It just has to be Singh. He got anointed the late game HNIC game, with 1/10th the experience and dues paid that guys like Ball had to do; AHL or CHL, football, in local obscurity for years before getting a break. Singh just got the gig after a few experiences with college sports and the Punjab CBC broadcast, after leaving Mount Royal's broadcasting program here in town.
But with 1 game a week it's really hard to build the experience and comfort with PBP. He prepared, took copious notes and tried hard to sound like he knew the background etc etc, so I don't fault the effort, but it takes a decade or so of experience at a high level to get comfortable with the game flow, the timing, the emotion in the voice, and reading the play and building up excitement.
Sens have Bartlett, Canucks Shorthouse, Oilers pull the strings at Rogers with regards to their coverage, so replaced Quinn with Michaels. Flames had Ball. All the musical chairs were filled up for a while with established pbp guys, and the Oilers, who make their own rules with Rogers.
But now a chair is open. Singh now has a slot to get more experience doing regional games (didn't stop him from going to do CHL games or something on the side, but he didn't) a few times a week and still doing the late night Saturday game.
SNet basically owes it to him if they actually take his national work seriously and not just a token role, to give him that experience and make mistakes...and it's going to be the Flames as the testing ground.
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It just has to be Singh. He got anointed the late game HNIC game, with 1/10th the experience and dues paid that guys like Ball had to do; AHL or CHL, football, in local obscurity for years before getting a break. Singh just got the gig after a few experiences with college sports and the Punjab CBC broadcast, after leaving Mount Royal's broadcasting program here in town.
But with 1 game a week it's really hard to build the experience and comfort with PBP. He prepared, took copious notes and tried hard to sound like he knew the background etc etc, so I don't fault the effort, but it takes a decade or so of experience at a high level to get comfortable with the game flow, the timing, the emotion in the voice, and reading the play and building up excitement.
Sens have Bartlett, Canucks Shorthouse, Oilers pull the strings at Rogers with regards to their coverage, so replaced Quinn with Michaels. Flames had Ball. All the musical chairs were filled up for a while with established pbp guys, and the Oilers, who make their own rules with Rogers.
But now a chair is open. Singh now has a slot to get more experience doing regional games (didn't stop him from going to do CHL games or something on the side, but he didn't) a few times a week and still doing the late night Saturday game.
SNet basically owes it to him if they actually take his national work seriously and not just a token role, to give him that experience and make mistakes...and it's going to be the Flames as the testing ground.
He simply is not good enough...hell...he isnt even "good".
If thats what happens.....i will be synching Wills or the OOT crew to the SN broadcast.
Unlistenable IMO.
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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.
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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
Really sucks losing Ball, will be tough for anyone to fill his shoes.
Rick Ball is ####ing awesome - grew up to his voice on the radio in my old man’s truck doing call for the Kelowna Rockets. That’s on the ball, I’m Rick Ball.
Hockey’s just less and less enjoyable daily it seems
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No, no…I’m not sloppy, or lazy. This is a sign of the boredom.
As much as everyone blames the Flames as usual this is all about SN. Didn't even give the guy playoffs...he should be calling games up to the conference finals at lease.
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As much as everyone blames the Flames as usual this is all about SN. Didn't even give the guy playoffs...he should be calling games up to the conference finals at lease.
Yup, compete joke.
I mean, it’s also gotta be enticing to be the play by play voice for the next up and coming superstar.
I’m sure the big market $$$$ was too good to resist.
We'll probably never know for sure, but I am not giving Rogers/SN the benefit of a doubt that they didn't low ball him and Rick became the biggest "UFA" broadcaster out there. Super happy for him to make some mega bucks for an original 6 team's broadcast though. I'd imagine that's as good of a gig as it gets in the NHL broadcasting world and CHI fans are going to love him instantly. I'll definitely be looking forward to watching the Flames vs Hawks just so I can tune into their broadcasts to hear him call the game.
As much as everyone blames the Flames as usual this is all about SN. Didn't even give the guy playoffs...he should be calling games up to the conference finals at lease.
Rick Ball has done playoffs prior years. I'd imagine this playoffs the wheels were already in motion for the Chicago job, but was just announced yesterday, hence no playoff games on sportsnet.
