Kenny D doing color during 2nd period ?

[ajdevjet]

Im sick of all the "pete sucks, lou sucks, who should be in net" stuff so Im gonna change it up a bit.......I understood why Kenny did the color at the Bruins game coz it was "retro night" and as much as I loved him as a player he is a horrible color guy right now, he wont shut up and I swear he spoke a different language a few times becasue I didnt know what the F he was talking about, rambling on and on and on and on.......thoughts, comments ? please share LOL

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[SeidoN]

I enjoyed him. he made a couple mistakes but come on, hes done it for all of 2 periods now. his hockey analysis is better than Chico's imo

 

[ajdevjet]

I enjoyed him. he made a couple mistakes but come on, hes done it for all of 2 periods now. his hockey analysis is better than Chico's imo

kaoss....you and I can do a better job than chico

 

[DEVILS130]

I think he has the potential to be a good commentator. It's not easy to jump in on short notice. His biggest issue is pacing and getting a rhythm down. He talks too slow. However, that should be easy to improve with more experience.

 

[NjDevs4994]

thought he was pretty good but just needs some practice and time to gel with Cang.

 

[SeidoN]

kaoss....you and I can do a better job than chico

ok lets run an alternative play by play service for the fans

 

[JimEIV]

Im sick of all the "pete sucks, lou sucks, who should be in net" stuff so Im gonna change it up a bit.......I understood why Kenny did the color at the Bruins game coz it was "retro night" and as much as I loved him as a player he is a horrible color guy right now, he wont shut up and I swear he spoke a different language a few times becasue I didnt know what the F he was talking about, rambling on and on and on and on.......thoughts, comments ? please share LOL

Looks like a tryout...

I would hate to see Chico go, I really would. I love the guy. But Daneyko offers a very different perspective, one that I enjoy also. I like his old-school mentality of the way the game should be.

But judging Daneyko on two periods of color commentating is like judging a rookie defenseman after a bad game...You gotta give people time to get into flow and get comfortable.

 

[AfroThunder396]

The only thing I didn't like is he talked too long during play. He's got get his comments in quickly and turn it back over to Steve before he's caught rambling for 30 seconds.

 

[ajdevjet]

ok lets run an alternative play by play service for the fans

that would be awesome and I bet we rock it !

 

[Richer's Ghost]

Chico is retiring. He hasn't said it officially but it has been rumored since the start of the season that his will be his last season doing color commentary.

The logical replacement has been Ken Daneyko who's slowly worked into the broadcast for years now and is also doing Hockey Night Live.

His 2nd period call are simply an audition to see if he can do it and the chemistry with Steve. I like Ken more doing color than the between periods and ice level reports. He does a more technical analysis than story-time.

In addition, he seems more relaxed being off camera and just lending his voice and insight. Yes he has to work to enunciate and has a slow pace to his delivery but he is usually dead on in what he's saying. Chico stumbles and falters a lot too so this is not a change really on the delivery style.

Former Devil doing color. It's what we're used to and I welcome him for at least next season to see how he does after settling into the role. He's been a little nervous doing the 2nd period calls knowing this is his chance to land the job imo and just needs a little time to get comfy.

I know most don't want Chico to go but with the departure of Doc, I think part of the appeal is gone for Chico working the games and traveling so much. He was one of Doc's biggest fans and honestly Doc knew how to utilize Chico better than Steve does.

Now get Matt Loughlin back to do Deb's job with interviews and we'd be set.

 

[ajdevjet]

I think he has the potential to be a good commentator. It's not easy to jump in on short notice. His biggest issue is pacing and getting a rhythm down. He talks too slow. However, that should be easy to improve with more experience.

send him to the AHL for more work like they do with the players who dont know what the f they are doing LOL !

 

[Feed Me A Stray Cat]

I'm gonna miss Chico. He rambles and isn't the best analysis wise, but he's enjoyable to listen to. Seems like a great guy.

 

[Wingman77]

Chico wasn't always accurate or perfect, may have been a homer at times, but that just made who he was even more and it wasn't the serious Jack Edwards or Steggerwald type of innacurate homer - Chico was loveable and always, regardless if it was with Steve or Doc kept the broadcasts in a light, loose environment....and on a personal level, I've ran into Chico dozens of times and is just an awesome person, I'll never forget before a game we ran into him in the parking garage wound up talking for a good 15 minutes until he realized he was late for a sit down with Brent Sutter (then coaching the Flames)

A lot of people would be surprised how boring other teams around the leagues feeds are

Dano has solid insights and his personality should fit in well, similar to Chico's joking, fun nature

Can't wait until somebody scores a big OT winner again while Dano is commentating

 

[ajdevjet]

Now get Matt Loughlin back to do Deb's job with interviews and we'd be set.[/QUOTE]


Bring back matt and the maven, better yet bring back gary thorne and peter mcnabb !

 

[Devils Trap]

Chico is retiring

They are transitioning him into the job

 

[ajdevjet]

I'm gonna miss Chico. He rambles and isn't the best analysis wise, but he's enjoyable to listen to. Seems like a great guy.

he is, met him once at a local ice rink, we talked puck for about 15 minutes and when we were done he said "hey dont you want my autograph" ? holding a picture of himself he was handing out LMAO ! really cool dude

 

[EliasFTW]

Im sick of all the "pete sucks, lou sucks, who should be in net" stuff so Im gonna change it up a bit.......I understood why Kenny did the color at the Bruins game coz it was "retro night" and as much as I loved him as a player he is a horrible color guy right now, he wont shut up and I swear he spoke a different language a few times becasue I didnt know what the F he was talking about, rambling on and on and on and on.....thoughts, comments ? please share LOL

Sounds exactly like Chico

 

[devilsblood]

I wasn't so hot on Dano's in game work for the reasons guys mentioned above. Talking too long and too slow a delivery. But those traits especially the 1st, are needed in studio, so it's not surprising that he carries that over initially. I think he is great in studio so I do really hope he can grow into the new in game work.

And I do like Chico. Keeps it light, very likable but he does bring solid insight.

 

[Better Call Sal]

I'll miss Chico, he's such a great guy. I really liked what I heard from Dano doing it in the Boston game, it sounds like he did alright last night too.

If it's true Chico retires after this season, then bringing in Dano is the perfect transition. From one passionate guy to another.

 

[Devils Dominion]

Devils should honor Chico before one of our remaining games.

 

[tr83]

May fiancee and I met Chico after a game. There was a line of about 10 to talk to him. I didn't want to take up too much of his time because of the other waiting to talk to him, but the conversation was well over 5 minutes.

He's awesome and you can tell he just likes people. I hope they give him an opportunity to come back from time to time and do color.

I'll miss him and his ramblings a lot.

 

[ThePSEGPowerPoster]

If we're bringing people back...

 

[NJDevs26]

What puzzles me is since Dano retired he hasn't traveled with the team at all, I guess now he's at a point where he will do that?

 

[ajdevjet]

Devils should honor Chico before one of our remaining games.

or at least bring him back next year for "chico night" where all fans in attendence will get a free autograhped chico hairpeice.

 

[ajdevjet]

What puzzles me is since Dano retired he hasn't traveled with the team at all, I guess now he's at a point where he will do that?

he does the lazy travel....at rangers at isles at philly