I think this year and the 16 game streak in particular made the HNIC panel very complacent in their presentation.
They must've got to the point after enough wins in a row where they just expected the oilers to run over every team for the remainder of the season and deemed it safe to let their oiler fandom run full boar. But now that the oilers have reverted to their no goodness they're having difficulty running any other script than unhinged oiler praise.
That was on full display last night despite the game reflecting pretty badly on the home team.. pretty embarrassing to listen to.
It would be nice to hear some talk about the flames young players who are excelling here rather than just the hot button topic of trade chips and otherwise excusing/praising the opposition.
Heck, Kylington who has a three game point streak would've made for a nice discussion that was forced or made up unlike what they ended up going with.
I wish TSN landed the Flames rights a couple years back.. too bad.
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