Interesting timing as the Athletic did a piece today ranking the broadcasts.
Chicago ranked 31st, with Vosters not getting good reviews. Not surprising they were looking for a replacement.
The Flames ranked 16th, I think Hrudey brought down their ranking.
The Oilers crew came in 7th, they were raving about Michaels work, shocker I know.
Quote:
Michaels has spectacularly turned the Oilers broadcast around.
Edmonton’s crew ranked 26th before Michaels arrived in 2021. Since then, it’s only been up — the Oilers broadcast immediately catapulted from the bottom of the league to the middle of the pack and has now finished top 10 in back-to-back years, with this year’s No. 7 ranking representing its best-ever finish in The Athletic’s polling history
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Really sucks losing Ball, will be tough for anyone to fill his shoes.