Awful Announcing
"What would you have said the day you were drafted if I told you that 41 years to the day later, you would work your 1,000th national broadcast in the United States and Canada?"
"Will you stop? It's a ridiculous issue."
"I've seen too many games cost by guys icing the puck."
An emergency test struck during the Oilers overtime winner for Minnesota hockey fans watching Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final.
"Connor is going to have to take it around the net or stop up and hit the late guy."
"The puck drops when?"
Here are your American and Canadian commentators for the 2025 Stanley Cup Final, plus matchup and ratings analysis.
TNT Sports is down 20%, while ESPN is down 31% versus last season.
"I've never been in so much pain in my life."
"I'm just trying to say that I think we'd be naive to not think there isn't an advantage."
Charles Barkley tried to get revenge on his Inside the NBA castmates in a hockey version of "Who He Skate For?" and the results were amazing.
Charles Barkley bet so much on a Toronto Maple Leafs Game 7 victory that he had to use a bookie outside FanDuel to place a wager.
But American viewership doesn't tell the whole story...
"You see the fans and the way they talk, they just beat the pressure into this team."
"Reinhart just put the puck into the back of the net."
While TNT's Eddie Olczyk blasted this hit as "dangerous," the Sportsnet coverage was a lot different.
"We've got this JNCO-wearing jock-sniffer PFT all over it right now."
"Excited to be welcoming a new guest (and an old friend) to the desk this weekend."
"I'm a free agent on July 1 and can't wait to dig in on my next ventures."
TNT Sports' Capitals-Canadiens feed was out for 30 minutes, leading to them switching to the Sportsnet feed.
Barkley’s love for hockey is legitimate.
Predictably, the decision was primarily made for financial reasons.
The league's regular season audiences averaged 445,000 viewers across its national broadcast partners.
John Buccigross and Kevin Weekes will call Game 2 on ESPN2.
"I mean, we just can't sacrifice a round where these big markets can watch on their regional sports network."
