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Originally Posted by browna
Outside of the nice edits at the end, overall, have to be envious of SN Pacific. Different camera angles (showing coaches after the goal), and then things like getting the Vingeult penalty before the commercial where it took Kerr after the commercial to realize what was going on. Showing the delay on the ice after the second goal. No delay in audio which drove me nuts with Kerr being a split second ahead of the audio. Broadcast so much more polished, and that's just from 3 mins of video clips.
That is also on Shorthouse, so much more balanced, clear, and aware of what's going on the ice, brain not distracted by some useless story or then trying to catch up to the play by play trying to spit out words. Kerr didn't have a good night. First he fumbled words, then got excited after the Flames fight and was fumbling again. Regardless of Kerr, Shorthouse is very good.
Goal calls for both teams are fair and balanced. Refreshing to hear the game called like that. Again, that's just gleaned from 3 minutes of clips.
Don't mind Garrett, yes, a homer, yes a jerk, but he used to be a homer and a jerk when he did Flames broadcasts too.
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SN Pacific blows SN West out of the water and it's not even close.
Say what you want about the on air talent, that ultimately comes down to personal taste. I think Shorthouse is fantastic, but I'm biased because he's a friend.
I'm talking about the overall production of the broadcast. The fact that the audio on Flames home games isn't matched up is downright shameful. That wouldn't be acceptable on Shaw TV when showing a WHL game, how is it accpetable on Sportsnet West doing a NHL game with big sponsorship dollars? If it's a one game problem, I can understand, but we're going on nearly two seasons of Kerr calling the goal before the puck is actually in. It's ridiculous.
Then there's the intermissions. On home game, SN Pacific does a player interview, break, then a quick recap from the Toronto panel which is brutal, but mandated by Rogers, but then they go to Dan Murphy with a panel of Canuck writers/media who talk Canuck issues. On Sportsnet West, they go back to the Toronto panel and look at league highlights and talk about the early games/issues. I'm watching a flames game, I want Flames talk. Why not have Roger talk to Francis or Sportak or insert Calgary media type here?
TSN and CBC are still better in terms of an overall polished broadcast, but between SN Pac and West, it's a one horse race.