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Originally Posted by flizzenflozz
That is absolutely ridiculous. Did you also enjoy Charlie Simmer? He was horrendous and my opinion of him had nothing to do with his gender or otherwise. I was glad when he and Kerr got replaced and I'll be happy when Hrudey returns.
Sure she and Simmer have a high pedigree for playing hockey but it doesn't automatically mean they have a color commentary skill set.
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Cassie Campbell has only done a handful of games as a color commentator. Her first ever game was an emergency replacement on a broadcast with Bob Cole. She sounded nervous and unsure, but she got through it and got better.
She has gotten better every game this year, and she deserves the chance to find her way. Louie DeBrusk used to be a horrible analyst, now he's one of the best at Sportsnet.
On the subject of the game:
Johnny took a few games to get back in the water, but now that he understands he's not about to have his hands chopped off like an Iranian apple thief, he's playing with a new level of confidence. He's playing like World Cup Johnny, and that guy was as good or better than McDavid and Matthews at the tournament.
Stone had his best game of the season - over 24 minutes, six shots, and I'm in agreement with everyone who'd like to see Stone replace Versteeg. The #1PP doesn't have a bomb from the point, and GG seems to refuse to put Hamilton there. Versteeg does what Johnny and Brodie do on the PP, just worse than either. Let Stone fire one timers.
Brodie looks two years younger - he's going to have a huge year, he completely controlled the game every time he was on the ice.
The giveaway across two zones to Hall in the first period was the worst play I've ever seen Matthew Tkachuk make. That's a credit to that young man. And of course he wins the shootout with a deft top corner shelf job.
Lazar is not good enough. Bennett is having a season to make Paul Byron proud. Were I Mark Jankowski, I would be thinking about how cool it'll be to have your first NHL point come on the assist of Jaromir Jagr's first goal with a Canadian team.
Mike Frickin Smith.