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Erick Estrada · 07-13-2023, 07:43 AM

I'm not sure why they would cut loose Botteril or Bieksa who are the new faces of HNIC unless it's purely a money thing but then again what credible hockey people are going to work on the ultra-cheap? MacLean wouldn't be a surprise as he's become cringey and outdated. Hrudey has been around for a while so I can understand replacing him with a fresh face. They tried this before with Stroumboulopoulos only to totally panic and go back to the same old, but I expect this time cutting costs overrules viewer backlash. This seems somewhat inline with what ESPN did a few weeks ago letting go of a lot of big names as the industry is getting pretty ruthless.

07-13-2023, 07:43 AM	#9
Erick Estrada Franchise Player Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: San Fernando Valley Exp:	I'm not sure why they would cut loose Botteril or Bieksa who are the new faces of HNIC unless it's purely a money thing but then again what credible hockey people are going to work on the ultra-cheap? MacLean wouldn't be a surprise as he's become cringey and outdated. Hrudey has been around for a while so I can understand replacing him with a fresh face. They tried this before with Stroumboulopoulos only to totally panic and go back to the same old, but I expect this time cutting costs overrules viewer backlash. This seems somewhat inline with what ESPN did a few weeks ago letting go of a lot of big names as the industry is getting pretty ruthless. Last edited by Erick Estrada; 07-13-2023 at 07:45 AM.