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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
I'm sure they are going to attempt to improve things but they have a long way to go and their current talent is vastly inferior to HNIC and TSN. Time will tell how successful they are with luring talent and I'm sure some from HNIC and TSN will join them so odds are there will be some improvement. Maybe in a few years it will be great but that's hard to imagine given the current state of RSN broadcasts. Maybe it ends up more of the same and we end up accepting it out of no other choices. At the end of the day we really won't have an alternative whether this "new and improved" RSN is good, mediocre, or as bad as it is now. That's why I hate the deal.
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While the "only as strong as your weakest link" argument can apply,I recall for some reason watching the Canucks feed when Vancouver played the Flames last year, and the difference in production value between Snet West and Snet Pacific was huge.
Shorthouse 100x better then Kerr, but they used their host 10x better then they used Millions with an actual legit panel between periods and before and after the game, not forcing Flames fans into a panel out east that really was paying lip service to the Flames. In addition, different/more camera and replay angles then the sister station had and just an overall much more polished feel.
Clearly Rogers had more money invested in the Snet Pacific broadcast, and that, along with the talent upgrade (which is pretty much bottom of the NHL in regards to the PBP) made the broadcast much better.
So, if they can pay that sort of attention to all their regional broadcasts, it will be fine.
Things seem significantly worse for us Flames fans right now, seeing Rogers spend the bare minimum to get the Flames (and Oilers) games to air, including forced to to listen to Kerr try to "learn" PBP on the go, and clearly an overall B rate production crew. But with a little bit of resources, and a bit more "care" by Rogers, there is hope.