C-TownWing 0 Report post Posted February 9, 2009 Anyone who thinks NBC spent more time on Pittsburgh than Detroit today is out of touch with reality. This. Did anyone else notice that from Hossa's goal to the end of the game was a total Wings smooch-fest? "Model organization, from Mr. and Mrs. Ilitch on down?" Anyone? (total aside: Anyone ever notice that the Ilitches are pretty much the only owners in sports who get called "Mr. and Mrs." by the media instead of by their first names? That's respect.) Even the Z interview...him shutting down Crosby was one of the major storylines of the finals last year, why would they not re-visit that when it continued yesterday? I'm as sick of the Center Ice commercial where the Pens "beat" us as the next guy, but there's plenty of Wings love in the media too, and I had zero problem with how yesterday's game was called. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spinner 6 Report post Posted February 9, 2009 Even the Z interview...him shutting down Crosby was one of the major storylines of the finals last year, why would they not re-visit that when it continued yesterday? I agree with you but it just seems that Pierre can't begin an interivew unless Crosby is in the first sentence. Maybe it's just that I don't like Pierre. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
esteef 2,679 Report post Posted February 9, 2009 Hold up. The Wings totally DOMINATE the Pens 3-0, completely shutting Crosby and Malkin down on national tv. The announcers finally throw in a few "Mr. Illitch is great", "The Wings have good scouts", blah blah in between their normal knob-slobbing of Crosby (who was invisible in this game mind you) and we're supposed to feel all warm and fuzzy? What would've happened if the game was close? Would the SC Champ Wings have gotten their ass-kissing then? I bet not. They only said "nice" things during the game because the score dictated it. No soup for them! esteef Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
C-TownWing 0 Report post Posted February 9, 2009 Hossa and Z. http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/22825103/vp/29085655#29086382 That's one thing I'll give people who disagree with me: I had no idea that there were Wings star cams, I think they only mentioned Crosby on the telecast. Also the whole Pierre thing about Crosby being pulled for the last 2 seconds of the period because the Wings might goon it up on him. a) When have the Wings recently gooned it up on anyone? b) Like that's the only way we could hope to contain Crosby. I actually do like Pierre, but he's good for one head-scratcher per game (the wind gust being another of those). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RoninJai 5 Report post Posted February 10, 2009 Wings/Pens games always sound like this to me: Crosby Crosby Crosby Crosby Crosby WINGS SCORE! Crosby Crosby Crosby Crosby Crosby Crosby Crosby WINGs score. Crosby Crosby Crosby Crosby Crosby Crosby Crosby Crosby Crosby Crosby Crosby Crosby Crosby Crosby Crosby Crosby wings score. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Uncle Danny 155 Report post Posted February 10, 2009 Wings/Pens games always sound like this to me: Crosby Crosby Crosby Crosby Crosby WINGS SCORE! Crosby Crosby Crosby Crosby Crosby Crosby Crosby WINGs score. Crosby Crosby Crosby Crosby Crosby Crosby Crosby Crosby Crosby Crosby Crosby Crosby Crosby Crosby Crosby Crosby wings score. Ummmmm...kay. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hokike 1 Report post Posted February 10, 2009 Nobody asked from crosby whether he likes to be "hockey face" or not, he has to carry this burden because of (media) corporations have decided so. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
55fan 5,133 Report post Posted February 10, 2009 Nobody asked from crosby whether he likes to be "hockey face" or not, he has to carry this burden because of (media) corporations have decided so. Truth there. I do have to wonder what it would be like to live in the fishbowl like Sid does. He has managed well for someone so young. If anyone else complains, they're taking it up with the ref. If Sid does, he's whining. How many captains go and take something up with the ref? How many don't? Yeah, I like Sid. He's white bread plain in interviews, but I'm sure his handlers have taught him that. It's the constant media fixation that I have trouble with. Can you imagine being in your early 20's and having "handlers"? No thanks. I was much too wild at that age, and I'm far to independent now. Given the constant fawning of the media, I'd say he has held up pretty darn well. I'd have cracked by now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
C-TownWing 0 Report post Posted February 10, 2009 Nobody asked from crosby whether he likes to be "hockey face" or not, he has to carry this burden because of (media) corporations have decided so. He is fully to blame for breaking his underpants, however. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldredbarnman 13 Report post Posted February 10, 2009 I just wish theyd get rid of both the VS and NBC commentators.. eddy i sucks ass, i cant stand pierre. to me his claim to fame is that he was an assistant on a stanley cup winning team.. other then that who knows. but why cant the NHL do something different then the other leagues and make it whoever the home team, there tv crew does the game.. i really think next time the wings lay on NBC im turning the volume down and turning ken kal and paul woods on. That's what I usually do. Unfortunately, with digital cable, there's always a delay from one to the other. Ken Kal will announce, "Datsyuk SCORES!!!", and the play will just be coming out of the Wings zone. As for NBC- I could do without Mike Emrick. Nice guy and all, but he seems to do more talking than play by play. I'd rather have Dave Strader on the national telecasts. I have no use whatsoever for "Edzo" and Pierre. Guess I've been spoiled for way too long with Budd Lynch, Bruce Martyn, Sid Abel, Ken Daniels, Mickey Redmond, Ken Kal and Paul Woods. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Datsyerberger 279 Report post Posted February 10, 2009 (edited) Wings/Pens games always sound like this to me: Crosby Crosby Crosby Crosby Crosby WINGS SCORE! Crosby Crosby Crosby Crosby Crosby Crosby Crosby WINGs score. Crosby Crosby Crosby Crosby Crosby Crosby Crosby Crosby Crosby Crosby Crosby Crosby Crosby Crosby Crosby Crosby wings score. Oh come on now, that's just clearly overstating matters. ...To be fair, it's more like: Crosby Hossa was a Pen Crosby Malkin Crosby Crosby WINGS SCORE! Crosby Malkin Crosby Crosby Hossa was a Pen Crosby Wings Org Crosby WINGs score. Crosby Pens were Cup Finalists with Crosby OH LOOK DATSYUK! Anyhow, back to: Crosby Crosby Hossa was the linemate of Crosby Crosby The Wings are old have veteran presence Crosby Crosby Led Pens to the Cup Finals Crosby Crosby Malkin Crosby Zetterberg worked hard against Crosby Crosby That "Lindstrom" Guy Won a Lot of Norris's Crosby wings score. Four notes: -- Every other thing not about Crosby can be tied to Crosby in some way. -- That's seriously all they ever say about the Wings. Lidstrom won a lot of Norris's, Datsyuk made a fancy move, the Wings are old, Zetterberg shut someone down, and the Wings Org is great. -- The Pens were Cup Finalists. This should be mentioned regularly. To state the fact that they lost to the Wings, or that the Wings were the winner of said Cup, is verboten when the Pens are playing against them. -- That Malkin guy is pretty good, too. Edited February 10, 2009 by Datsyerberger Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
esteef 2,679 Report post Posted February 10, 2009 Oh come on now, that's just clearly overstating matters. ...To be fair, it's more like: Crosby Hossa was a Pen Crosby Malkin Crosby Crosby WINGS SCORE! Crosby Malkin Crosby Crosby Hossa was a Pen Crosby Wings Org Crosby WINGs score. Crosby Pens were Cup Finalists with Crosby OH LOOK DATSYUK! Anyhow, back to: Crosby Crosby Hossa was the linemate of Crosby Crosby The Wings are old have veteran presence Crosby Crosby Led Pens to the Cup Finals Crosby Crosby Malkin Crosby Zetterberg worked hard against Crosby Crosby That "Lindstrom" Guy Won a Lot of Norris's Crosby wings score. Smaller font! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sureWhyNot 19 Report post Posted February 10, 2009 Anyone who thinks NBC spent more time on Pittsburgh than Detroit today is out of touch with reality. Yup, this about sums it up. I do not know how some people are trying to legitimately argue that Crosby had his ass kissed by the commentators to some appalling extreme. Truth be told, the commentators were all over, and I mean all over Datsyuk (and rightly so) throughout the game, as well as the Detroit Red Wings organization as a whole (which is also true), even at one point stating "Detroit is the best franchise in the history of all sports." However my personal favorite was the infactuation with Lilja's ability to speak such beautiful and articulate English. But seriously, the point is people who are claiming the Crosby love fest was over the top are simply bitching because they have nothing else to ***** about - however it simply isn't true. That said, last years Stanley Cup finals was disgusting in regards to the love fest over Crosby - but last games not so much. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sureWhyNot 19 Report post Posted February 10, 2009 I agree with you but it just seems that Pierre can't begin an interivew unless Crosby is in the first sentence. Maybe it's just that I don't like Pierre. Well when you are the foundation (or co-foundation if you want to throw Malkin in there as well) of your entire teams offense, as well as being the 22 year old captain who has raked up 120 and 72 point seasons so far while sitting on 72 points already this season there shouldn't be much surprise when the guy is made talking point A in the media. I mean I don't really like Crosby all that much, and I do think at times (like last years Cup finals) that that the coverage on him is just too much. That said, I think a lot of people tend snowball everything about the guy and the coverage of him quite a bit as well. Am I surprised that Hank was asked about completely shutting down one of the games premier talents right now, and doing so in his own building? No, I actually would be surprised if they didn't touch on that. Again - I do not want to become the Crosby coddler here. I don't really like him, I would much rather have Datsyuk, Hossa, Hank and Lids on my team, I think he is a baby, and I think he is increasingly turning into a cheap shot artist - but in a spastic toddler type of way (ass punching that guy when his teamate had him engaged, slashing Maltby's legs like a pissed of pee wee player, etc.) I just don't think last game is a good, or even fair example of over doing the Crosby angle by commentators. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Datsyerberger 279 Report post Posted February 10, 2009 However my personal favorite was the infactuation with Lilja's ability to speak such beautiful and articulate English. That's just the "Pierre McGuire awkward comment of the game." ® Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gonz 0 Report post Posted February 10, 2009 I wonder why NBC wasn't gushing about how the Pens are the best 10th place team of alltime and how Sid will propel them into playoffs after he's done walking on water and multiplying loaves of bread and freshly caught fish. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Xitium 272 Report post Posted February 10, 2009 Hold up. The Wings totally DOMINATE the Pens 3-0, completely shutting Crosby and Malkin down on national tv. The announcers finally throw in a few "Mr. Illitch is great", "The Wings have good scouts", blah blah in between their normal knob-slobbing of Crosby (who was invisible in this game mind you) and we're supposed to feel all warm and fuzzy? What would've happened if the game was close? Would the SC Champ Wings have gotten their ass-kissing then? I bet not. They only said "nice" things during the game because the score dictated it. No soup for them! esteef The best thing about the NBC game was how Emerick (I think?) was absolutely flabbergasted at how Leino was undrafted and could have gone to any team in the league. "How the heck does that happen Edzo?" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LeftWinger 5,150 Report post Posted February 10, 2009 (edited) Edited February 10, 2009 by LeftWinger Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
esteef 2,679 Report post Posted February 10, 2009 Start a new thread ya Goof! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
akustyk 84 Report post Posted February 10, 2009 But seriously, the point is people who are claiming the Crosby love fest was over the top are simply bitching because they have nothing else to ***** about - however it simply isn't true. beg to disagree. it's not just Crosby but it was all about Penguins etc. and if you really don't see Crosby love fest this let's take another example: turn on the next Penguins game and count how many times and how much Piiiiiere and "Annoying voice" Emrick talk about Crosby and Malkin. I bet the discrepancy will easily reach 3:1 ratio. and please don't tell me Malkin is that much worse than Sindy. That said, last years Stanley Cup finals was disgusting in regards to the love fest over Crosby - but last games not so much. nothing beats previous Winter Classic when Penguins were playing Sabres. there really was barely anything else than Sindy in that broadcast. and I bet Piiiiere orgasmed multiple times when Sindy scored that penalty goal. but truth being said: I'm not really into complaining but NBC was partial in that recent game. they always are when it comes to Wings against Penguins. Emrick and Piiiiere are also particulary brutal when it comes to Wings against Canadian teams. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SouthernWingsFan 854 Report post Posted February 11, 2009 Yup, this about sums it up. I do not know how some people are trying to legitimately argue that Crosby had his ass kissed by the commentators to some appalling extreme. Truth be told, the commentators were all over, and I mean all over Datsyuk (and rightly so) throughout the game, as well as the Detroit Red Wings organization as a whole (which is also true), even at one point stating "Detroit is the best franchise in the history of all sports." However my personal favorite was the infactuation with Lilja's ability to speak such beautiful and articulate English. But seriously, the point is people who are claiming the Crosby love fest was over the top are simply bitching because they have nothing else to ***** about - however it simply isn't true. That said, last years Stanley Cup finals was disgusting in regards to the love fest over Crosby - but last games not so much. Half and half. The people wouldn't be bitching about it if it wasn't there at all. It is there, to a degree, but not IMO so much to where people are constatly frothing over the mouth of Crosby and nothing else. And, as you mentioned, the broadcasters were up in stroking Datsyuk's ego and the Illitch's just as much, if not more as well. The focus on Crosby is there, but what I continually will not understand is fans putting so much effort and extra energy to find stuff wrong like this to make yourself that much more miserable about something, almost like it is a full-time job. They hate this focus he gets, but they take their anger to just as bad of an extreme, if not worse, as they think the broadcasters have. So he gets some more focus than other players or the Red Wings team. All right, big deal. I wish I had a million dollars, but that isn't happening anytime soon. There are worse things and life. Maybe it is because I don't care as much and I particually tune out annoucers in general and just watch the game itself, but I just don't see it even being that extreme even when I do pay attention. I don't know, maybe this is just part of "being a fan" that I either don't get or won't really take a part in all that much. Maybe I'm just naive when it comes to this. In terms of the past game itself, the reference around the end of one of the periods where the Wings might goon up Crosby was pretty irrelevant and pointless I think, but other than that, I just didn't see the total 100% focus and stroking of Crosby's ego, and his alone, 24-7-365 like plenty have gripes about or much in the way of "no-nos" in broadcasting etiquette or whatever. That being said, I'm all for putting focus on plenty of other good players in the league as well though, not solely Crosby or primarily him. And I have no ill will towards Crosby himself. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Louisville 112 Report post Posted February 11, 2009 You were not listening closely enough to that sequence. Both Pierre and Eddie O were questioning Therrien's decision to keep him off the ice in the final seconds, saying that it would make sense *if the Wings were to goon it up on him, but then quickly noted there was no one on the ice for the Wings who would do that. That is why they brought it up. Yeah, I heard that part too. Maybe someone should have told them that their team has a Malkin and Staal line too. Sid isn't exactly the king of faceoffs either. In fact, it's probably the one weak point in his game. But no...Crosby's not out there for the last two seconds?!?!OMFG!@%!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
akustyk 84 Report post Posted February 11, 2009 In fact, it's probably the one weak point in his game. let's not forget about this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LR4lmmBvhcA Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
esteef 2,679 Report post Posted February 11, 2009 let's not forget about this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LR4lmmBvhcA The King of faceoff fights! esteef Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
