Ex-Penguins defenseman Ben Lovejoy giving TV a try

[Dipsy Doodle]

Ex-Penguins defenseman Ben Lovejoy giving TV a try | TribLIVE.com

For all his limitations as a player, he's always been well-spoken, sincere, and insightful - rare attributes for hockey commentary. Only saw a bit of one of his segments, but it seemed to translate to TV seamlessly. Hope he likes it and continues.

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[The Old Master]

wish him the best...it wasn't his fault jr traded fatty for him.

 

[vikingGoalie]

I saw him doing the commentary during one of our games and thought he was outstanding. Hope he continues.

 

[Jacob]

I always loved his intense between-period interviews.

 

[Gurglesons]

He’s a little smug on NBC, but I think he comes off pretty well. A lot like Boucher.

Way better than Milbury or Roesuck.

 

[billybudd]

He made a joke on one broadcast about how Pens fans were so happy when he was traded back to Pittsburgh. I laughed.

 

[turd]

He did fine the one time I saw him, but he’s almost too articulate and thoughtful at times, which makes him talk... I don’t know, slower or something.

 

[ChaosAgent]

He did fine the one time I saw him, but he’s almost too articulate and thoughtful at times, which makes him talk... I don’t know, slower or something.

Naturally smart people learn how to dumb themselves down for TV in a hurry. He'll do well.

 

[Tom Hanks]

He made a joke on one broadcast about how Pens fans were so happy when he was traded back to Pittsburgh. I laughed.

It was acceptable after we won the cup and he played a role. The year before absolutely not!

Funnily enough Pouliot’s decent stretch was with LJ

 

[tom_servo]

TV? Put him on the second pairing.

 

[FreeBobbyFarnham]

I'd kill to have Lovejoy over JJ

 

[Tom Hanks]

I'd kill to have Lovejoy over JJ

If you’d kill, why wouldn’t you just kill JJ and then we’d have neither. My murder analytics are much better than yours

 

[Extra Texture]

He’s a little smug on NBC, but I think he comes off pretty well. A lot like Boucher.

Way better than Milbury or Roesuck.

Yeah, I like a lot of the younger guys NBC has brought on board in the last few seasons. Boucher, Sharp. Carter is...fine, but he always seems nervous of flighty on tv, like he still hasn't gotten used to being on camera.

But you're right, that smug old guard of their talking heads needed sprucing up. And especially went it shuffles up their old Doc/Edzo + Pierre play-by-play crew. Good riddance to the bombastic, old-boys-club guys that you mentioned.

Now the NHL network crew (Rupp, Weeks, Stevens, Reid, etc). I'd LOVE to have that group for big national broadcasts. Those guys have a great balance of charisma and insightful commentary.

 

[Corvidae]

He's a natural and I hope to see more of him

 

[JTG]

Benny can be funny like Whitney but without the douchebaggery.

 

[Pens x]

I guess anyone can make it if Jay Caulfield is on tv.

 

[Big McLargehuge]

I can see Lovejoy being great in this role.

Unfortunately I doubt he'll make it far with his intelligence and clarity of thought. There's no place in the media for intelligence and clarity. We need a f***ing moron who can make people angry, that's what people really want.

 

[BHD]

Not surprising. He was always great for quotes as a player.

 

[ZeroPucksGiven]

He’s a little smug on NBC, but I think he comes off pretty well. A lot like Boucher.

Way better than Milbury or Roesuck.

My farts sound better than Millbury

 

[BHD]

I guess anyone can make it if Jay Caulfield is on tv.

I don’t find Caulfield that bad. He’s not the most animated, but he delivers strong points.

 

[Ozz]

Girls love

 

[3074326]

He's really good, and quite frankly I didn't find him smug at all.

 

[Pancakes]

He's always come across as a bit of a goofy idiot to me.

But Errey is the same and it works for TV so you know more power to him if he can figure it out. Errey sometimes has insightful things to say and I'm sure Lovejoy does too.

 

[Shady Machine]

Good for him. Only heard him in his debut and thought he sounded a bit forced, but solid first effort. I think he will be good in the role.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

Great, so a Mears like boring voice but with the stare of a serial killer. I haven't heard him yet.

But I will say I don't like Rupp at all, he comes off as just a wanker, Army keeps cutting off Jay Caufield and that alone is funny enough for me. I wish we had more funny guys that were retired and doing that thing.

Ryan Whitney is a imbecile and so are his podcast buddies, so no, not them.


PS - Mods, I applaud you for turning that word into "Pejorative Slur." I will change it, but I like that.