The Little things???

[TomWehler]

Little things that bug me in the new era of NHL announcers an the game.

Add to the list as I think it up.

1. First off there is no Half Wall or Wall in the game. They are Boards. Always been always will be. Announcers with bush league minds thought this up. Not cool changing tradition. These terms were made up so that listening to radio you could envision the game clearly an enjoy it all. Also so when talking or teaching or learning the game anyone would know what the %$# you were talking about.

Good enough for Al Shaver, good enough for YOU!

2. Why can't the league let player do the shoot out with NO helmets. I mean it is the only time a fan can connect with the players face an see emotion or what the heck they even look like. Someone needs to figure this out.

3. Play by Play guy calls the action when game is on.

Color guy adds a few color words or thoughts when the game is off between whistles.

PERIOD!

Go listen to the pros an teams with Professional announcers an you will get spoiled very fast.

4. Calling for the coaches head every time a team falters is lame. Support the team win or lose an let the GM or owner do his job. Trendy is not cool in the NHL I know or knew.

[CaptainMusky]

Love it Tom!. Half Wall irritates the dump out of me too!

One of the other things while listening to Lapanta do TV play by play for the Wild is "the MIST of a change". For Crying out loud its MIDST of a change, not mist. There isnt fine water droplet precip going on its MIDST as in MIDDLE.

There, now I feel a little bit better.

[yakfisher]

While I don't disagree with your comments, you guys sond like a couple of COBs (cranky old "boys"). And that's not necessarily a bad thing. I just wish Hirsch could read the TelePrompTer without chewing on her tongue and Walz and Chorsky need a speech coach as well.

[TomWehler]

Not cranky my friend, just like what we like.

58, yeah kind of old...my real nick name aint so much Musky Tom as it is Snap, Krackle & Pop!

New aint always good.

It is good to like different things an if your cool with that dump on FSN so be it.

Agree with what you see and Capt. Musky.

I think Fox Sports needs a total overhaul, but where they going to get good people that work for free hot dogs, cotton candy an sparkling water?

[TomWehler]

So I always have sat behind the net or behind the goal posts when watching a game unless was in the game. It is not Tennis so with all the technological advances in the world of television these last few years why can we not have a Viewers choice button?

To be our own director and use said button on our remote to pick an chose what area of the ice or field we want to view the game?

You see so much more developing looking North / South than East / West thru the whole game.

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I have seen this online at NFL Network but not available from the likes of Dish or Direct for us ALL the time.

Killer Idea.

Not to offer it....Sucks.

Keep on rocken!

T