While there is so much wrong with NBC’s coverage of hockey, it is easy to pick the single-worst part: Brett Hull. His rivalry with Ray Ferraro in the intermission segments is so contrived that it’s embarrassing. I understand that disagreement for its own sake, especially when it involves an outspoken former player, is the stock and trade of these types of shows, but this is definitely the lowest form.
I give Bill Clement a lot of credit for calling Hull on his biggest bit of buffoonery. Rangers Head Coach Tom Renney had claimed that the Rangers had only played their “B Game” when they lost Friday night. Clement raised the question to Hull and Ferraro whether or not the Rangers needed their “A Game” to win at home Sunday afternoon. Hull said that it didn’t matter, as long as the Rangers won. When Clement pointed out how illogical that argument was, Hull insisted that it didn’t matter if the Rangers brought their “A Game” or “B Game,” as long as they won. That is similar to saying that it doesn’t matter how well you know the material on your final exam, as long as you pass it. If I had any capacity to feel embarrassed for Hull, I would have.
At the beginning of the game, Ferraro and Clement picked Buffalo to win, while Hull picked New York. After a second period that saw Buffalo score four goals in the span of about nine minutes, the predictions were revisited during the intermission. Hull wasn’t even capable of standing by the Rangers with another period to play in what turned out to be a close game. He explained that his prediction wasn’t wrong, either, it was just a case of the Rangers not playing as well as he expected them to. It was quite simply Krameresque. “The bet is off. I decided not to do the levels.” “But that was the bet!”
For anyone who thinks that it can’t get any worse, mark my words: Jeremy Roenick is coming!
One thing in Hull’s defense, for as tired as the whole world is of hearing about the skate in the crease at this point, it’s not Hull who brings it up every single broadcast. If anyone at NBC Sports had a brain, he would tell the entire crew to can it.
I bought a 30 pack of American beer in preparation for the upcoming series against Ottawa. This has all the makings of an epic battle. Lindy Ruff has said all the right things in the 24 hours since Buffalo advanced, but I wonder if this upcoming series isn’t the one when Lindy, finally and permanently, loses his mind. He has pushed all the right buttons so far, but nobody gets to him like Ottawa does. Hopefully the positive results will continue.
I hate to say it, but Ottawa got much more out of the imbroglio after the hit on Drury than Buffalo did. Ottawa was a gutless team before this year, and the Drury incident cemented together the different makeup of the team since last year’s playoff failure. Buffalo has been really sketchy for extended periods this postseason. Bad special teams and bad turnovers will kill them against the Senators.
I give Bill Clement a lot of credit for calling Hull on his biggest bit of buffoonery. Rangers Head Coach Tom Renney had claimed that the Rangers had only played their “B Game” when they lost Friday night. Clement raised the question to Hull and Ferraro whether or not the Rangers needed their “A Game” to win at home Sunday afternoon. Hull said that it didn’t matter, as long as the Rangers won. When Clement pointed out how illogical that argument was, Hull insisted that it didn’t matter if the Rangers brought their “A Game” or “B Game,” as long as they won. That is similar to saying that it doesn’t matter how well you know the material on your final exam, as long as you pass it. If I had any capacity to feel embarrassed for Hull, I would have.
At the beginning of the game, Ferraro and Clement picked Buffalo to win, while Hull picked New York. After a second period that saw Buffalo score four goals in the span of about nine minutes, the predictions were revisited during the intermission. Hull wasn’t even capable of standing by the Rangers with another period to play in what turned out to be a close game. He explained that his prediction wasn’t wrong, either, it was just a case of the Rangers not playing as well as he expected them to. It was quite simply Krameresque. “The bet is off. I decided not to do the levels.” “But that was the bet!”
For anyone who thinks that it can’t get any worse, mark my words: Jeremy Roenick is coming!
One thing in Hull’s defense, for as tired as the whole world is of hearing about the skate in the crease at this point, it’s not Hull who brings it up every single broadcast. If anyone at NBC Sports had a brain, he would tell the entire crew to can it.
I bought a 30 pack of American beer in preparation for the upcoming series against Ottawa. This has all the makings of an epic battle. Lindy Ruff has said all the right things in the 24 hours since Buffalo advanced, but I wonder if this upcoming series isn’t the one when Lindy, finally and permanently, loses his mind. He has pushed all the right buttons so far, but nobody gets to him like Ottawa does. Hopefully the positive results will continue.
I hate to say it, but Ottawa got much more out of the imbroglio after the hit on Drury than Buffalo did. Ottawa was a gutless team before this year, and the Drury incident cemented together the different makeup of the team since last year’s playoff failure. Buffalo has been really sketchy for extended periods this postseason. Bad special teams and bad turnovers will kill them against the Senators.
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