Around the league: Playoffs II | Did I mention Calgary sucks? And also Winnipeg?

[Fire Benning]

f*** both of these teams

 

[Josepho]

love my bruins

 

[Fire Benning]

Leafs in this series are like that Canucks/Kings series in 2010 when everytime they took a penalty the Kings scored.

 

[MS]

Ron McLean is the weirdest thing. Even weirder than Don Cherry. Like his job is basically to deliver these cringey intros that are just lathered in schmaltz, and he's just awful at everything, yet he seems to be beloved for no particular reason.

One of the most enduring mysteries of Canadian broadcasting is how so many people hated a class traditional professional in Strombo when he was hired because fancy shoes! millennial! MuchMusic lol! and yet shovel up the revolting schmaltz that MacLean peddles.

Posted about this on the HOH board awhile back :

I loved Strombo and absolutely hate MacLean. And I'm about as big of a traditionalist as it gets.

I can't think of a TV personality I find more nauseating than MacLean. His fake-ass, name-dropping, schmaltzy, hokey, appeal-to-grandmas persona is like fingernails on a chalkboard to me.

Strombo was great. It's weird that people label him a 'millennial MTV guy' because his whole style and demeanour is a throwback to hosts from the 50s/60s. Neutral, classy, well-spoken host who was a great interviewer and knew when to shut up and let the experts talk ... unlike MacLean who always comes off like he thinks he's the smartest guy in the room.

Felt the whole production seemed so much more professional and big-league with Strombo at the helm.

 

[Jay Cee]

Nice bounce back by the Bruins. It is so frustrating going down 1-0 in an elimination game.

 

[SeawaterOnIce]

One of the most enduring mysteries of Canadian broadcasting is how so many people hated a class traditional professional in Strombo when he was hired because fancy shoes! millennial! MuchMusic lol! and yet shovel up the revolting schmaltz that MacLean peddles.

Posted about this on the HOH board awhile back :

Essentially for sentimental purposes. Ron MacLean was once a decent panel commentator when he would convey facts and recount stories during intermissions. It all went to hell towards the late 2000s when he began citing his opinions and trying his darndest to sound like a broken hallmark record. The Burrows-Auger incident really marked a point where he totally lost the plot.

They should leave him just faciliate discussions and not let him cite his opinions. That bit on Grubauer the other night was a total joke and shows his lack of experience and understanding of the game.

 

[krutovsdonut]

One of the most enduring mysteries of Canadian broadcasting is how so many people hated a class traditional professional in Strombo when he was hired because fancy shoes! millennial! MuchMusic lol! and yet shovel up the revolting schmaltz that MacLean peddles.

Posted about this on the HOH board awhile back :

they can both be bad for different reasons.

 

[DustyMartellaughs]

But you can’t separate the three. Well, at least I can’t. Rogers owns Sportsnet, the fawning house media, and they shove the whole Canada’s Team down our throats relentlessly.
I get it from a business standpoint. They’re pumping their product.

As a fan of any other Canadian team, though, it’s really hard to stomach.

I hated the Leafs even before Sportsnet got the TV rights, but my level of disgust for the Unholy Trinity is now such that I’d cheer for a team of 23 Messier offspring before I’d ever cheer for the Leafs.

 

[SeawaterOnIce]

Man I hate the Bruins but that was beautiful by Krecji and DeBrusk.

 

[tantalum]

**** both of these teams

Pretty much but my gut appears to be leaning towards Boston. I hate the Leafs and TO media that much I guess.

 

[Josepho]

i hate the idea of cox/veillette/maclean/oneil/any12yearoldonthemainboards being happy more than i hate the bruins

 

[EpochLink]

Bruins are playing their game, Toronto is getting frustrated

 

[DustyMartellaughs]

The Leafs board can’t take a compliment. I got a trolling warning.

“You have a great young team. If Dubas builds on it, I could see the Leafs getting out of the second round in a few years.”

 

[TARS]

One of the most enduring mysteries of Canadian broadcasting is how so many people hated a class traditional professional in Strombo when he was hired because fancy shoes! millennial! MuchMusic lol! and yet shovel up the revolting schmaltz that MacLean peddles.

Posted about this on the HOH board awhile back :

I liked Strombo as a host overall. I think the problem with his short lived era was the jarring change in production styles. It went from traditional broadcasters sitting behind a desk talking and breaking down plays to constant jib shots of Kelly Hrudy or Nick Kipreos holding a hockey stick on a fake ice surface doing their best to be a weatherman in front of a giant screen to explain things.

Some elements of it were refreshing but some of it seemed over the top and distracted from the information that they were trying to convey. I think Strombo became a bit of a lightning rod for the “new” Hockey Night in Canada and all the things people didn’t like about it. A lot of it seemed misdirected from Rogers radically changing a Canadian institution.

If we had what we have now with Strombo in MacLean’s place, things might have gone differently.

 

[Jay Cee]

The Leafs board can’t take a compliment. I got a trolling warning.

“You have a great young team. If Dubas builds on it, I could see the Leafs getting out of the second round in a few years.”

Lol! Sensitive times.

 

[Josepho]

The Leafs board can’t take a compliment. I got a trolling warning.

“You have a great young team. If Dubas builds on it, I could see the Leafs getting out of the second round in a few years.”

if anyone came to our board and did something similar i'd probably tell them to f*** off.

it can definitely be interpreted as patronizing/tool-ish.

 

[Jay Cee]

I have lost count how many times the Leafs have made a soft break in on the outside and make a weak play on the net just to lead to a turnover.

 

[Hemty]

The more i see Krug play, the more i think Hughes is gonna be that kind of a defenseman for us.
Pretty epic, if you ask me.

 

[Fire Benning]

The more i see Krug play, the more i think Hughes is gonna be that kind of a defenseman for us.
Pretty epic, if you ask me.

2nd pairing D?

 

[Fire Benning]

Can't wait for CBJ to smoke whoever wins this series.

 

[EpochLink]

If you go to someone else team forum, you are asking for trouble.

 

[Pip]

2nd pairing D?

I think that doesn’t fairly represent how important Krug is to Boston

 

[Fire Benning]

I think that doesn’t fairly represent how important Krug is to Boston

Doesn't play tough minutes, power play guy who gets sheltered minutes. Didn't say he wasn't important.

 

[digger18]

Nylander is completely terrible out there! A Turnover machine. If you want to stifle any gained momentum on a shift, just give the puck to Willy!

 

[vanarchy]

DeBrusk is a god damn beast. Love his play.