They have the beginings of what could be a good panel with Friedman...But the rest I feel like are completely throwaway comments.
It's a shame, too. Healy probably could be a decent commentator because he has tremendous contacts throughout the PA, the league and agents. Except he's a huge jerk who is likely being coached or promoted to be more outlandish than is necessary, or, isn't coached or promoted to not be so outlandish.
You can glean info out of him occasionally, but he's so lacking in credibility it's often worthless.
Weekes is ok but inarticulate and when he is, he's not saying much. If I wanted platitudes I'd watch player interviews.
The old satelite hotstove was the best. John D, Eric D, Al Strachan when he was tolerable, Ron Maclean when he was at his best and was simply throwing to the previously mentioned guys. That was some interesting television to watch if you wanted to know more than just what was happening on the ice.
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