Popular Post HC20.0 Posted October 17, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 17, 2021 I actually quite enjoyed him. I liked how he wasn’t afraid to call out a bad play by players. He definitely needs improvement, definitely talked too much about his own career, but it was his first couple games commentating. I’d like to see him get a couple more games and see how he does more comfortably in the role. 2 1 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post We Are All Cucks Posted October 17, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 17, 2021 To be fair to Hirsch, Cheech is off-topic, has weird stories, and sometimes doesn't gel with Shorty. We tolerate (and even enjoy) this because we are familiar with him, it's funny in an old-man-who-likes-pizza kind of way, and he's a living classic. As some have mentioned, Hirsch does similar things. Thing is, he hasn't had the chance to create chemistry with Shorthouse, and is still picking up the art. Positive is that Hirsch has a lot of the positive characteristics Garrett does. I say if he continues, by the end of the season he's gonna grow on a bunch of people, and he'll have a bunch of homers on his side. 4 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shirotashi Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 Hirsch was awesome, he needs time to get used to things for sure but I thought he was fine. But if im honest I want Hughson in somehow someway. He retired but did he tho? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 1 hour ago, StanleyCupOneDay said: Horrible, but also expected. The guy’s never done this before and is used to the off air back and forth talking about any and every subject between interviews. He’s just doing that live now since he’s only ever done the interview style of commentary before. It seems like a really good guy put in a tough, almost impossible position to have such a huge role in something he’s probably never even practiced before. This is Corey's fourth year of doing colour commentary. He's been doing it on radio since the 2018-19 season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 10 minutes ago, We Are All Cucks said: To be fair to Hirsch, Cheech is off-topic, has weird stories, and sometimes doesn't gel with Shorty. We tolerate (and even enjoy) this because we are familiar with him, it's funny in an old-man-who-likes-pizza kind of way, and he's a living classic. As some have mentioned, Hirsch does similar things. Thing is, he hasn't had the chance to create chemistry with Shorthouse, and is still picking up the art. Positive is that Hirsch has a lot of the positive characteristics Garrett does. I say if he continues, by the end of the season he's gonna grow on a bunch of people, and he'll have a bunch of homers on his side. I've never heard Hirsch laugh on air in the three years that I've listened to the radio broadcasts. Trust me, I went in wanting to like Hirsch because he was our former goalie and because of his mental health struggles. Brendan Bachelor does a fine job and Hirsch is just painful to listen to. That's all I'll say from my perspective of probably about 10 games on radio per season, so about 30 games total, plus all his post-game shows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownky Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 I don't mind him. He's in radio mode where 'silence is deadly' rather than TV where 'words can be death'. See; Mcgoof, Pierre, 'Can you believe what we just saw?' "I can, it all starts...". If he adjusts to that TV environment, he's fine. The colour is suppose to 'support' the PBP guy - IE give him a 'break' from talking by filling the space with interesting things happening in the game. Right now Hirschy is broadcasting like a fan, rather than a broadcaster. Which is perfect for 'radio', but less so for TV. Cheech has done it for years, which is why it flows, particularly when he and shorty disagree on stuff haha. If I had one 'pro tip' for Hirschy as somebody who also uses a mic a lot (and his producer *really* should have picked it up and corrected it) - he needs to adjust the mic positioning. He pops way, way too much in speech. It's a straight up technical problem that influences the quality of the broadcast. The content is a little too casual, but he's not bad. Shorty carries him a bit at this point, but I'm hopeful he'll get there - he's a good guy and definitely has it, but the chemistry isn't quiiiite there yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NHL97OneTimer Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 He's definitely not polished but, knowing his story, my hat goes off to him for now. He's just filling in a role for a short time and so it's all good. Juice would be good but, I agree, he's likely to stay in the national role now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollumpus Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 Have to admit that I mostly had the audio turned off for tonight's game as I was looking at other stuff on the computer. I suspect that Hirsch (if given the time), will grow into the role, just John Garrett did, and Tom Larscheid before him... or even Howie Meeker, or Don Cherry, or ... I've also spent a lot of time this year watching baseball, and it renewed my appreciation a good conversation between the play-by-play guy, the color commentator, and possibly a guest (or two) could go on over a number of innings... Granted, baseball lends itself to long conversations. PbP - Okay, Smith is starting the inning for the visitors. CC - yeah, he came up through the South West League where he led that league in walks. PbP - Swing and a miss... CC - I actually know his dad. We played on the same team in double - A ball some 30 years ago... PbP - Ball, low to the outside... Yeah, his dad is a funny guy. CC - Absolutely! There was this one game.... *Two innings later* CC - And that's how the goat ended up in the umpires' locker room. PbP - (laughing) Foul into the stands... regards, G. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elias Pettersson Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 4 hours ago, Junkyard Dog said: If Cheech retires who's in the runnings for colour guy? Ray Ferraro should take over. Him and Shorty would be gold. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 Hirch is a radio guy not a TV guy. Its 2 different roles, one you need to explain more whats going on (radio) and one you sometimes just need less (TV). He was asked to do a task that he's not usually doing, I don't blame him for being off for the TV side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddhahoodlum Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 My dislike for Corey started during a game last year or the year before when the Canucks were on the wrong side of a penalty call (now where have I heard that refrain before?) and he said the Canucks weren't a good enough team to get the calls going their way. Then he doubled down on his idiotic comment. Silly me for thinking the rules should be applied fairly and without bias. I guess that's why he's doing colour commentary and I'm just a sad sack complaining on an obscure website with maybe 20 members at 12:30 in the morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-AJ- Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 I prefer Cheech, but he's not bad once you get used to his quirks (same as Cheech really). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 He just has to learn the difference between radio and tv. He's at least better than some of the Edmonton/ Toronto homers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bell Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 I want to stab my eyes listening to that idiot. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickenspear Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 Nothing against the dude as a person, and I respect his struggles with mental health and addiction, but... "I didn't know the flying skate was a flying skate until 4-5 years ago..." C'mon Corey! Really? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrJockitch Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 I kind of enjoyed him other than he seems to want to constantly talk about his career. Takes the self deprecation thing a little too far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.B Cooper Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AV. Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 Ehh, he's better at colour commentary than some of the other Canucks personnel are at their jobs... Make of that what you will. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 8 minutes ago, AV. said: Ehh, he's better at colour commentary than some of the other Canucks personnel are at their jobs... Make of that what you will. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpyone Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 he should just shut up already.... too much yakking while the play is going on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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