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Originally Posted by nieuwy-89
I was a huge fan of Ron and Don in the 90s and 2000s. But both personalities have run their course. Its time for fresh perspectives and new approaches on the NHL's flagship broadcast.
I appreciate Ron's puns and poetic style, that was always something that set him apart from the regular sports media. For a while there he really epitomized the impact that hockey has on Canadian culture. I thought he was great at weaving together sport, art, and geography in a way that few others have tried.
However, in the past few years, we have drawn back the curtains on hockey's culture and there are certainly some warts that shouldn't be glorified the way that HNIC has in the past.
Also, as we all know on this board, Ron has become an unsufferable McDavid/Oilers booster. And Hometown Hockey is unwatchable for all his name-dropping.
I'll miss the golden years of Ron Maclean and Don Cherry as the faces of HNIC, but I certainly welcome the change.
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#### that noise.
You'd find better poets at the local gym.
Ron was a spineless snot-eating Oiler fanboy that needed to be babysat by Don to be tolerable on the broadcasts.