What drives me nuts about Canadian media and well hockey media in general is the absolute gag order put on them by the NHL and the local teams.
I follow the NFL far more closely then the NHL. My team the Eagles, I listen to the biggest local media sports radio talk show there, if the officials sucked, guess what they say they sucked, if they blew the biggest play of the game that cost the Eagles the game guess what they say it.
If the coaching sucks they state it and back it up with relevant situational material showing why its bad or was bad in a particular game or situation or year.
Here? Anyone remember just before Noel got fired? 1290 was in full damage control mode, saying that "you cant lose the room as a coach" huh? "Coaching doesnt matter in the NHL" wtf?
Nothing is ever the officials fault, nothing is ever the coaches fault, everyone is untouchable other then the rookies. I absolutely hate the media coverage in the NHL period across the board, the U.S. its a bit more tolerable. They call stuff out more often and have less tolerance for being dictated on what to say.