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Speaking of Don Taylor, I want to say he wrote some of his own Wikipedia article: Don Taylor (Canadian sportscaster) - Wikipedia

During his nearly three decades on television, Taylor was known for his canned delivery of the nightly sports highlights,[4] which consisted largely of a set of recurring themes including:
  1. Referring to obscure players or players with unusual names. For example, Taylor might refer to Brad Isbister as "The Isbisterian One".[5]
    1. Similarly, Taylor might refer to a play by the same player as having been performed "in Isbisterian fashion."
    2. Taylor also facetiously inflates the esteem of groups of lesser-known players. For example, a line of players named Adams, Barrett, and Carnegie might be referred to as the "dreaded Adams-Barrett-Carnegie line" when they score a goal.
  2. Describing the colours of either the home or visiting teams jerseys in unusual levels of detail. For example, he might refer to the Anaheim Ducks as "wearing their home blacks with white and gold trim."
  3. Associating current players of a particular jersey number with another player from the same team who wore the same number during an earlier era. For example, Taylor might refer to Vancouver Canucks goalie Jacob Markstrom as "wearing Richard Brodeur's old number 35." or Vancouver Canucks defenceman Kevin Bieksa as "wearing Doug Bodger's old number 3." The trivia is typically related to long-retired players or little-known players, especially with a Canadian or west coast connection.
  4. Associating a play in terms of particular qualities of an obscure or long-forgotten player, especially for goalies. For example, Taylor might describe a goaltender's performance as being "like a modern-day Gerry Cheevers".
  5. Taylor is also known for his lacking, yet recognizable, imitation of Jerry Lewis's babbling when describing frantic plays (usually in front of the net in hockey).
  6. Remarking, "the mesh ripples" or "top shelf where mom keeps the peanut butter" when a goal is scored.
  7. Describing a goaltender as having saved the puck, "in rapier-like fashion" or "it was a scintillating save", in honour of legendary Habs voice Danny Gallivan.
  8. He will also mimic the voice of former Maple Leaf Gardens public address announcer Paul Morris.
  9. Referring to Canadian sportscasters Jim Van Horne and Hazel Mae as imaginary referees in deciding the victor of a hockey fight
  10. During basketball highlights, Taylor often imitated Marv Albert's signatures "Yes!", "and it was a gorgeous move!"
 
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Someone get that man a brush
 
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31 thoughts podcast, Friedman says it is believed that ESPN will be back in some capacity. Eg: they get a game of the week

Also believes there's going to be multiple rights holders for the next US TV deal.
 
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Foppberg said:
31 thoughts podcast, Friedman says it is believed that ESPN will be back in some capacity. Eg: they get a game of the week

Also believes there's going to be multiple rights holders for the next US TV deal.
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I'm not sure if I believe that because that almost seems like a smart business decision by the NHL.
 
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I mean, it's cool that Hainsey got to 1000 games, and that the Leafs would want to recognize it, but that was a lot of pomp for that milestone.
 

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Speaking of Don Taylor, I want to say he wrote some of his own Wikipedia article: Don Taylor (Canadian sportscaster) - Wikipedia

During his nearly three decades on television, Taylor was known for his canned delivery of the nightly sports highlights,[4] which consisted largely of a set of recurring themes including:
  1. Referring to obscure players or players with unusual names. For example, Taylor might refer to Brad Isbister as "The Isbisterian One".[5]
    1. Similarly, Taylor might refer to a play by the same player as having been performed "in Isbisterian fashion."
    2. Taylor also facetiously inflates the esteem of groups of lesser-known players. For example, a line of players named Adams, Barrett, and Carnegie might be referred to as the "dreaded Adams-Barrett-Carnegie line" when they score a goal.
  2. Describing the colours of either the home or visiting teams jerseys in unusual levels of detail. For example, he might refer to the Anaheim Ducks as "wearing their home blacks with white and gold trim."
  3. Associating current players of a particular jersey number with another player from the same team who wore the same number during an earlier era. For example, Taylor might refer to Vancouver Canucks goalie Jacob Markstrom as "wearing Richard Brodeur's old number 35." or Vancouver Canucks defenceman Kevin Bieksa as "wearing Doug Bodger's old number 3." The trivia is typically related to long-retired players or little-known players, especially with a Canadian or west coast connection.
  4. Associating a play in terms of particular qualities of an obscure or long-forgotten player, especially for goalies. For example, Taylor might describe a goaltender's performance as being "like a modern-day Gerry Cheevers".
  5. Taylor is also known for his lacking, yet recognizable, imitation of Jerry Lewis's babbling when describing frantic plays (usually in front of the net in hockey).
  6. Remarking, "the mesh ripples" or "top shelf where mom keeps the peanut butter" when a goal is scored.
  7. Describing a goaltender as having saved the puck, "in rapier-like fashion" or "it was a scintillating save", in honour of legendary Habs voice Danny Gallivan.
  8. He will also mimic the voice of former Maple Leaf Gardens public address announcer Paul Morris.
  9. Referring to Canadian sportscasters Jim Van Horne and Hazel Mae as imaginary referees in deciding the victor of a hockey fight
  10. During basketball highlights, Taylor often imitated Marv Albert's signatures "Yes!", "and it was a gorgeous move!"
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I hate Don Taylor, his brother introduced the game of hockey to Greg Zanon.
 
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Hainsey playing 1000 games is still a fairly big milestone so I get it but video tributes for Polak and Carrick in their returns to Toronto?
 
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