GAME DAY:Ottawa Senators 3 @ Montreal Canadiens 2 - 7:00pm ET - SAT. Nov. 6, 2010

beerandsens wrote:


It's not rocket surgery, it's kind of like saying "some people will say the glass is half empty, but it is also half full", which is a far cry from not caring or saying "Waaah people complain too much".

Is it brain science then?

http://www.doubletongued.org/index.php/dictionary/rocket_surgery/

Editorial Note: Often used jocularly in negative constructions similar to “It’s not rocket surgery.”

I'm a man of simple pleasures, and I've always enjoyed that saying, especially when it's done unwittingly by a ranting lunatic

Big Ev wrote:

wprager wrote:Am I the only one who likes Dean Brown?

Yes

No, and I'll thank you not to speak for others. I like Dean Brown as well. I really liked him and Galley together. If you don't expect some amount of homerism in a regional broadcast, then you're out to lunch. I expect it and quite frankly, I expect homers for teams playing against ottawa all the time, even on national broadcasts, so why is so bad for dean brown to be a homer?

And really, he's pretty good as a broadcaster. He's got a pretty good history and there's a reason CBC hires him as well to do broadcasts, not just for sens games. He's also been the sens broadcaster for a long time, so its nice to have some tradition going.

Honestly, now we're complaining about our own announcers?

That being said, I think Kevin Weekes is awesome as a color commentator and would always welcome a broadcast done by him and Mark Lee.

TheAvatar wrote:

wprager wrote:Am I the only one who likes Dean Brown?

I don't mind him. I also liked Garry Galley

I wasn't a big fan of Galley, and was looking forward to Potvin. Now I want Galley back

To each his own, I guess.

TheAvatar wrote:

beerandsens wrote:

It's not rocket surgery, it's kind of like saying "some people will say the glass is half empty, but it is also half full", which is a far cry from not caring or saying "Waaah people complain too much".

Is it brain science then?

Smithers hand me that ice-cream scoop.
- Ice cream scoop?
Damn it Smithers this isn't rocket science its brain surgery.
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Michallica wrote:That being said, I think Kevin Weekes is awesome as a color commentator and would always welcome a broadcast done by him and Mark Lee.

wprager wrote:

Michallica wrote:That being said, I think Kevin Weekes is awesome as a color commentator and would always welcome a broadcast done by him and Mark Lee.

Hey ooooooooooo!!!

Michallica wrote:

Big Ev wrote:

wprager wrote:Am I the only one who likes Dean Brown?

Yes

No, and I'll thank you not to speak for others. I like Dean Brown as well. I really liked him and Galley together. If you don't expect some amount of homerism in a regional broadcast, then you're out to lunch. I expect it and quite frankly, I expect homers for teams playing against ottawa all the time, even on national broadcasts, so why is so bad for dean brown to be a homer?

And really, he's pretty good as a broadcaster. He's got a pretty good history and there's a reason CBC hires him as well to do broadcasts, not just for sens games. He's also been the sens broadcaster for a long time, so its nice to have some tradition going.

Honestly, now we're complaining about our own announcers?

CBC hires him for Ottawa games and the awful first round series that nobody wants to see. They also hired him to do one of the European premier games, but they didn't actually send him to Europe, they made him call the game from Canada

It's not just him being a homer (as you said, most announcers are), I just can't stand his voice - he's got way too much of an Ottawa Valley accent - and he tells stories with his colour guy half the game. I want to listen to a broadcaster, not a story-teller. CALL THE CUSSING PLAY ONCE IN A WHILE, DEAN! Also, he is pretty tame as an announcer, he only gets intense when there's a goal or a "scramble" in front of the net. A good announcer will intensify the action when there's little to no action going on. Check out Joe Bowen, Joe Beninatti, Jim Hughson, or Gus Johnson in football if you wanna hear an announcer who can increase the excitement of a game even when it is dull.

Sorry but I have hated this guy for a long time. I could tolerate him when the team was actually a strong contending team, but now that they are middle of the pack, I just can't take the guy much longer. I strongly believe that getting rid of Dean Brown would increase the game experience for many Sens fans out there.

EDIT: And yeah, I was obviously kidding when I said Prager was the only one who likes Dean Brown...I know there are other people like him out there

What a game! That was the Sens most complete effort of this early season.

Bass Destruction wrote:

wprager wrote:Am I the only one who likes Dean Brown?

I don't mind him. Pretty indifferent, as long as he sticks to play by play.

Must say though I think Denis Potvin is a huge improvement over Gary Galley. Think he has a lot of interesting insight I haven't even thought of, or noticed myself.

Heh heh, that's like saying I like snow, as long as it's not white... That's the problem I have with him, he just can't stick to the game. Oh, and how the f*** can anyone miss LOW on a f***ing shot?

ddt wrote:

Bass Destruction wrote:

wprager wrote:Am I the only one who likes Dean Brown?

I don't mind him. Pretty indifferent, as long as he sticks to play by play.

Must say though I think Denis Potvin is a huge improvement over Gary Galley. Think he has a lot of interesting insight I haven't even thought of, or noticed myself.

Heh heh, that's like saying I like snow, as long as it's not white... That's the problem I have with him, he just can't stick to the game. Oh, and how the f*** can anyone miss LOW on a f***ing shot?

It describes the trajectory of the puck...people listen to the game on the radio, it helps with visualization.

ddt wrote:

Bass Destruction wrote:

wprager wrote:Am I the only one who likes Dean Brown?

I don't mind him. Pretty indifferent, as long as he sticks to play by play.

Must say though I think Denis Potvin is a huge improvement over Gary Galley. Think he has a lot of interesting insight I haven't even thought of, or noticed myself.

Heh heh, that's like saying I like snow, as long as it's not white... That's the problem I have with him, he just can't stick to the game. Oh, and how the f*** can anyone miss LOW on a f***ing shot?

You can f***ing miss on a LOW shot. Maybe that's what he meant. He's Yoda. Yoda the Hutt.

PKC wrote:

ddt wrote:

Bass Destruction wrote:

wprager wrote:Am I the only one who likes Dean Brown?

I don't mind him. Pretty indifferent, as long as he sticks to play by play.

Must say though I think Denis Potvin is a huge improvement over Gary Galley. Think he has a lot of interesting insight I haven't even thought of, or noticed myself.

Heh heh, that's like saying I like snow, as long as it's not white... That's the problem I have with him, he just can't stick to the game. Oh, and how the f*** can anyone miss LOW on a f***ing shot?

It describes the trajectory of the puck...people listen to the game on the radio, it helps with visualization.

I think he meant that you cannot miss the net LOW. You can miss it wide or high, but not low.

Going off on a tangent here but I was at the Cora's off March road yesterday and got to see Elliott, Campoli and Smith leaving just as I was paying my bill. Like a dumb awe struck fool I didn't even think to congratulate them on their win nor did I congratulate Smith on his goal.

today i can walk into my hab fans infested workpace with my head held way up high!

thanks again team

PKC wrote:

ddt wrote:Oh, and how the f*** can anyone miss LOW on a f***ing shot?

It describes the trajectory of the puck...people listen to the game on the radio, it helps with visualization.

Then how about saying "the low shot misses wide" instead of "misses low and wide"?

wprager wrote:

ddt wrote:[Oh, and how the f*** can anyone miss LOW on a f***ing shot?

You can f***ing miss on a LOW shot. Maybe that's what he meant. He's Yoda. Yoda the Hutt.

Then would it kill him to say exactly that?

Why don't you just mute the tv and get the sound from The Team or something. It appears to me it would save you a lot of aggravation.