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Erick Estrada · 02-26-2016, 08:10 AM

I see lots of posts on this in various threads including trade rumour threads. Best to localize all that talk here rather than sidetrack other threads.

IMO that was fantastic radio. I'm sure Kelly Kirsch had a small chat with each of them telling them to tone it down then following that up with high fives for bringing attention to the station. Boomer is replaying it this morning so the fact it's being promoted means that no matter how you view the incident it's considered radio gold.

My personal feelings is that it's probably a little embarrassing for both but sometimes it's good to see real emotion out of these guys rather than the daily schtik. There's a reason Howard Stern has millions of listeners as real life confrontation beats scripted banter for entertainment.

We all know Lubo is a hot head and gets emotionally attached to players so to me it seems Steinberg kind of egged him on as he wouldn't leave the topic alone. Lubo's arguments for Russell to me don't hold much water because the fact that Hartley overplays him doesn't mean he's good and there are a lot of AHL players with just as much or more heart than Russell but that doesn't mean they should be gifted ice time in the NHL. Regardless I enjoyed it.

02-26-2016, 08:10 AM	#1
Erick Estrada Franchise Player Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: San Fernando Valley Exp:	[FT] Loubardias vs Steinberg I see lots of posts on this in various threads including trade rumour threads. Best to localize all that talk here rather than sidetrack other threads. IMO that was fantastic radio. I'm sure Kelly Kirsch had a small chat with each of them telling them to tone it down then following that up with high fives for bringing attention to the station. Boomer is replaying it this morning so the fact it's being promoted means that no matter how you view the incident it's considered radio gold. My personal feelings is that it's probably a little embarrassing for both but sometimes it's good to see real emotion out of these guys rather than the daily schtik. There's a reason Howard Stern has millions of listeners as real life confrontation beats scripted banter for entertainment. We all know Lubo is a hot head and gets emotionally attached to players so to me it seems Steinberg kind of egged him on as he wouldn't leave the topic alone. Lubo's arguments for Russell to me don't hold much water because the fact that Hartley overplays him doesn't mean he's good and there are a lot of AHL players with just as much or more heart than Russell but that doesn't mean they should be gifted ice time in the NHL. Regardless I enjoyed it.