I always loved Madden. I remember him walking the sidelines in Oakland. I would be freezing my ass off in a jacket, and he would be sweating like a whore in church, running around in a golf shirt.

Announcing is a difficult thing to do well.

I find that the more corporate script an announcer has to follow, the more I'd rather mute them. The changes in NASCAR, even with the same people announcing, are immense.

Cherry was an NHL shock jock. Fun to listen to but don't take him too seriously.
I did agree with his attitude concerning supporting and/or remembering those who made your country safe.

You coached in the NHL as well? Also, wasn't it a 6 team league back then? Why do you hope he doesn't own a Porsche?

He certainly chose his words poorly, but the underlying message is true. He just wants to see more people publicly displaying their support to those that sacrificed to allow us the freedoms we enjoy today, including free speech. Doesn't mean he is right, but it's just his opinion. Which is the sole thing he was employed to display.

Is he bombastic and outspoken? Of course, why do you think he was being paid to do what he was doing?

Also, remember, because of the multiple games being shown on the network each Saturday, Coaches Corner is taped. Yes, correct, the weak kneed Sportsnet network views it ahead of time and deems it ok for broadcast. But then when the butt hurt society we have become cries foul, they fire him... Ya, ok....

Not saying he should be doing what he is doing. But SN kept him there because his outspoken nature generated ratings. And then they OK'd his spot and chose to broadcast it. Then they throw him under the bus, even though they OK'd the segment and sent it out for broadcast in many markets.

You just need to take the old fart with a grain of salt.

Me thinks you nailed it Jeff.

Look at the changes SN has made. Salary dumps everywhere. They were looking for an excuse to save money, he was rumored to be done last summer.

Idiot that he is, he made it easy for SN to fire him.

My understanding is that CC is recorded at the end of the first period of whichever game finishes first, then rebroadcasted to TO or MTL next. All with a 30 second delay. It is not recorded hours prior.

Good riddance, the game passed him by ten years ago. He's a journeyman blowhard that should have won two Stanley Cups, but won zero.

Just wondering when the hypocrites in Eastern Canada will be firing Blackface wearing Trudeau?

That may be a topic for PARF

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