I really don't understand why Cherry doesn't make his own 30 minute segment. I think it would be very popular. Don't always agree with him but I love to listen to him. He's right, he doesn't get enough time on air.
It would probably do tremendous numbers I know I would watch.
I remember a few of these. The clip at the 10:17 mark in particular and the "discussion" it caused at my house.
Damn I laughed watching this.
Coaches Corner was an institution in our house.
2:40-4:30 Wow – amazing how far we have come. I bet even Grapes cringes a bit when he sees that now. Ron as sharp as ever “This one could go either way”.
Also, I feel this is part of Sportsnet's agenda to slowly do away with Hockey Night in Canada. So that in 6 years, when the deal with the CBC is done, they can wipe it away and just have their own identity.
4 years after that, we'll see the CBC fold and disappear.
/TinFoilHat
Hockey Night in Canada will always remain since it's an NHL property. But Once the four year deal with CBC is done, I could see Rogers not renewing it and have it be a full on Rogers Sportsnet brand. They will be working over the next few years to shift the identity of the brand over from CBC's legacy to their own.
Hockey Night in Canada will always remain since it's an NHL property. But Once the four year deal with CBC is done, I could see Rogers not renewing it and have it be a full on Rogers Sportsnet brand. They will be working over the next few years to shift the identity of the brand over from CBC's legacy to their own.
I believe that CBC owns the HNiC brand, not the NHL. They are just licensing it to Rogers as part of the deal.
A full online segment is a no brainer...actually shocked that no one at Rogers thought of it. It's the perfect sort of thing to grab clicks...on every platform.
However, considering the problems I've had trying to watch this Saturday's clip on the sportsnet website I'm confident they would screw it up. My laptop is now on the sluggish side, but seems to have considerably more trouble with rogers content than youtube, vimeo, etc.
Hockey Night in Canada will always remain since it's an NHL property. But Once the four year deal with CBC is done, I could see Rogers not renewing it and have it be a full on Rogers Sportsnet brand. They will be working over the next few years to shift the identity of the brand over from CBC's legacy to their own.
True. The NHL basically threw CBC a bone letting HNIC remain there. I agree they are phasing it out. Cherry will retire. MacLean will retire or go to SN as a part timer. HNIC will go onto SN.
As far as I'm concerned if he get's 1 second of airtime it's to much. Cherry hasn't been able to consistently form an insightful coherent sentence in years. What little time he get's is already a waste.
Just shows different points of view. Nothing I remember hating more than the Flames being on the late game, and Cherry being only on the intermission of the early game.
He is entertaining and I'd be in the group of wanting to see more of him, not less.
With the $$$ both Cherry and Maclean make it won't be long before both are retired. We have it now for the flames but how long before all canadian teams get cheap AHL voices for radio and then TV.
With the $$$ both Cherry and Maclean make it won't be long before both are retired. We have it now for the flames but how long before all canadian teams get cheap AHL voices for radio and then TV.
Most announcers start in lower leagues before making it to the NHL..
Most announcers start in lower leagues before making it to the NHL..
Most lower league announcers never make the NHL...but with Rodgers at the helm a lot more now have a chance. forcing Maher out 2 years early for a hack like Wills was brutal.
There was a time I wanted to sync my TV to radio but I can't even listen to a game on the radio now.
Most lower league announcers never make the NHL...but with Rodgers at the helm a lot more now have a chance. forcing Maher out 2 years early for a hack like Wills was brutal.
There was a time I wanted to sync my TV to radio but I can't even listen to a game on the radio now.
I think the pair we have on the Fan 960 is really good.
It's the first time I can honestly say I like listening both on TV and radio.
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I think the pair we have on the Fan 960 is really good.
It's the first time I can honestly say I like listening both on TV and radio.
Wills gets a year to find his feet because he's adjusting to the bright lights of the NHL, but thus far he hasn't been good. His calls lack any sort of emotion, and as a radio personality he's painful. He doesn't set the stage for a game well, and his pre game stuff sounds like he's reading his copy (which he is) instead of telling a story.
On the flip side, Peter Maher was with this team for 30+ years. He loves this team with all his heart, and when you combine that with his natural talent, you get a hall of famer.
Wills' audio from Hamilton is better than his work here. So he may get better. If he maintains this level, that's a problem.
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Wills gets a year to find his feet because he's adjusting to the bright lights of the NHL, but thus far he hasn't been good. His calls lack any sort of emotion, and as a radio personality he's painful. He doesn't set the stage for a game well, and his pre game stuff sounds like he's reading his copy (which he is) instead of telling a story.
On the flip side, Peter Maher was with this team for 30+ years. He loves this team with all his heart, and when you combine that with his natural talent, you get a hall of famer.
Wills' audio from Hamilton is better than his work here. So he may get better. If he maintains this level, that's a problem.
Wills has huge shoes to fill. I agree he's pretty vanilla (which I suppose is better than some of those over-the-top guys from the Eastern US teams. Maher had just the right balance of excitement, knowledge of the team, a smidge of Yeah Baby homerism and "regular guy-sim". I always found Maher's pre-game spiel corny (he always had some hook or pun he was trying like hell to use) but somehow it came across ok.
Most lower league announcers never make the NHL...but with Rodgers at the helm a lot more now have a chance.forcing Maher out 2 years early for a hack like Wills was brutal.
There was a time I wanted to sync my TV to radio but I can't even listen to a game on the radio now.
They didn't force him out, he retired. He said his career took a huge toll on his family life so he wanted to focuse the remainder of his life on them.
They didn't force him out, he retired. He said his career took a huge toll on his family life so he wanted to focuse the remainder of his life on them.
I think the team wanted him to retire....
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Also, I feel this is part of Sportsnet's agenda to slowly do away with Hockey Night in Canada. So that in 6 years, when the deal with the CBC is done, they can wipe it away and just have their own identity.
4 years after that, we'll see the CBC fold and disappear.
/TinFoilHat
Many had thought the CBC folding was supposed to happen two decades ago.
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must show all Flames games nationally when they play on Saturdays, Mondays, and Wednesdays !!!
forcing Maher out 2 years early for a hack like Wills was brutal.
must show all Flames games nationally when they play on Saturdays, Mondays, and Wednesdays !!!
