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I don’t get the Devils’ fascination with Markstrom. I’d rather get John Gibson.
Rick Ball is the best play by play announcer in the league but being in Calgary what do you expect. Everything and everyone is fleeing. Suck cause Calgary was the cream of the crop 10 years ago but has fulling of a cliff since then. Sucks cause I loved this city but I know the people in Toronto or the eastern Canada love seeing Calgary fall apart.
As a fan of the Canucks, I have to say I find us to be one of the whiniest, most annoying fanbase in the league. Be better folks
You are THG!!!! You’ve got to get a belt!
My issue with Luke is that I will have a tough time seeing his opinions or analyses as being unbiased moving forward.
The Gadzic situation is that most companies have limits on what their employees can say or do online as it relates to their work.
Ergo, it isn't really a matter of our standards, its policy. If Rogers is good with their employees badmouthing their products, then I imagine Gadzic's commentary about an NHL team is fine. Otherwise, Sportsnet and the NHL (specifically, The Canucks) could look at their contracts and it could get ugly.
Personally, I think Gadzic comes very close to crossing the line on Sportsnet broadcasts if he doesn't already, and as a public figure, he should understand that fans can trashtalk till the cows come home, but he's not just some fan.
I think the situation would be different if the Sportsnet broadcast were a regional presentation. In that case, be as big a Homer as you like ✌️
Regarding Markstrom, I would have to guess besides the Devils, the Canes, Flyers, Wings, Leafs and Kings are probably interested as well.
WWE title belts are gawdy. This will be awesome.
I just looked up the MLB WWE title belts. They're not even putting championship wining years on them. WTF's the point???
Dude, if you thought Van vs Edm was rough for tribalism, you should attend a Habs vs Bruins playoff game in Boston. Habs fans get physically assaulted walking out of the building, even if the Habs lost.
Who else remembers Rick Ball calling CFL games on TSN 1040?…. ahhh the old days with Casey Printers.
The fan-base vitriol between Vancouver fans and Edmonton fans was brutal, like over-the-top. The EDM-DAL series was a lot more chill, like 10x more chill.
Luke is good an analysis, this should blow over.
I wonder if the ASL version will still have the commentators talking, because if it doesnt, and I can still hear the ice, I may just watch that
"Don't be blind with your contracts" … Pettersson's contract, making him THE 5TH HIGHEST PAID PLAYER IN THE WORLD (He's the 5th best player in the world? He's performed in the past as the 5th best player in the world? He's expected even to play in the future like the 5th best player in the world … EVER? No, no, and no. So, uh….), which has TOTALLY screwed up the salary structure of the team, and made it that "there's no way The Canucks can re-sign all these FA's" (UFA or otherwise)… Yeah, THERE'S a PERFECT example of being blind in contract negotiations… what a mistake that will haunt the team for the next decade.
What was wrong with Vosters? Didn't really watch many Hawks broadcasts this year
Blackhawks should’ve lured Gary Thorne outta retirement last year.
The oilers are one of few teams who need a generatuonal talent to ever be good. Without gretzky or mcdavid, they've largely been irrelavant
Nooooo bro, Rick ball is such a good broadcaster. Who is replacing him?
Congrats to Baller! Hope he'll return to Vancouver one day.
I hope the Canucks aren't a one hit wonder with the pending massive roster overhaul.
Calling a team trash in a podcast drives attention and debates. Not like he used alurs, insults, or profanity. The society gets so PC nowadays that you can't say anything without offending anyone. It's sick!
As a fan of THG since he started and also a wwe fan so weird hearing him say wwe haha
Darryl Reaugh played for my beloved Binghamton Whalers (AHL) early in his career
Love the Razor shout out! Us Dallas fans have been spoiled for years.
Markström, Saros, Ullmark. There's some serious chad goalies on the trade market right now.
Shannon, I find you very fair and balanced as a presenter. If people are giving you grief, they're offside! Don't let them grind you down!
Is Harnarayan Singh going to replace Ball in Calgary?
How dare you reveal your favourite team
I’m calling the racist hotline 🤣
Jokes aside it’s one thing to be a fan of a team and another to call someone else trash because they’re a fan of another team. It’s Pretty childish.
Theres a company that does custom belts that are affordable. I actually had a belt made to use as a 'Player of the Game' for the ice hockey team I coach. The kids love it. Its been a big hit.
Luke oilers legend! 8 points in 147 games is 🔥🔥 HOF numbers
Curious move, as ESPN (not sure about SN) close-captions the games. Hope adding ASL doesn't add confusion to our deaf friends.
Man I am going to miss Rick Ball. He was amazing in CGY and I can't imagine flames games without his commentary
The Zadorov's wife thing, I get it. Usually players go "home", but because of how outspoken Zaddy has been against Putin, his home is probably a vacation or summer spot in North America.
That being said, it probably means nothing, but there's a small chance it is foreshadowing.
(In response to wife's public Instagram post about leaving Vancouver)
Describing Luke gazdic as a hockey fan is perfect because everyone knows he wasn't a hockey player!!
i like watching big hits…you dont get that with myers. hope they sign zadorov. give him 6 mill myers six mill.
gazdik would be fired if he was talking about the leafs for sure. guys has no charisma and didnt enjoy him last year either.
Typical canuck fans crying about nothing.. Same thing happend 2011
People spend too much time on social media… there are major portions of fan bases that don’t live on twitter/IG/FB. I will continue to stay away if all it brings about is a war between whiny fandom and a subpar hockey analyst who thinks the people in his DMs are representative of an entire group of people. That doesn’t excuse vile comments but i’m sure Botterill has had plenty of bad comments directed at her and I don’t recall emotional outbursts.
I love our guys at altitude in Denver… Peter Mcnab was also a great! Came to Colorado with the avalanche in 95’. And it’s clear that they’re some of the biggest avs fans on earth. And there’s nothing wrong with it at all. They state the facts both ways. Call out good plays by other teams players and make decent call analysis on both sides. They’re biased for sure but that’s the human condition. It does bother me in general when it’s not our guys covering the game. And especially so when they’re talking nonsense (good or bad) about one team only. But again, I’m biased… so…. Yeah.
Thank god, I've been wondering why Vosters was hired since the day they got him!
To each their own but a WWE Stanley Cup title belt seems rather odd to me, I'd much rather have an NHL jersey with a Stanley Cup patch sewn onto it and a WWE replica belt that's actually used or been used in that particular promotion.
Marks has alrealy pointed frusturating with the fucked up club. He goes. 2nd or 3rd even 4th picks and bit off Case closed go home people. I hear someone saying head to head for Saros. Saros at under 30's that unvaluable? Almoast dead beat golie for one who actually can win? Here is what I'd like CFS to give. 100% cap retain and salary. 1st. conditional 2nd a d 3rd. If not more.
happy flames fan here, couldnt stand rick, but then again i was a big dougie fan