https://theathletic.com/4562811/2023/05/31/nhl-broadcast-rankings-tv-2023/
Article:
The broadcast: MSG Plus carries Devils broadcasts, with Bill Spaulding handling play-by-play and Ken Daneyko on color commentary.
Local ranking: 15
National: 28
Last season: 20
The results: Bill Spaulding did a solid job of replacing the departing Steve Cangialosi this year. It must have helped that the Devils were finally an exciting, high-end team, but Spaulding deserves credit for finding seamless chemistry with color man, Ken Daneyko. The reward was jumping up three spots compared to last year, which is a positive considering broadcast booth changes aren’t always well received.
Daneyko is adored for being a true New Jersey Devil at heart, but some respondents pointed out that his analysis was basic and lacked insightfulness.
”He cares so much about this team — he’s known as ‘Mr. Devil’ for a reason,” one Devils fan said of Daneyko. “His actual analysis isn’t the sharpest, but I think more Devils fans were willing to give him a pass for that this season while the team was winning — he can get a little tiresome trying to make excuses for the team when things go wrong, like in many seasons past.”
by ziti_mcgeedy
2 Comments
Meh. Seems unfair to me. I’m not saying they have to be tops in the nation, but I always feel like Ken calls them pretty evenly. There have been so many times over the years I feel like he could have had the attitude of a biased fan spectator and complain about some calls or no-calls, but he seems to toe the NHL company line and give officials a great benefit of the doubt most of the time. He seems to be pretty aware of what the Devils are and what they aren’t.
that’s some BS. Bills amazing, Dano is a homer but not to a degree where it’s Jack Edwards level of bad, Sal and Erika do a great job on the analysis.
Granted Matt and Chico are declining, but the radio doesn’t really have an big impact