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Some of the few you will hear calling Drew a homer are Edmonton fans, people who continue to deny some of the fact of life.
Talk about being in denial, some people are still in denial about their team getting whipped last spring. To prove my point, check out the "homer" comments and you will find more Shark's fans saying it than any Edmonton fans, if any at all.
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A few hints for some of his tendencies, if he says someone is a great referee, one of his favorites, it means it is someone he has repeatedly criticized and been reprimanded by the league. If someone is "his guy", that is a player he really likes, may go out for drinks with and such, and applies to almost every Shark, past or present, and at least 75% of the rest of the league. The players truly seem to like him, and that has always seemed to apply to visiting players in SJ as well as home guys. He has been well enough respected that when he publicly blasted home players, including guys who tended to pout and avoid the media, they still took it well and continued to openly talk with him. Some of his shows on "Sharks Bytes" are legendary, the local show for which he won Emmys, including segments in which Kyle McLaren pounded him with hip checks, Scott Hannan repeatedly high-sticked him demonstrating how to seal someone to the boards, and Marco Sturm discarded him like a rag-doll showing how to build a wall while power skating.
I caught an interview with Drew on local talk radio in Edmonton this spring and was impressed with the guy. When I posted a thread on the Shark's board I learned a bit about his antics for the Shark's Bytes shows and had a good laugh. Strangely enough, his announced signing by CBC came very shortly thereafter(right after the Sharks were eliminated.