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Originally Posted by llama64
Hughson is definitely a Canucks fan - but I don't think there is anything wrong with that. It's not an "embarrassment" and he's definitely not over the top. The reactions on this forum are rather childish.
I expect the broadcast on CBC to cater to the home town market. Games 1 and 2 were more Vancouver focused. Game 3 was definitely Calgary focused. In addition, Canucks were the better team in Games 1 and 2 for the most part, and more interesting to comment on then the Flames.
Everyone watching has their own internal bias filter reading into every statement said on air. I guarantee you are all misunderstanding or reading your own nuance into what is said and projecting your conclusions onto Hughson.
Stop yelling at Hughson for a perceived favoring. He's actually not that bad of a play by play caller outside of this supposed bias (comments about limping bambi aside...).
Would you rather Millions and Garret spending 20 minutes discussing their favorite brands of peanut butter mixed with some uncomfortable silences?
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He is basically a Vancouver broadcaster. I would expect Vancouver fans would be pissed if they used Ball/Hrudey broadcasting team, and rightfully so. To suggest there might be a worse pairing is faint praise indeed. Hughson may not be the absolute worst, but it is a shame they couldn't have picked up a more neutral, third party guy.
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From HFBoard oiler fan, in analyzing MacT's management:
O.K. there has been a lot of talk on whether or not MacTavish has actually done a good job for us, most fans on this board are very basic in their analysis and I feel would change their opinion entirely if the team was successful.
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