Maclean was decent as an affable host. But watch a Maclean interview with Bettman (he used to do it every year) and you should conclude he doesn't have a lot of insight into the overall business of hockey. Bettman didn't have much respect for him IMO (and Bettman is a reasonable interview, if you listen to guys like Rob Kerr talk to him). And I have never seen him do a good analysis of a play or game.
I think different guys bring different strengths. Mackenzie is good at insider info, but I don't put much stock in his game analysis. Hrudey is terrific at analysis, but I doubt he knows much insider stuff except maybe about the Flames. Friedman is mostly insider stuff but his analysis is actually pretty good. Kypreos is getting better at everything.
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