Maher used to mention it once at the beginning of each period, something like: ‘Mike Vernon is defending the Flames' net to our broadcast left.’ He always did that in the 80s, and into the 90s; then he largely stopped, perhaps because nearly all the games were televised and his bosses considered it unnecessary. I always thought it was a nice touch – put the listener into the picture by giving us a definite vantage point.
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‘You see in Calgary, [Ryan] Huska is no joke. It’s good. He’s really set on a specific model defensively. If you can be reliable, you have the freedom to play offence.’
—Ethan Wyttenbach
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