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Anyone got an Athletic subscription? Are the up-and-comers mentioned by name?
I see that Forslund and John Buccigross are interested. I've got to give a nope on Buccigross.
ESPN has a...certain off-air culture...that Buccigross it seems is not immune from. That's a complete deal breaker right away.That’s a big nope for me on Buccigross. I think it would be hard for the fanbase to accept him after his whole “Tampa is not a real sports town if they boo St. Louis” in his first game back at Amalie thing.
Does Forslund work a lot of regular season games, or is it that he works playoffs because the Canes usually miss and playoffs are normally the memorable part?Yeah, Bucci isn't the solution. He's fine at ESPN, a thousand miles away from this organization. Let it stay that way.
That article mentions not wanting someone who is apt to miss games on a regular basis because of national duties. That wouldn't bode well for Forslund, so unless that is negotiable, that would seem to suggest he's not very likely either.
Does Forslund work a lot of regular season games, or is it that he works playoffs because the Canes usually miss and playoffs are normally the memorable part?
JF did call an outdoor game, the Centennial Classic, but Brian Engblom also worked a few outdoor games for NBC too.
If it isn't Forslund though, then I think we're a lot more likely to get an up-and-comer. A broadcaster that wasn't on NBC (or ABC/ESPN back in the day) wouldn't be recognized by casual fans, so the field theoretically should be a lot more open.
We got Brian when his status with NBC changed in 2015.Forslund pretty regularly does midweek games on NBCSN. Now, I'm sure I don't see every Carolina game and I don't always watch their broadcast for the games I do watch, so how many games he does miss is something I can't be sure of, but vis-a-vis Forslund and Engblom, I can tell you Forslund works way more NBC(SN) games than Brian does. Heck, it feels like Engblom barely does NBC at all anymore. He works a handful of games a year, at most, whereas Forslund covers a game or two pretty much every week in addition to his regular team duties.
Nah. There's a bunch of guys in the game. John Walton, Stephen Nelson, Victor Findlay, Paul Romanuk, Dan D'Uva, Brendan Batchelor, etc., etc., etc.Yeah could be that Forslund wanted to work exclusively on national television anyway.
Well, Mishkin it is then. Yikes!
Romanuk in no way would be universally adored by the fan base.We would shoot ourselves if we listened to Romanuk on a nightly basis.
Nah. There's a bunch of guys in the game. John Walton, Stephen Nelson, Victor Findlay, Paul Romanuk, Dan D'Uva, Brendan Batchelor, etc., etc., etc.
If I'm to choose between only those names it's D'Uva by a long shot. Findlay wasn't bad either but he'll have to find his "homer voice"
It's funny about Mishkin. The guy is pound for pound one of the best at "calling the action" I have ever heard. He always matches the excitement on the ice with the proper tone, he's concise yet descriptive and it lets you see what's happening as clear as TV without one and he doesn't rely on flamboyant adjectives to describe what's happening. It's basically everything Rick Peckham does. Then a goal gets scored and you'd swear a cat is being skinned alive. If it weren't for that we wouldn't even be speculating as to who would be calling our games next.
I think I'd rather have the color guy be the biased one since the pxp usually is the 'lead', while color finds spots to interject.On radio thats fine but on TV might not work as well as it does now. I like him on the radio and think he could be good on TV with some changes. I also like the homer element he brings. Which we haven't had since chief. I dont think he will be the guy but I think we could do worse.
I think I'd rather have the color guy be the biased one since the pxp usually is the 'lead', while color finds spots to interject.
RP is a pretty big Lightning homer although it's not as overt as a Jack Edwards.
If we get the next man up in broadcasting, then I'd think that they'll find some homerism pretty quickly since this would probably be their first big NHL job. It's hard to see that happening right away with a John Forslund.
You're not wrong, but i'm pretty sure they bought Engblom out of a lot of his national duties when he came onboard. Not 100% on that though.Yeah, Bucci isn't the solution. He's fine at ESPN, a thousand miles away from this organization. Let it stay that way.
That article mentions not wanting someone who is apt to miss games on a regular basis because of national duties. That wouldn't bode well for Forslund, so unless that is negotiable, that would seem to suggest he's not very likely either.