I think Cassie suffers many of the same weaknesses as Charlie Simmer – he never told me anything above what I could plainly see by watching myself. So that’s a good comparison of two color analysts that I consider to be poor at their jobs.
I do like Hrudey a lot. Always have. I think one of the reasons is the chemistry him and Ball have – which really does add to the broadcast. I also like Loubo a lot – I love his passion and quirkiness.
Estrada mentioned DeBrusk who I agree is very good and only getting better. He’s probably the best within the HNIC stable.
I don’t mind Simpson, but don’t watch a lot of him.
I grew up on Neale and John Garrett – so still have an affinity to the latter.
For me Ferraro can be irritating but he hits the mark of offering more information than his plainly obvious to the viewer. And he’s not afraid to take a stand. For me – he’s one of the best.
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