I'll admit, I was piling on Kerr in the 2nd period last night. The game was so f'ing dull that I was actually paying attention to the broadcast, and a couple of goofy Kerrisms sent me around the bend. The dealbreaker was "sandwich stanza", which could be the stupidest phrase ever uttered on a sports broadcast.
I don't doubt Kerr's knowledge or enthusiasm, and as many others have said, he was unbeatable as the host of OT. I just don't think he's well suited to PBP, and I don't see him improving over time. It's a style issue.
Having said that, I wouldn't call for his firing simply because, he's just a piece of what is a dismal network top to bottom. Sportsnet is just laughable, and Rogers is so cheap, they'll never spend any money to make it a professional network that could rival TSN for broadcast quality.
Firing Kerr wouldn't solve anything, because Rogers will never pay for a top PBP guy. So, to me, better the word-inventing devil you know...
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