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?
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Craig Simpson's Obvious Distain for the Canucks Can we mute him?
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Posted 30 April 2009 - 10:39 PM
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.
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Posted 30 April 2009 - 10:42 PM
Agreed, he's pretty much awful.
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Posted 30 April 2009 - 10:43 PM
yeah, i bet no one in the whole world wants to hear craig simpson. bring jg!
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Posted 30 April 2009 - 10:44 PM
Kinda makes you miss John Garrett when the post-season comes around!
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Posted 30 April 2009 - 10:44 PM
First it was Greg Millen, now it's Craig Simpson.
From a Flames homer to a Oilers homer. This is just great.......
From a Flames homer to a Oilers homer. This is just great.......
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Posted 30 April 2009 - 10:44 PM
UGH he was terrible.
He was relentless in his Hawk love and gushing.
I would love to see Huey and Crow.
He was relentless in his Hawk love and gushing.
I would love to see Huey and Crow.
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Posted 30 April 2009 - 10:46 PM
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.
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.
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Posted 30 April 2009 - 10:47 PM
The Canucks will make sure he'll be the first one to eat his words in a week or two!
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Posted 30 April 2009 - 10:48 PM
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.
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.
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Posted 30 April 2009 - 10:48 PM
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
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Posted 30 April 2009 - 10:49 PM
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.
As far as announcers not liking the nucks who really gives a crap.
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Posted 30 April 2009 - 10:49 PM
Hence why I have slowly learned to tune out most broadcasters. Although refereeing has given me that ability quite well.
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Posted 30 April 2009 - 10:49 PM
Bleddyn, on Apr 30 2009, 10:46 PM, said:
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.
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.
You would've heard Don Wittman on the CBC broadcast of that goal. Perhaps asking John Garrett or Marc Crawford to the booth would make the commentary a bit more Canuck-friendly.
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Posted 30 April 2009 - 10:49 PM
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.
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Posted 30 April 2009 - 10:50 PM
No kidding every time we did anything good he just sounded more bitter, he is a joke.
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Posted 30 April 2009 - 10:51 PM
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.
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