"Take that Calgary Puck!" — SN960 and Calgary sports media discussion

[Deelow]

Originally Posted by The Boy Wonder

To be fair to pinder, Wills is equally unlistenable. He is an absolute homer and is so entrenched in his takes and opinions and he is so damn smug now that smith is starting in net for game 1. He refused to call out smith all season even when he sucked and is now just doing the smuggest baloney now that he is playing better. The wills and pinder dynamic needs to change because it is very toxic and it seems like they seriously dislike each other away from the radio.

IMO pinder brings more to the show or radio than wills.

They do.

[Since1984]

Originally Posted by Deelow

They do.

I think it is because they have very similar personalities. Both believe their opinion is the right opinion 99% of the time. Honestly, both have the exact same condescending tones when discussing topics.

[Cecil Terwilliger]

Originally Posted by The Boy Wonder

To be fair to pinder, Wills is equally unlistenable. He is an absolute homer and is so entrenched in his takes and opinions and he is so damn smug now that smith is starting in net for game 1. He refused to call out smith all season even when he sucked and is now just doing the smuggest baloney now that he is playing better. The wills and pinder dynamic needs to change because it is very toxic and it seems like they seriously dislike each other away from the radio.

IMO pinder brings more to the show or radio than wills.

Wills contributions aren’t relevant in any way to Pinder letting his personal dislike of Wills ruin an otherwise good segment. He’s paid to be a pro. When he and Boomer used to bicker it was funny and they’d move on right away. What Pinder is doing with Will is attack everything he says all the time.

A radio host needs to maintain composure and do everything they can to elevate discussion. Not belittle their guests and cohost.

Wills is the PBP guy. He’s not going anywhere. And as for the segment in question, Wills brought way more to the table than Pinder because Wills was actually trying to talk hockey and share an opinion whereas it seemed that Pinder just wanted to dismiss any opinion that didn’t perfectly align with his own.

Originally Posted by colbym72

I would rather a radio host have an opinion and fight to defend it rather than have two people who just agree with each other or are afraid to have any disagreement. That is boring radio. Its ironic to see people on here bashing radio hosts for being stubborn when its the same thing that happens on this board.

Who said they don’t want the radio guys to have opinions? Not sure where you got that one.

This is about having interesting and respectful discussion. It should be informative and engaging, especially when they disagree.

We call people who do what Pinder is doing trolls and they are frequently told to stop making discussions personal. That’s exactly what’s happening on the fan.

Originally Posted by Madman

The instant I hear Nault I change the station, he absolutely sucks at radio.

I hate his kind of drive by garbage. It’s one thing to be critical and provide some halfway constructive feedback and opinions.

Comments like this make you look bad, not Nault.

[Vinny01]

Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger

I hate his kind of drive by garbage. It’s one thing to be critical and provide some halfway constructive feedback and opinions.

Comments like this make you look bad, not Nault.

Disagree. Nault is brutal he sounds drunk when he talks, has some of the worst takes on the radio and is always interrupting the others on the air. The drive by is fine because I think it is a widely held opinion.

It is like saying Edmonton is no good. Do people need to back that up or does it make flames fans look bad, not the Oilers?

[Cecil Terwilliger]

Originally Posted by Vinny01

Disagree. Nault is brutal he sounds drunk when he talks, has some of the worst takes on the radio and is always interrupting the others on the air. The drive by is fine because I think it is a widely held opinion.

It is like saying Edmonton is no good. Do people need to back that up or does it make flames fans look bad, not the Oilers?

If you can’t tell the difference between those two things already, me explaining it won’t help.

[Sainters7]

It's funny how polarizing Pinder is; seems you either love him or you hate him. I personally think he's awesome but I could see why many wouldn't think so I guess, he does have an arrogance to him. I just think he's funny and knowledgeable. And he's like a year older than me so probably relatability as well.

I actually really hate sports analytics but I like him, go figure..

[CliffFletcher]

Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger

I hate his kind of drive by garbage. It’s one thing to be critical and provide some halfway constructive feedback and opinions.

Comments like this make you look bad, not Nault.

Is it any different from saying you can't stand Eric Francis? These are big boys who work in the media. It shouldn't hurt their feelings.

[CliffFletcher]

Yeah, I'm done with the morning show. Turn on the radio on my way to work after the first Flames game of the playoffs expecting to hear some hockey talk, and what do I get? Warrener and Boomer yapping about how many guitars Boomer has. What songs he knows how to play. Kijiji.

I'm convinced these guys just aren't much into hockey. Say what you want about Pinder, but the guy at least has a keen interest in the sports he's paid to cover.

[transplant99]

Originally Posted by CliffFletcher

Yeah, I'm done with the morning show. Turn on the radio on my way to work after the first Flames game of the playoffs expecting to hear some hockey talk, and what do I get? Warrener and Boomer yapping about how many guitars Boomer has. What songs he knows how to play. Kijiji.

I'm convinced these guys just aren't much into hockey. Say what you want about Pinder, but the guy at least has a keen interest in the sports he's paid to cover.

They talked hockey for 2 hours solid earlier this morning.

[CliffFletcher]

Originally Posted by transplant99

They talked hockey for 2 hours solid earlier this morning.

Then I guess the 8 - 8:30 time slot is when they're just mailing it in. Because it's like that every morning during my commute, which is why I stopped listening a couple weeks after Pinder left. I thought they might up their game in the playoffs. Nope.

[chummer]

At least we should have some solid hockey talk from 10-12.

Oh wait.

[Yamer]

Originally Posted by CliffFletcher

When Klein and Nault hosted the morning show yesterday, I thought I was listening to Red Deer College radio.

Don't give RDC that much credit.

And it's going to be Red Deer University (larff) soon.

[Jiggy]

Originally Posted by CliffFletcher

Yeah, I'm done with the morning show. Turn on the radio on my way to work after the first Flames game of the playoffs expecting to hear some hockey talk, and what do I get? Warrener and Boomer yapping about how many guitars Boomer has. What songs he knows how to play. Kijiji.

I'm convinced these guys just aren't much into hockey. Say what you want about Pinder, but the guy at least has a keen interest in the sports he's paid to cover.

It was nothing but hockey talk from 6-8. They had Friedman on around 740 which was nice.

[The Boy Wonder]

Originally Posted by CliffFletcher

Then I guess the 8 - 8:30 time slot is when they're just mailing it in. Because it's like that every morning during my commute, which is why I stopped listening a couple weeks after Pinder left. I thought they might up their game in the playoffs. Nope.

who commutes to work from 8 - 830??? the day is half done by then bud!

[troutman]

Flames won a playoff game last night and Rhett and Boomer spent 30 minutes talking about Boomer's guitars this morning.

EDIT: = Cliff noticed the same thing.

Also, Rhett thought the game was boring.

[Flabbibulin]

Originally Posted by CliffFletcher

Yeah, I'm done with the morning show. Turn on the radio on my way to work after the first Flames game of the playoffs expecting to hear some hockey talk, and what do I get? Warrener and Boomer yapping about how many guitars Boomer has. What songs he knows how to play. Kijiji.

I'm convinced these guys just aren't much into hockey. Say what you want about Pinder, but the guy at least has a keen interest in the sports he's paid to cover.

Right, but then the next guy that wants variety says all they ever talk about is hockey.

[Weitz]

Originally Posted by troutman

Flames won a playoff game last night and Rhett and Boomer spent 30 minutes talking about Boomer's guitars this morning.

EDIT: = Cliff noticed the same thing.

Also, Rhett thought the game was boring.

It was. Worst of the 8 opening game IMO.

[Erick Estrada]

To be fair to Rhett the game was only exciting for Flames fans and even at that it was a total snoozer for the first half of the game IMO. I care about wins not style points this time of year but I can't imagine many people out east were going to stay up to watch the game to the finish after the first period.

[Pliddy]

To be fair to the morning show, Boomer was making fun of Rhett for complaining about the game, basically making fun of the "in my day comments"

Also, while I admit that I could be in the minority here, I love Ryan Pinder and I am disappointed that I cant listen this afternoon to hear how he brings up Smith's performance last night

[transplant99]

Originally Posted by CliffFletcher

Then I guess the 8 - 8:30 time slot is when they're just mailing it in. Because it's like that every morning during my commute, which is why I stopped listening a couple weeks after Pinder left. I thought they might up their game in the playoffs. Nope.

They simply cant talk over and over and over about the same thing for 3 hours, not only would it be horrible to listen too, it would make for bad radio and tuned elsewhere listeners.

People seem to want the guys on radio to talk about a 2 1/2 hour hockey game....for 3 hours.

That's just not feasible.