Oh man. I get why it happened obviously. As someone said though, it definetly won't be the same. He was OUR homer, yes, which is significant, but he also had a wit to his PBP that other homers around the league just lack. That's why his calls got league-wide attention- had he just been someone who pumps his team's tires in a cookie-cutter way, it would've gotten lost in the shuffle. He kind of was the Marchand in the booth.
I'm glad he provided lots of memorable Bruin moments with memorable calls over the years, and he damn sure produced lots of memorable calls in moments that weren't special on their own. I can't call him the Bruins voice of my childhood or anything, as I started watching the Bs as a 16 year old in Germany in 09/10, but he's the only Bruins voice I've known. I loved his antics from the start and even as his PBP got less up to speed, I never stopped feeling "at home" when watching the Bruins with him on the call. It's the way things go, lots of people we love have left the Bruins over the years, but it's sad nonetheless. Crazy that a sports team announcer could mean so much to you, but here we are.
I could really go for a spin on the old Jack Edwards soundboard right about now, but I don't think it's online anymore.