You still have to be somewhat unbiased.

I know what you mean, but he can't even do that right.

[Zamboner]

Too bad there's delay with the Tv and radio or I'll be listening to Shorthouse and Lardshy all the time. Shortty and Tommy are the best!

[Turban01Luongo]

he is brutal. i wish tommy larscheid could provide the color commentating

[Canadian Canuck]

solution: mute the TV, put on the radio.

[newsroom_can]

Crawford should do colour commentary for Canucks games. I wanted to punch my TV when he went on and on about us having too many men on the ice.

[cyclone min]

Marc Crawford > Craig Simpson

[Break-Away]

nucks_allstarz, on Apr 30 2009, 10:53 PM, said:

solution: mute the TV, put on the radio.

I would but the games on HD are not in-sinc with the radio feed.

I also would like to hear Jim call the game, he is the best.

[NoSpeakaEnglesh]

RIGHT IN HIS SMUG FUKIN FACE MAN!!!

YEAH!!!! GO CANUCKS GO!!!!!

[Lone_Prodigy]

Oh another note, Jim Hughson was full of awesome quotes tonight.

"Luongo saw it, so he stopped it."
"A bunch of Scrum-dog Millionaires"

[brianp]

I tried to listen to Simpson but changed to Shorty and Tommy after 10 minutes so heard everything first ;-)

Live replays

[Mz.KB]

raven warrior, on Apr 30 2009, 10:49 PM, said:

I don't mind hearing criticism of the Canucks or praise for the Hawks - as long as it's accurate. Simpson was being a little ridiculous tonight.

Agreed. I dont mind that at all, I prefer a commentator without bias but Simpson pushed it tonight.

I was waiting for him to talk about how great the reach around Kane gave him was.