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Originally Posted by mikeecho
I was a casual watcher of the show, but I don't seem to remember him being out of his depth at all regarding hockey talk. He got his start in radio on a sports channel and he knew his stuff.
I feel like the idea of him being "MTV/hipster" was predetermined by the general audience based on what little they knew about him as opposed to what he knew about hockey.
He looked different than the old time hockey people and at times approached things a little differently which the hockey world wasn't ready for.
I think he'd fair better if he were to do it again today. For all the talk I heard about his hair, now you have guys like Bieksa with crazier hair and much more charisma and attitude breaking into the business. Once you have a hockeys guy presenting that image, I think it would open the door for outsiders like Strombo to be more accepted.
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From what I remember the biggest issue with him hosting the panel was that he seemed lost and unable to direct the hockey discussion or ask the panel appropriate questions to dig into topics and get the knowledge and insight out of the panel members. He seemed out of his element. When it came to his previous experience as a host interviewing celebrities and other folks he was much more natural and was able to drive the conversation.