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Old 07-09-2019, 11:17 AM   #181
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it will be interesting to see if Simmon's publishes any type of update to what he previously published as Cherry disputed on twitter what his "friend steve simmons" wrote about Cherry's contract.

i think ron and don have been together for so long now that you are not going to see much of a change in their routine and I have no issues with that as i can always change the channel.

perhaps don will go out a little bit like dave hodge did with the pen flip.
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Old 07-10-2019, 09:09 PM   #182
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Didn’t realize so many people dislike hometown hockey. I’m stoked for it to be going to Strathmore at the end of the year.
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Old 07-10-2019, 09:13 PM   #183
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Didn’t realize so many people dislike hometown hockey. I’m stoked for it to be going to Strathmore at the end of the year.
To be entirely fair to Hometown hockey, maybe it'd be better without Ron Maclean making it sappy and awkward. Tara Slone isn't awful
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Didn’t realize so many people dislike hometown hockey. I’m stoked for it to be going to Strathmore at the end of the year.
The event and idea are awesome, the broadcast execution just doesn’t do it for me.
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To be entirely fair to Hometown hockey, maybe it'd be better without Ron Maclean making it sappy and awkward. Tara Slone isn't awful
Ron Maclean is a glorified Gene Principe.

He lives off making bad puns, then pours on the sap to make it even worse.
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Oh my god. Seriously? I love watching MacLean and Bettman square off for exactly the opposite reason—to watch MacLean get his ass handed to him.
Not a fan of Ron's brilliant counter-point "Geez, I dunno.."?
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Ron Maclean is a glorified Gene Principe.

He lives off making bad puns, then pours on the sap to make it even worse.
Well said.

The puns I can handle. The sap, he pours on way too heavy and way too often

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Old 07-10-2019, 09:52 PM   #188
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Tara Slone isn't awful
Does anyone remember her from Rockstar INXS?
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I wonder if they had more patience and gave him about five years if he would have worked out better. I didn't think he was that bad but he was always going to be a tough sell with the crusty old conservative fans that if they had their way the cast would still be wearing blue blazers.
Not just "crusty old conservative fans", actually. If there is one thing millennials hate, it's when corporate entities try to pander to millennials. As HNIC host, Strombolopouls was a C-list celebrity who appealed to nobody.
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Old 07-11-2019, 08:28 AM   #190
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Didn’t realize so many people dislike hometown hockey. I’m stoked for it to be going to Strathmore at the end of the year.
I wouldnt get your hopes up. My wife and I were in Canmore when Hometown Hockey was there and all it brought with it was crowds, traffic jams and an overall logistical nightmare.

But if standing in the street being forced to whoop and holler at gunpoint or with Ron threatening your dog with a chocolate bar is your idea of a grand ol' time then fill your boots.
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I wouldnt get your hopes up. My wife and I were in Canmore when Hometown Hockey was there and all it brought with it was crowds, traffic jams and an overall logistical nightmare.

But if standing in the street being forced to whoop and holler at gunpoint or with Ron threatening your dog with a chocolate bar is your idea of a grand ol' time then fill your boots.
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Does anyone remember her from Rockstar INXS?
I never made the connection, and I watched that show every week for some reason.
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Old 07-11-2019, 11:06 AM   #193
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are you suggesting that folks actually went out of their way to go to canmore due to hometown hockey?

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I wouldnt get your hopes up. My wife and I were in Canmore when Hometown Hockey was there and all it brought with it was crowds, traffic jams and an overall logistical nightmare.
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As far as reality shows go at least on the Rockstar series the song selection/ musicianship was decent in the day (unlike the vocal histrionics of The Voice, American Idol).
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Sounds to me like Rogers sent up a beacon to see what the reaction to Don leaving would be and they didn't like what they heard.
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Old 07-11-2019, 11:24 AM   #196
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Sounds to me like Rogers sent up a beacon to see what the reaction to Don leaving would be and they didn't like what they heard.
That would be a dumb move, because only people unhappy with it would say anything. Anyone that liked the move or didn't care wouldn't be saying anything.
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That would be a dumb move, because only people unhappy with it would say anything. Anyone that liked the move or didn't care wouldn't be saying anything.
Are you sure? No shortage of comments here along the lines of ‘about time’, ‘he is a dinosaur’, etc.
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Are you sure? No shortage of comments here along the lines of ‘about time’, ‘he is a dinosaur’, etc.
I doubt any of those took the time to email Rogers and say “good move”.
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American Hockey Broadcasts > Canadian Hockey Broadcasts

Easily
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American Hockey Broadcasts > Canadian Hockey Broadcasts

Easily


WTF???!!!

I live down here and there’s no way that’s true, even if sports net has issues.

Holy hell.

Mods may I suggest a permanent ban?
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