Based on the commentary, I expected the Coyotes to win by 5
or 6 goals
Sports Commentary sucks.
Oh boy! It's time for another horrifyingly misguided Rant from Jeremy! Dust off your soapboxes, everybody! We're about to get sued!
As hard as it may be to believe, on occasion, I will watch a hockey game on TV. Shocking, I know...but it's true. One important aspect of watching sports on TV is the play-by-play and color commentary provided by the game's announcers. Once you become accustomed to a certain announcing team, be they Doc and Chico, Bob and Jim, Dan and "Moose," it actually gets a little uncomfortable to watch a game announced by a different crew. Not long ago, I was treated to a Los Angeles vs Phoenix game, with commentary provided by Dave Strader and Tyson Nash. Since one of the teams involved was LA, I expected to hear Bob Miller and Jim Fox, but it was the Phoenix broadcast, so it was a little unusual. What followed was a travesty of announcing.
Dave and Tyson are what are referred to in the industry as "Homers." That is, they firmly believe that the team that employs them (in this case, the woeful Coyotes) can do no wrong. If you weren't actually paying attention to the game, you would come away firmly convinced that the Coyotes were playing the better game. They were skating faster, fore-checking better, winning more individual battles, getting the better scoring chances, deserving of more power plays, getting the better of the 4th line play, fighting better, checking harder, and goaltending better than LA. It seemed from the audio of the broadcast that the Coyotes were running absolutely roughshod over the Kings.
Strange, then that the game ended 2-0 in favor of Los Angeles.
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