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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
He's gone because old people didn't like him (even though the guy is hardly young at 43). I'm not a big fan of Strombo, but doing back to Maclean just shows what a stranglehold the 55+ audience has on HNiC and anything associated with the CBC. The Boomers have a death grip on the show, and I expect we won't see Maclean replaced for another 10 years now.
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You're hilariously underestimating how ingrained Maclean is in the Canadian hockey world. It's not just the boomers that love him. The amount of whining I've heard about Strombo from my 20 and 30 year old friends is crazy. All the while singing the praises of Maclean.
The guy is an institution in this country, and it's certainly not just the boomers who are bringing him back.
Sportsnet showed little-known to no regard for the rich history that was HNIC in CBC. They could desperately use some of that storytelling Maclean and company did so well.