Thread: Quacks vs. Guppies

Originally Posted by gescom

really? i think Remenda is one of the best color guys in the game. but then again i don't have a real problem with Haywire either... i find them both infinitely more entertaining than Jim Fox as well.

Remenda and Reaugh are the top 2 color guys in the league, for me.

Originally Posted by Birdman

Sharks losing to the Ducks in this series means the Ducks get the Wings in the next round. How could that be a bad thing for us?

Because the Wings still have Osgood in net.

****! The Ducks are going to the Western Conference Finals again, aren't they?!

Originally Posted by Birdman

Sharks losing to the Ducks in this series means the Ducks get the Wings in the next round. How could that be a bad thing for us?

I think of this game as Roenick and Blake losing.

Feels good.

Unbelievable.. Thornton vanishes AGAIN. Mike O'Connell was wise to dump Thornton when he had the chance. I wonder what O'Connell is up to nowadays.

Originally Posted by gescom

really? i think Remenda is one of the best color guys in the game. but then again i don't have a real problem with Haywire either... i find them both infinitely more entertaining than Jim Fox as well.

Yeah, I hate to just label him a homer and leave it at that, but he is beyond absurd. If you listen to him, the Sharks never commit a penalty and a skating by the crease is goaltender interference. Every other team dives to get calls because the Sharks don't do anything wrong. I can't believe how many times I've heard him say good goals should be disallowed. Even the PBP guy will show a replay and point out that the Sharks indeed deserved a penalty and Drew will still insist the call was questionable.

Originally Posted by TonySCV

Unbelievable.. Thornton vanishes AGAIN.

Who is this Thornton you speak of?

Originally Posted by Liceroni

Who is this Thornton you speak of?

I think the part that's unbelievable to me is that they still managed to slip into their prior MO with improved personnel and a different coach.

BTW... I don't put Thornton and Marleau in the same sinking ship. I'd love to have Marleau on my team.

Thornton doesn't have that killer instinct. He's not willing to get his nose dirty to win. Some players have it, some don't. It's so rare to see a superstar player just completely implode when the postseason arrives, but he does it every season in spectacular fashion. Maybe he'll snap out of it at some point, but considering how long it has been and how many chances he has had... yeesh.

- T

Joe Thornton - 71gp 11g 37a 48p -9

Scott Thornton - 79gp 13g 14a 27p +5

Originally Posted by Hockey Girl

Yeah, I hate to just label him a homer and leave it at that, but he is beyond absurd. If you listen to him, the Sharks never commit a penalty and a skating by the crease is goaltender interference. Every other team dives to get calls because the Sharks don't do anything wrong.

Daryl Reaugh FTW when it comes to color guys. He provides insight beyond what you can see with your own eyes, which is pretty much the definition of a top-notch color man. He's the reason to watch the VAN/STL Versus feed. Remenda is very good as well but homerism gets the best of him. Foxy can be boring but not many color guys explain the game better. Hayward's whining negates anything positive he brings to the table.

Strader/Pang are probably the best overall tandem in the west. Not too homerish and excellent at describing the action. Cuthbert/McGuire (provided McGuire is calling a game he has no bias toward) on TSN are very good on TSN national broadcasts.

As far as radio - Tim Saunders in Philly literally paints a picture on radio. I've yet to hear any other NHL radio PBP man that can speak so quickly and yet so clearly describe the action.

Tonight's tandem of the night award goes to Foley/Olczyk, primarily for Foley. He was and is outstanding. The Hawks are lucky to have him.

- T