'I will miss it': Bob Cole dismayed over decision to sideline him for playoffs

[Do or Die]

As someone (of many) who have had dealings with Rogers......incompetence and lack of class, simply go with the territory.

 

[Mikeshane]

Sportsnet manage to snatch pr defeat from the jaws of victory.

Easy peasy you make this a celebration year as Cole's final year, but somehow they botched it.

 

[Scott Stevens]

That is a pity.

Cole should be the one deciding when to hang them up.

He's still better than anyone they put on now and they all make mistakes.

I would trade Hughson for him in the blink of an eye.

Lol
You fall real hard on your seat?

 

[Scott Stevens]

He's going senile. Should've retired 5 years ago. Go enjoy life Bob

Mistakes and all bob is a thousand times better on mic still than you on your keyboard.

 

[yvrtojfk]

I don’t give a f*** if he mispronounces names or calls incorrect plays. THe guy is a legend and i could listen to him till the day he passed. Will have to rewatch his calls.

 

[Flyers1928]

Rogers is a f***ing joke, horrible guys calling games, never heard of guy calling flyers pens games and greg millen is awful. He was seen circle jerking the pens in the second intermission last night. Anyone else notice how he can't say provorov. They should collaborate with NBC, both networks "best" guys are doing leafs bruins- stupid

 

[ShouldveDraftedFiala]

Mistakes and all bob is a thousand times better on mic still than you on your keyboard.

what does this even mean?

 

[jetsforever]

Too bad Hope he's back next year

 

[MattySnipes]

Truly an icon. Obviously as a Penguin fan my favorite call from him was Lemieux dynamic goal against the North Stars in the SCF.

"Oh my God! Look at Lemieux! What a move, what a goal! Lemieux! Ohh baby!"

 

[Goose]

Fare thee well Bob, lots of good memories.

 

[TNT87]

"Oh my God! Look at Lemieux! What a move, what a goal! Lemieux! Ohh baby!"

When I saw the thread I immediately went on Youtube to watch it again. lol

After that I ended up watching a couple video tributes of his best calls. Nice way to pass a raining day away.

 

[The List Of Jericho]

Problem is, the one's they do have...suck.

 

[Freudian]

Nostalgia is powerful. Cole isn't a good announcer anymore and hasn't been for years. People are so used to his voice that it doesn't seem to matter what he's saying, it seems.

 

[JianYang]

Best voice in hockey.

Agreed.

Basically, it seems they went with ball instead of Cole. The other guys on the list seem like they have done the playoffs before. I don't know if ball has. If he has, I don't remember.

It just feels wrong not hearing Cole's voice in the postseason.

 

[Frank Drebin]

How else were they supposed to let him know? Fly him out to have a face to face?

 

[MardyBum]

Nostalgia is powerful. Cole isn't a good announcer anymore and hasn't been for years. People are so used to his voice that it doesn't seem to matter what he's saying, it seems.

Neither are the current Rogers PBP guys.

At least fly out one of your multi-million dollar jets and speak to him in person about it. Lol @ a phone call for one of hockey's greatest PBP voices.

 

[Cyclones Rock]

It's time to hang it up for Cole. Long overdue.

He's 84. He's a terrible announcer now. He's just being selfish by not stepping aside gracefully so he's going to have to forced out. It's all on him.

 

[Hunter368]

Current guys certainly aren't great......I will miss Bob.

 

[Peter Zezel]

If I can dress myself at 85 I'd be impressed. Cole has lost some of the fine detail, but when it matters he still makes a great call.

Pretty sad how SN handled it. However it's not surprising how they have really butchered hockey coverage.

 

[liljegren beast]

Wish they treated him better in this situation. However this guy constantly has no idea what is going on during the play. He is constantly getting names wrong and is behind the play. Try listening to him while not looking at the TV screen and you will have 0 idea what is going on in the game

 

[Fenway]

How else were they supposed to let him know? Fly him out to have a face to face?

They could have had a face to face with him last weekend in Ottawa.

This tells me Scott Moore is a coward. Moore should have been fired after the George Stroumboulopoulos fiasco.

 

[Rebels57]

I wish NBC made the decision to shit can Doc Emrick finally. Absolute worst in the business.

 

[Reality Check]

About 10 years too late. And even that is being generous.

For as good as Cole used to be, he just never knew when to walk away.

 

[Twinsmagic]

Honestly, Bob might not be what he once was, but he's a legend and will always be. When you hear his voice, you know it's a big game.

Why Rogers would choose Romanuk over him is mind-boggling to say the least. Whenever I hear Romanuk's voice, I just switch to the NBC feed instead, or any other feed really.

 

[Los Patos de Anaheim]

Straight up awful announcer. Good riddance.