Molson Leafs Hockey?

Zulrath · Senior Member

Molson Leafs Hockey?

Nil d · Guru

Zulrath wrote:

Think the game will be "unbiased"?

That announcer drove me insane! Everything was stated from the Leaf pespective. The Habs are not ahead 4-0, the Leafs are losing 4-0.

Thank God for the big first period by the Habs; I don't think I could stand it if the Laffs were ahead.

Let's hope they keep it up!

mperra (Admin) · Guru

For contractual reasons, TSN has to carry the leafs announcing crew.

Nil d · Guru

mperra (Admin) wrote:

For contractual reasons, TSN has to carry the leafs announcing crew.

Well, thank God we have SRC/RDS on Saturday! I couldn't take three more periods of that crap...........

Were you in the dressing room after the game, Mario?

kshort23 · Member

it drives me crazy to hear toronto announcers, man did he ever get excited when toronto scored their first goal, and i figured it was only seconds until harry neale broke out a "here come the leafs"

mperra (Admin) · Guru

Yes i made it to the dressing room. Never saw so many people. Higgens, Koivu, Kovalev (who nearly ran over me geting to his stall), Huet, Souray and Dandenaut were available for comment.

Zulrath · Senior Member

mperra (Admin) wrote:

For contractual reasons, TSN has to carry the leafs announcing crew.

What contractual reasons? Can you elaborate?

Andy · Veteran Member

Yeah but the last Leafs/ Habs game, Pierre Mcguire did it with someone else and they were not bias.

mperra (Admin) · Guru

Leafs games are aired on Sprtsnet, Leafs TV (a couple), TSN, and CBC.

All rights to Leafs games on the cable channels (Sportsnet, Leafs TV, and TSN) are owned by the Maple Leafs holding company. The holding company sell the games to Sportsnet and TSN on condition their two announcers broadcast the games. (The Maple Leafs holding company owns LeafsTV)

Similarly, the Canadiens games rights holders are RDS, but RDS carries all 82 games.

fHABulous · Veteran Member

i really hate toronto maple leafs and all they're fans coming here talking trash...i would of loved beeing at bell center to see the leafs fans after the 2 goals...too bad RDS didnt take advantage of that situation to show them...bah...theres always saturday ...lets just hope they will be able to win that one too....freaking atlanta are fiesty!!

Jay1982 · Guru

I had a friend at the game. He got into a scrap (as normal, complete doofus) with a leafs fan tonight. My friend tore his leafs shirts right off of him appreantly