Is Greg Millen the new Paul Romanuk?

[Man Bear Pig]

Was more painful than usual tonight. He should go work for the Preds feed.

 

[Northernguy10]

He isn't the new Paul Romanuk...Unfortunately he's the old Greg Millen.

 

[hullsy47]

I'm the last guy to complain relentlessly about the play-by-play or colour guy, as you'll essentially hear every single one ripped on by some faction of fans, but am I missing something with this guy? He's pretty brutal at times. The confidence he had in that Kadri kicking goal just now was beyond cringe-worthy - "There's no kicking motion he was just directing the puck in with his skate" - like what?? I find several times a game he's just lost as to what's happening/happened. Sigh, Sportsnet. Sigh.

he s been saying WILLY is gonna break out soon fot the last 7 games LMAO

 

[LeafFever]

Millen is just BORING.

 

[al secord]

I love that guy RIIIIIIGHT THERE!

 

[ACC1224]

I love that guy RIIIIIIGHT THERE!

"Unbelievable"

 

[tmlms13]

Can they rehire Joe Bowen to do the Leafs region games?I had to listen to the afternoon game on the radio and I've forgotten how great Bowen is.

it's 2019 I'm sure there is a way to sync up the radio call and TV feed, anyone know how?

 

[93WrapAround]

Can they rehire Joe Bowen to do the Leafs region games?I had to listen to the afternoon game on the radio and I've forgotten how great Bowen is.

it's 2019 I'm sure there is a way to sync up the radio call and TV feed, anyone know how?

The radio feed is likely a little behind live TV, but I would simply pause your muted TV game after an actionable moment (puck-drop, shot on goal, anything Joe would reference) making sure you've paused it AFTER the event (since whenever Joe references it, it likely has already happened), and just hit play as soon as Joe mentions it happening. Unless you were looking for something more structured or a service, in which case I have no idea..

 

[Faltorvo]

Can they rehire Joe Bowen to do the Leafs region games?I had to listen to the afternoon game on the radio and I've forgotten how great Bowen is.

it's 2019 I'm sure there is a way to sync up the radio call and TV feed, anyone know how?

Do you have a receiver that has pause/rewind ??? I run my radio audio through my comp and use my receiver to time sync up the game.

I do it for every game and it's pretty easy.

 

[Faltorvo]

The radio feed is likely a little behind live TV, but I would simply pause your muted TV game after an actionable moment (puck-drop, shot on goal, anything Joe would reference) making sure you've paused it AFTER the event (since whenever Joe references it, it likely has already happened), and just hit play as soon as Joe mentions it happening. Unless you were looking for something more structured or a service, in which case I have no idea..

the radio feed is well behind the TV broadcast , sometimes as much as 90 seconds.

 

[lifelonghockeyfan]

Millen has just run of things to say. He gets so excited about the obvious. Time for him to go. And while at lets get rid of Blue Jays Pat Tabler and Raptors Leo Rautins.

 

[CanadasTeam]

Why is he still around? should have been gone the same time as serpentine

 

[rojac]

Why is he still around? should have been gone the same time as serpentine

I’ve never understood why Romanuk’s use of the word “serpentine’ bothered people.

 

[hullsy47]

He isn't the new Paul Romanuk...Unfortunately he's the old Greg Millen.

I watched the game on FOX sports
they praised the leafs good young players more than jim hughson has all year

 

[Nineteen67]

I watched the game on FOX sports
they praised the leafs good young players more than jim hughson has all year

Spring Break?

 

[The Hanging Jowl]

I'm the last guy to complain relentlessly about the play-by-play or colour guy, as you'll essentially hear every single one ripped on by some faction of fans, but am I missing something with this guy? He's pretty brutal at times. The confidence he had in that Kadri kicking goal just now was beyond cringe-worthy - "There's no kicking motion he was just directing the puck in with his skate" - like what?? I find several times a game he's just lost as to what's happening/happened. Sigh, Sportsnet. Sigh.

He grates on me so much. Almost every game he develops some early theory then spends the rest of the game prattling on about how right he is. He also manages to sneak in some comment about his own crap NHL career. But it's mostly that he just never shuts the hell up.

As a bonus, most people here probably don't know he used to be the colour guy for Sens games in the early 2000's and he constantly slagged the Leafs whenever they played them (I only know this because my brother lived in New Brunswick at the time and they would get the Sens feed instead of the Leafs).

 

[The Hanging Jowl]

HAHAHAHAHA I am so glad I am not the only one that notices Millens exceptional analysis on every single play RIIIIIGGGHHHTT.........THERE!

I imagine him saying that at the end of a bedroom experience with Mrs. Millen.

 

[Guy Boucher]

He's always been terrible, but his awfulness was masked by everyone over-the-top hatred for Romanuk and by everyone's over-the-top affection for Joe Bowen.

It's sad that we live in a world where Mike Johnson can't get work as a play-by-play guy but Millen get's Leafs games and HNIC.

 

[killer1980]

And to be fair to Romanuk, new guy John Bartlett makes as many or more mistakes than Romy did. His voice just isn't as grating.

 

[ACC1224]

And to be fair to Romanuk, new guy John Bartlett makes as many or more mistakes than Romy did. His voice just isn't as grating.

They all make mistakes at times.
You ignore announcers you like and take note of ones you hate.

 

[The Hanging Jowl]

Romanuk never bothered me BTW. Never understood the hate.

 

[Ambassador Bridge]

Spring Break?

U.S. satellite?

 

[Nineteen67]

U.S. satellite?

Gotcha. Had to finagle my IP to watch the first period on my phone last night as it was blacked out down here.
By the time I got home it was over....so it didn’t matter much.

 

[diceman934]

Greg is a Leaf fan. I know that for sure. I listen when he speaks about goalies as he makes astute observation as he is very good with his goalie assessments. The rest of the commentary is just filling air time I pay little attention to it.

For me I simply watch the games and the announcers are just noise. I often wonder just how much people actually pay attention to what they see as they spend far to much time listening to the announcers then watching the game.

I liked Glenn Healy as he was not a cheerleader and at times said what he felt.

I could care less if the colour guy or the announcers are Leaf Fans as I most often watch the away feed on center ice and then watch the intermission of the home feed.

 

[tmlms13]

There is only one person who should ever do a Leafs pbp game.

Joe Bowen