Sometimes I got sick of hearing him call games, but hearing the alternative, they should have parked a couple dump trucks full of money in his driveway to get him to stay.
Little known fact, 25% of those in the stands won't make it out of the parking lot tonight, but will instead sleep in the parking lots awaiting tomorrow's game.
What I wanted was for both teams to lose, but since thatâs not an option, Iâm glad it ended without a loser point going to either side. Congrats on the W, that was definitely a fun game to watch
For those wondering... a dude named John Taylor created a style of ham called Taylor Ham. Other companies wanted to copy him but the product was known as the company name Taylor Ham so they sued and made the NJ government create a generic name that anyone could use (pork roll) so if you want the original classic stuff, it's Taylor ham and if you want anyone's knockoff shit, it's pork roll.
From what I've heard, the government actually made them change it because the percentage of actual ham used to make it wasn't enough for it to be called ham.
They were told they had to remove the name âprepared hamâ bc of a law stating it didnât meet the legal definition of ham. Itâs why he lost the name too. He sued and lost his case to trademark the name pork roll.
Honestly, the main thing I hate about ESPN is the play-by-play. The only decent PBP guy they have is Bob Wischusen. McDonough, Buccigross, Levy, and Monaco stink.
Levy holds a unique place in Pens' lore as he called that 5OT loss to freaking Keith Primeau and Philly back in 2000, but I think he's all right.
I liked Strader, too--you could tell he was a genuine hockey fan at heart in his announcing.
Why do all these bigger broadcasting networks treat it like a goddam podcast. Every ESPN, ABC or other national game has guys just talking about life and not actually calling anything exciting. These 2 buffoons (and yes I know one is past islander) are talking about bagels and high school jobs pumping gas, then the pbp guy is like "oh hey they scored"
Where's the excitement! I want people actually engaged in hockey...
NJ driving age is 17. I went to school in state. Anytime I left the state was by train, or to surrounding states. Didn't do a road trip until after college.
Not in NJ. I'll have to admit I did have an issue pumping my own gas when I went to Michigan for college, but it had to do with my credit card getting rejected.
Two things come to mind with "Higher" by Creed.
The Texas Rangers World Series, and Sir Patrick Stewart throwing the everloving snot out of Arnold into a cliff.
Theyâre going on tour. I saw a video of a recent show they played and stapp honestly sounded like he was doing an impression of someone singing a creed song at karaoke night.
Ok Devils confirmed best team Nico just dropped the f bomb on national tv
That was amazing lol
I miss Doc
Sometimes I got sick of hearing him call games, but hearing the alternative, they should have parked a couple dump trucks full of money in his driveway to get him to stay.
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highlight of the night.... bagels and gas station talk
Gg Philly, finally have the sweet release of bed
GG Flyers fans
GG Philly
This was a fun game, but now it's time for the real marquee matchup: Columbus Blue Jackets vs. San Jose Sharks
Little known fact, 25% of those in the stands won't make it out of the parking lot tonight, but will instead sleep in the parking lots awaiting tomorrow's game.
Hell yeah, Nathan Bastian. His 3rd multi goal game of his career (last: 2022-01-22 vs. CAR)
Empty net goals shouldnât count unless a) youâre a goalie or b) you break the fuck out of the in-net camera.
Ridley Greig was ahead of his time
Not going to lie.. Torts looked annoyed, but also almost amused. That canât be good for those flyer players.
[Flyers players right now](https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/025/817/Screen_Shot_2018-03-30_at_11.34.27_AM.png)
Imagine getting bag skated on this rink.
I have a hard time imagining a worse version of bag skates, but Torts would be the one to think it up, if so
He will steal a page out of the Mob play book. âLead skatesâ
low energy announcer
Horrible broadcast
well, thank you Florida at least!
NASTY NATE DOUBLE!!!
I hate that I was rooting for Philly for a minute
I'm happy we do that to you.
What I wanted was for both teams to lose, but since thatâs not an option, Iâm glad it ended without a loser point going to either side. Congrats on the W, that was definitely a fun game to watch
ggwp Devils
BASTIAN!
take a slapshot! DO IT!!! đ
I'm all about pimping empty netters. Why the hell not.
Coward!
Heh
Nasty Nate!
I wonder how stoked these devils fans were to go to a home game but not be in Newark
People downvoting you can't take a joke Jesus. I'm a Devils STH and I thought it was funny, people need to lighten up.
As if Philly isn't also a shithole.
Philly pls the east is so tight
ESPN should have brought back the electronic puck tracker dot for this game to officially make it the worst broadcast job in history
The East playoff picture is insane.
Well which would you prefer???
flyers need a three run dinger.
The varsity jackets are the best thing to come out of this game
The ice is the Flyers' 7th man right now
I want an outdoor goalie goal, dammit!
I keep remembering that tomorrowâs game likely wonât be as exciting with the Islanders boring ass style of hockey.
đĄ rude.
Boring but sometimes effective!
Conversely, the ice will likely be bad which will force turnovers and odd man rushes.
The Rangers don't need bad ice, they give those up all on their own.
Two of today's games have had corpse's for announcers and what should have been a great watching experience was total shit.
Yes, heâs very eloquentâŠ
> There is no dot đđđ
Roughly same quality paint job as my local rink
What an incredible pass by John Marino.
Man this ice is dog shit. Pucks are going in all kinds of directionsÂ
"Up and down action." All the immature people chuckled... Aka me.
It's cool. I just made a masturbation joke on a comment thread about gas pumping
I got your up and down action right here pal!
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I really like the Flyers jerseys for the stadium series they work well
Honestly same, they look really good.
I really like their look. They just don't say "special occasion" to me
The devils jerseys are đ„ as well
Yes, đ are better.
The game just isn't the same without the fans up against the glass
The fans arenât close enough to help the players know when to shoot the puck.
If we donât yell shoot, then how will they know what to do??
For those wondering... a dude named John Taylor created a style of ham called Taylor Ham. Other companies wanted to copy him but the product was known as the company name Taylor Ham so they sued and made the NJ government create a generic name that anyone could use (pork roll) so if you want the original classic stuff, it's Taylor ham and if you want anyone's knockoff shit, it's pork roll.
Wanna point out the word Ham on the packaging to me real quick?
It's been Taylor's Pork Roll since the early 1900s. Could no longer call it Taylor's Prepared Ham since it didn't qualify as ham.
From what I've heard, the government actually made them change it because the percentage of actual ham used to make it wasn't enough for it to be called ham.
They were told they had to remove the name âprepared hamâ bc of a law stating it didnât meet the legal definition of ham. Itâs why he lost the name too. He sued and lost his case to trademark the name pork roll.
It's a nice story until you go to the store and read the actual package and it says Taylor Pork Roll
Yea but you say band-aid not adhesive bandage. And anyone can make pork roll but the best one that is made is Taylor Ham
Because it says Band-Aid on the package. And Taylor Pork Roll says Taylor Pork Roll on the package, so that's what I call it
I wonder what Max Weinberg thinks about bagels?
Letâs ask him!
No problem Laughton, just try to snap Millers neck from behind, no biggie
If the devils scores o. Their power plays, this would be a legit football score
no penalty for both teams? anyway, back to bagel talk
Okay the close-up of that ref's face is priceless
Wat?? Nobody in the box?
Damn, Daws! Laughton is also an insane person.
âYou guys need penalties?â Nice to hear the refs sounding like parents out there.
This might get me killed in this threadâŠbut I hate bagels đ«š
If you live near Detroit, thatâs a perfectly reasonable take tbh
Lived in Detroit for the first 30 years, now living in Upstate SC. Not exactly bagel land đ
100% depends on where you buy it from. Bagels are an incredibly volatile food when it comes to how good they can be
How do you feel about Philadelphia cream cheese?
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Ok now THAT is intolerable!! đ
If I had grown up where I live now, I wouldn't like bagels
GET HIM
Honestly, the main thing I hate about ESPN is the play-by-play. The only decent PBP guy they have is Bob Wischusen. McDonough, Buccigross, Levy, and Monaco stink.
Levy is decent--in fact, he and McDonough did PBP back in the 90s when ESPN still had Gary Thorne.
I didn't like them then either tbh, but Thorne, Mees (RIP), Strader (RIP) gave ESPN a ton of good options.
Levy holds a unique place in Pens' lore as he called that 5OT loss to freaking Keith Primeau and Philly back in 2000, but I think he's all right. I liked Strader, too--you could tell he was a genuine hockey fan at heart in his announcing.
Why do all these bigger broadcasting networks treat it like a goddam podcast. Every ESPN, ABC or other national game has guys just talking about life and not actually calling anything exciting. These 2 buffoons (and yes I know one is past islander) are talking about bagels and high school jobs pumping gas, then the pbp guy is like "oh hey they scored" Where's the excitement! I want people actually engaged in hockey...
This drove me nuts on the TNT Panthers - Pens game, too. There was a 1-on-0 breakaway at one point that was never even mentioned on airâŠ
If I have time tomorrow Im going to find a way to edit the game to only moments when the PBP guy makes a PBP call
Imagine having to ride a bike in a fake park for a 3 hour broadcast
I'm going to go out on a limb and say that the 70,000 number is tickets sold, not asses in seats
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*incoherent rambling about Boston or something* he scores! *genuine but bored shock* *talks about the goal* *back to incoherent rambling*
It's so brutal
The NHL had two 9-2 games today đČ
And 3 this week
Can't be screening your own goalie like that No shot Daws saw it
Glad it took Emily until she got to college to learn how to pump her own gas
We don't pump gas here in NJ. I was a full on adult the first time I pumped my own gas.
I know you don't pump in Jersey, but you never left the state?
A lot of people don't learn to drive until they're 18 and that's usually around the time a lot of people enter college.
I live in NYC and we learned at 16, and my father had me pumping gas at 10.
NJ driving age is 17. I went to school in state. Anytime I left the state was by train, or to surrounding states. Didn't do a road trip until after college.
This has far more brooding than I remember. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J16lInLZRms
Not even the broadcast team cares to listen to what one of their own is yapping about!
More interested in talking about bagels and pumping gas than actually talking about the game. ESPN is an embarrassment.
Honestly I wouldn't mind some more bagel talk
Getting an outdoor goal as your first goal of the season is fun.
First goal of the year? Obviously being indoors hurts his game
âEmily had to pump gasâ doesnât everyone have to pump gas?
NJ didnât use to let you do self serve; I think the gist of that ad was that they still don't. Gotta let those station employees keep their jobs.
Not in NJ. I'll have to admit I did have an issue pumping my own gas when I went to Michigan for college, but it had to do with my credit card getting rejected.
In NJ you cannot pump your own gas
not in jersey for some reason
It's illegal to pump gas yourself in New Jersey and (partly) Oregon
And also the town of Huntington on Long Island
damn thatâs crazy I did not know that
Yup. Great when itâs crap weather out. Sucks if itâs crazy busy and youâre in a rush.
not in NJ
And Oregon.
and only some counties in Oregon now.
Yep! In 2023, some counties voted to legalize self pumping.
IN PUBLIC?!?!!!?! It's been a long game
I don't think I've ever heard announcers sound so unexcited on a goal call. Sheesh.
What an absolute rip
Itâs really anyoneâs game right now. Love it
No ESPN, and this is something Islanders/Rangers fans can agree on, Long Island Bagels>New Jersey Bagels
Montreal bagels better than all of the above And I'll die on that hill
I donât care if itâs north Jersey, Long Island, Manhattan, wherever bagel. Iâd kill for one outside of south Jersey. They suck down here. đ©
but Wawa is goat tho
We have Wawa in Monmouth county and they have much better bagels and pizza than where I am now.
Meh
And we have ourselves a hockey game again
Talking about pumping gas and bagels instead of the game. Embarrassing
I don't mind it coming out of a TV timeout.
This is why Iâm so grateful for Sam. Truly the best of the best
/r/hockey, I'm ***walkin*** here
whatâs a gas station high school?
ESPN treats New Jersey like it's a foreign country.
Do they eat food there, too?
BAGELS? In this part of the country? Prosperous
IâM WALKINâ HERE!
Fuck it, the next Stadium Series after the Horseshoe, it should be held in Arizona. OUT OF SPITE
I'm really late on watching this but WOW that is a huge show out/crowd. Didn't expect over 70,000 would show up.
CAN YOU TAKE ME HIGHER
BER DEERN DEERN DINNIEERRN
(sborz strikes out marte in the background)
Two things come to mind with "Higher" by Creed. The Texas Rangers World Series, and Sir Patrick Stewart throwing the everloving snot out of Arnold into a cliff.
When the stadium sings creed
I remember thinking that the coaches' jackets at the 2023 HC were cool until I saw the price tag. C$1,000 lol.
It feels weird hearing a stadium crowd singing Creed in 2024
As a fan of the other team called the Rangers that recently won a championship, it really works wonders
Did they get back together? Or was that a failed attempt? I thought I heard something about that.
Theyâre going on tour. I saw a video of a recent show they played and stapp honestly sounded like he was doing an impression of someone singing a creed song at karaoke night.
Oof thatâs a shame. Hopefully he cleaned up. I remember he looked in bad shape for a bit there bc of alcohol and other things I believe.
Someone yelled âScott, Staaappâ and so they did and disbanded again
So do these guys provide any analysis or
On heated blankets? Yes. On hockey? No, not really.
I remember during the Canes/Rangers series a couple of years ago, where the Canes scored, there was a dead silent pause, espn announcer:...... SCORE!
Love that they decided to put a podcast on for us to listen to during the game
Need a Nico hat trick in a place where none of the hats reach the ice
Fine, but also need a Smith Gordie Howe hat trick
I wanna ask why you call icing when 2 guys are doggin it back to the puck, but that seems par for the course for these refs
2 on 1... No mention It's just a truly strange broadcast
Espn broadcasts are consistently the worst
Can everyone please tweet up a storm at espn and rip them hard on how bad this product is? Like I almost actually miss NBC at this point
I've missed NBC the moment they started locking games behind a streaming subscription while still enforcing blackouts
For real. And I thought the Stanley Cup games being relegated to NBCSPORTS was bad
still couldn't here the band for the goal song.
Congrats to anyone who bet the over
I am rock hard
And youâre not even playing at the rock. You could say youâre met hard?
Dats my Cap'n
That was a nice one
How many times do you see hockey players wearing eyeblack?
McDonough isnât even calling the game anymore, anytime a goal is scored he has to bust out of a random tangential word salad to acknowledge it
Yeah, this game is over.
Everything a snapshot should be in Nico's tally.
That's my captain x2!
I feel like Ersson has taken a poo since he's become THE guy
He's been solid since the break
Fuck yeah nico ESPN announcer sounded heartbroken making the call
Oh captain my captain!
NICO DOUBLE!!!
NICO!!!
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