Can’t really take the “fAsCiSt” remark seriously, but if anything they are certainly sexist fratboy jocks, and extremely cringeworthy at times (though they’ve adjusted some of the more questionable parts of their old banter), one calls himself liberal and one supported Trump, but they’re great at creating an environment where hockey players feel comfortable expressing themselves, though obviously retired players are the better interviews in this regard. SC is a pretty awesome source for stories from past NHL generations, different minor leagues, the KHL, about different people and personalities in hockey, from people who were there. I don’t think you could do that show quite as well without the cringeworthy pubescent locker room banter.
I’m not sure I would name any of them authorities on player evaluation though. Comparing any active player to Orr is cheap as hell, and it happens every goddamned year with someone. Whitney more than Bissonette probably can make worthwhile arguments about what it is with certain defensemen that makes them so good, but that’s not saying too much. Whitney definitely tends to sound tremendously clueless about any hockey prior to his late teens and relies pretty heavily on hockeydb statlines unless he’s interviewing a former teammate or has been clued in on what to ask by someone else. RA has a tendency to ask dud questions about weirdly specific moments or whatnot, but it’s apparent he’s been around the game for a while longer and either remembers old stories and moments, or does actual research prior to interviews.
