With the Flames struggles, I find myself simply not going out of my way to watch games this year. I might watch bits here and there but I just don't find myself entertained by the product this year. And any non Flames games? Forget about it.
A big reason why I am no longer tuning in is the production value of the Sportsnet broadcasts. The audio is terrible, the same crappy ads play 25 times a game (I don't care about how much cheese is on a Panago pizza nor will I ever use Sport Select), and uninformed analysis outside of the PBP call. If the Flames were stuck with a terrible PBP duo like Quinn and Remenda, I wouldn't watch at all.
Once the intermission comes on, I'm immediately switching the channel to something else. IMO, Leah Hextall is great but I haven't seen a single analyst I enjoy. None of Hirsch, Jaffe, Shannon, Cox or Armstrong provide any meaningful insight into the game. Sutter is okay but that's about it.
Given the current path of my interest I won't even know who the Flames are in 10 years.
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