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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
I don't hate Strombo, but his whole schtick is very much a pop culture celebrity schmoozer. He's great at massaging the egos of celebrities and getting them to talk about themselves. The guys seems to know his hockey, but the way he talks about it is as a gushing fanboy - which is the way he talks about actors and musicians. Maybe that's the way sports broadcasting is going, where it's all about promoting the stars and getting them to open up about themselves. That approach doesn't do much for me, though.
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No doubt he's good at interviewing. Very, very good. Problem is he comes off as a fan boy like u said when talking about hockey with anyone. Even if he does know hockey he sounds like someone is explaining offsides to him for the first time and he's all giddy to learn what offsides are. He just comes off as a tool IMO and isn't good at his job which is being the host for HNIC. There definitely is a place for him on HNIC but the host shouldn't be that place.