Apricot Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 Eh, still gonna put it on mute Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Blight Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 MacLean is not perfect but he is 100X better than George. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HK Phooey Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 For my money, James Duthie would be my choice to host HNIC. Getting rid of Strombo is the best bit of news...get rid of Kypreos and Healy to complete the trifecta, please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 The choice of these two is akin to Hitlery vs Trump. How could the supposed "world leader" produce 2 such individuals running for such an important post? Likewise, how could a country populated with shinny-nuts, not produce options for a competent HNIC host? As Ghosts mentioned, David Amber is head-and-shoulders above these 2 doormats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 12 minutes ago, Rick Blight said: MacLean is not perfect but he is 100X better than George. He knows alot more about hockey but he's still a doofus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuck73_3 Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 I wouldn't say Strombo is clueless when it comes to hockey however he is very Montreal Canadiens focused he comes off as a guy who watches Montreal only and no one else. He was decent when Montreal was playing cause he was comfortable with the team and players but too much of a fan boy to bother with any other teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 Honestly, I don't watch the pre game, intermission, or post game anyway; and it has nothing to do with Strombo. Just give me the hockey and I'll talk to whoever else is watching the game with me instead. All the punditry is nonsense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fabiogooseface Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 25 minutes ago, HK Phooey said: For my money, James Duthie would be my choice to host HNIC. Getting rid of Strombo is the best bit of news...get rid of Kypreos and Healy to complete the trifecta, please. Kypreos has gotten a lot less biased in the past couple of years. He's actually got some insightful things to say imo. Healey though is an absolute tool and probably the worst "analyst" in sports, not just hockey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inane Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 Can't blame them for trying and for recognizing it didn't work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KFBR392 Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 I think Strombo would be better suited for a different role within the broadcast. He's a likeable guy, and he does provide a dash of youthfulness that they desperately need. Hopefully he stays on in some respect, but McClean is definitely a better choice as the main host. Now they just need to get rid of Kyprios. He's the real anchor sinking that ship imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWMc1 Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 Rotten MacLean always looks like he's worried that he has a booger on his moustache even though he doesn't have a moustache. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toni Zamboni Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 good riddance... should have replaced him with Donny Taylor tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cramarossa Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 Hallelujah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VanIslander89 Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 1 hour ago, tas said: i wonder when duthie's contract with tsn is up. seems like the logical future of the brand. I remember the TSN crew getting long extensions when the whole Sportsnet taking over thing started getting around... Long as in like 10-11 years I believe? I vaugely remember them all tweeting about it, joking about breaking their own signings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honky Cat Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 Not a fan of Maclean,..but clearly,the majority of viewers were tuning out intermissions,and pre/post game shows ...They had to do something...Having Kypreous,Hrudey and PJ Stock still isn't helping though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samurai Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 fall guy for sure. For the promises made and money spent it was a flop. As others are saying Duthie is your best man for sure. Not a fan of maclean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
higgyfan Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 Doesn't really matter to me as I never bother with the in-between-period stuff. I like watching the game but have no time for the jibber jabber. Usually mute it between periods and do something else. I used to enjoy Don Taylor as I like his sense of humour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Neilsons Towel Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 So glad. Strombo was horrible. The only one who could make a man mute a Hockey broadcast to listen to his wife.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sponge62 Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 34 minutes ago, Honky Cat said: Not a fan of Maclean,..but clearly,the majority of viewers were tuning out intermissions,and pre/post game shows ...They had to do something...Having Kypreous,Hrudey and PJ Stock still isn't helping though... Personally, I think a lot of people were tuning out during the HNIC intermissions (during the regular season at least) because they were recorded and replayed during all of the intermissions of all of the games playing simultaneously. So in order to 'make it fit all of the games' the intermission topics often had little or nothing to do with the game at hand. That's why I stopped bothering anyway. If I'm watching a Canucks game, talk mostly about the Canucks game. If I'm watching a Montreal game talk mostly about the Montreal game, etc. Their one-size-fits-all intermissions were terrible. They probably saved a pile of money on production by doing it that way, but you get what you pay for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salmonberries Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 I hope MacLean isn't brought in, he's annoying. I prefer Strombo. Also please no TSN guys other than McKenzie, TSN sounds like the Tim Horton's in Peterborough. I can't stand it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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