El Diablo
Best thing about the Stanley Cup Finals wrapping up last night with the Devils taking Lord Stanley's prize with a 3-0 victory? No more listening to Chris Berman prattle on between periods and demonstrate his complete lack of knowledge about the sport of hockey. Stick to football, baseball, and the oh so cute nicknames "Boomer" and leave the hockey commentary to the pros like Darren Pang.
On the subject of hockey announcers I heard a disturbing rumor Saturday that ESPN's Gary Thorne might be in line for the Wilds television play by play gig next year. Say it ain't so! Thorne is perhaps the most overrated hockey announcer in history. He often misses key elements of the play even with the benefit of reply and hypes the obvious. Insight is not a word in his vocabulary.
Finally unless the Ducks make a major off season move, such as the rumored reacquisition of Selanne, I can easily see them following the same path as the Carolina Hurricanes did last year and go from a Stanley Cup Finalist Cinderella story to failing to qualify for the playoffs the next year.
By the way Jean-Sebastien, there's no crying in hockey.
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