News Article: Colorado Avalanche Media Coverage Part V

[Pokecheque]

Where’s the spot for when McNab has to correct him because he has no idea wtf he’s talking about

McNab may have to correct Mose but he'll always be the guy who said "Shotgun Willie" on TV.

 

[SirLoinOfCloth]

That is a strange dream. It kind of makes that dream with midgets in leather chaps seem normal.

Point of clarification: Crotchless chaps, or not?

 

[willy702]

How sad is it that I'm looking forward to the B-team NBCSN announcers tonight over the worthless duo we have to endure on Altitude?

 

[John Mandalorian]

Point of clarification: Crotchless chaps, or not?

It depends on the soundtrack or background music.

If it's something like Sven Väth, I'd say it's likely crotchless.

If its something like from the Wizard of Oz, I'd say its full on G rated.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

Leah Hextall to make history as ESPN's new NHL play-by-play voice: Source

She's not good, IMO, and I personally can't stand her high-pitched voice. I listed to her call frozen 4 games, and it was cringe worthy. Kept calling players by the wrong names, and in the long OT game she repeatedly got the period they were in wrong. Hopefully, they put her with a good color guy and on ice guy, and she improves with time.

 

[dahrougem2]

These Moserisms are legendary but we may lose some of you to death via alcohol ingestion if you really do partake in this game.

 

[Hasbro]

McNab may have to correct Mose but he'll always be the guy who said "Shotgun Willie" on TV.

Not in relation to James Harden anyway.

Speaking of which, I got a text from a friend that works the thinking she might have saw an Av player there Saturday, we were able to determine it wasn’t him. Too Short.

 

[S E P H]

Leah Hextall to make history as ESPN's new NHL play-by-play voice: Source

She's not good, IMO, and I personally can't stand her high-pitched voice. I listed to her call frozen 4 games, and it was cringe worthy. Kept calling players by the wrong names, and in the long OT game she repeatedly got the period they were in wrong. Hopefully, they put her with a good color guy and on ice guy, and she improves with time.

In terms of PBP quality she's actually good. The problem and you notified the elephant in the room is she has to have one of the highest-octaves I've heard a woman let alone a human have. Helium level high and that's normal for her lol.

 

[MarkT]

For anyone that want to judge for themselves, this is her:


I'm not a fan personally. I like my PHB people to have a deep, powerful voice and be able to really convey the excitement of the moment. She doesn't seem to have any of that.

 

[John Mandalorian]

For anyone that want to judge for themselves, this is her:


I'm not a fan personally. I like my PHB people to have a deep, powerful voice and be able to really convey the excitement of the moment. She doesn't seem to have any of that.

An outside the box idea for you:

 

[dahrougem2]

Yeah, not a fan. And I'm not against women working in positions like that, but if I'm being honest she'll probably turn casual fans away rather than keep them hooked.

Same thing with Harnerayan Singh on Sportsnet. Might be one of the most monotoned PbP guys in the world up until the home team scores. He doesn't engage at alllllllllll.

I do wonder why the greats seem to be so rare to find nowadays. Maybe it's over exposure? You just don't hear the true "voices" like Bob Cole, Doc Emrick, Marv Albert, Kevin Harlan, Chris Cuthbert, etc.

 

[MarkT]

I agree totally. In theory, I couldn't care less what race or gender the PBP person is. Singh and now Hextall seem more like diversity hires rather than legitimately the best person available. Maybe with Hextall, they're hoping to attract that segment of the population who cares more about diversity than anything else, but I'm not sure there's too much overlap between that group and hockey fans outside of certain markets.

 

[Pokecheque]

Y’all are entitled to your opinions but I thought it was fine. No weird non-sequitirs, no blathering about where the guy played when was 5, good description and analysis on what was going on. All I care about is the work really, voices don’t really factor one way or the other unless it’s someone like Vin Scully.

 

[Ceremony]

I've thought of a lesser-spotted Moser line: "Big Val rumbles into the zone." It's only him who ever enters the zone by rumbling.

 

[henchman21]

Hextall > Mleczko

 

[John Mandalorian]

Hextall > Mleczko

Is Hextall top 5?

 

[Pokecheque]

Hextall > Mleczko

They do different jobs, I'm curious as to why they're being compared to one another. We don't compare Moser to McNab, do we?

 

[henchman21]

They do different jobs, I'm curious as to why they're being compared to one another. We don't compare Moser to McNab, do we?

We compare them all the time on here on which one is worse. Hextall isn't bad at all at what she does. I wouldn't say she is top tier, but good. Now Mleczko is just terrible... she actually detracts from the games she on significantly.

 

[Pokecheque]

We compare them all the time on here on which one is worse. Hextall isn't bad at all at what she does. I wouldn't say she is top tier, but good. Now Mleczko is just terrible... she actually detracts from the games she on significantly.

Could not disagree with you more. AJM started out kinda rough and hesitant but I've watched a few Isles games here and there as well as her national broadcasts, I think she breaks stuff down well.

And we don't compare Mose and McNab, we just poke fun at their antics.

 

[henchman21]

Could not disagree with you more. AJM started out kinda rough and hesitant but I've watched a few Isles games here and there as well as her national broadcasts, I think she breaks stuff down well.

And we don't compare Mose and McNab, we just poke fun at their antics.

I think she stutters too much, fumbles in the breakdowns in her analysis, and doesn't add anything to the broadcast. I really find here to be a poor color commentator. Yeah better than a lot of local guys, but national broadcast wise she is near the bottom.

We poke fun, but there is plenty of talk about which one is better vs worse.

 

[Pokecheque]

I think she stutters too much, fumbles in the breakdowns in her analysis, and doesn't add anything to the broadcast. I really find here to be a poor color commentator. Yeah better than a lot of local guys, but national broadcast wise she is near the bottom.

We poke fun, but there is plenty of talk about which one is better vs worse.

Agree to disagree I suppose. There's really no evidence of her stammering in that video example.

 

[henchman21]

Agree to disagree I suppose. There's really no evidence of her stammering in that video example.

It was pretty apparent last night, but we don't have to drag this thread down in the weeds on this.

 

[Pokecheque]

It was pretty apparent last night, but we don't have to drag this thread down in the weeds on this.

Agreed.

 

[CharlesPuck]

The more diversity and representation in media, the better. We need more people of color and more woman in these roles, not more white dudes because thats all we have ever known...

 

[Avs_19]

Hextall wasn’t bad at all when she was on Sportsnet. I thought she was good at her job.