Um I'm pretty sure they aren't leaving TV. 590 needs filler since PTS is gone.
The TV production has been massively scaled down in order to keep the radio product coherent. You don't need the same amount of staff or production for a static, simulcast radio show that you do for a television show.
They went from a TV show on TV to now a radio show on TV. Completely different products and completely different productions.
It boggles my mind how many people in here were Bobcat fans. He was always arrogant in his opinions, admitted coutless times on air that he doesn't like hockey and always had to be the smartest guy in the room. So why would Leaf fans (or hockey fans for that matter) take any stock in his viewpoints about the sport?...
For alot of his audience that was the appeal.
I can't listen to hockey pucks yammering on about the same old shit 24/7. Its why Tim & Sid's old podcast was so great, they only talked about hockey when something important happened. Otherwise there was plenty else to discuss. They used to focus a lot on soccer and NFL but since moving to Sportsnet they have fallen in line and now its all Blue Jays and NHL.
Sid used to crack jokes at Wilner's expense. It was glorious.