After reading the first few pages of this thread, I'm clearly in the extreme minority...but IMO, aside from not cutting away from their feed right after the horn, the only thing I think HNIC does better than TSN hockey telecasts is how they let you experience the arena pregame hype right before a big playoff game with zero talking. Love how they do that.
That aside, I think TSN's telecasts are far superior, and have been for awhile. And I take a panel featuring Duthie, McKenzie & Ward every time over HNIC's pinheads. I'm actually quite surprised so many think HNIC is still the gold standard, I think it's been a shadow of its former self for over a decade now. Loved CBC growing up (who didn't?), and its to the point where I'm choosing NBC games over HNIC during the playoffs when given the option lately. That shouldn't happen.
I'm really hoping CTV/TSN outbids CBC, I've been waiting for this for awhile. Maybe TSN would get an actual weekend "hockey night", a la HNIC, complete with solid post-game coverage. I truly think it'd be a significant upgrade over what CBC's been doing the last few years.
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