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Bucci And The Griffs
by IwoCPO on 11/20/06 at 07:20 PM ET
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John Buccigross has a couple Wing references in his mailbag today.
* I hope a new Red Wings’ rink is better than the Tigers’ Comerica Park. Of all the “new” old ballparks built since Camden Yards opened in 1992, Comerica is a second-tier park. I wouldn’t expect a new Red Wings’ arena for some time. Municipalities are not building millionaires arenas and stadiums any more. Plus, Ilitch probably has a lot of debt from Comerica since he financed half of it himself and the Tigers didn’t really draw until this season.
* Who are your top five best hockey commentators (both play-by-play and color) around the NHL?
I base this on the strength, listen-ability, and likeability of the play-by-play man and the color man.
1) Dallas Stars
2) Detroit
3) Buffalo
4) Vancouver
5) 26 tied for fifth.
Hmmm…no mention of Abbott and Costello in Nashville.
And, over at On The Wings Megan Hirdes breaks down the freefall in Grand Rapids.
So what’s going wrong? Well, everything, apparently. While Howard hasn’t been horrible, he’s not playing like we know he can-like he did last season. Jimmy was outstanding during the playoffs, but he doesn’t have the same confidence. Liv has been terrible. He lets in weak goal after weak goal, and when he does that, it seems like the team gets frustrated and self-destructs. The offense is not scoring and the defense is not helping the goaltenders.
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Buccigross likes being inundated with random statistical factoids (“This is the fifth time in Red Wings history that they’ve led before 3:30 of the first period on the third Tuesday of December when there was no cloud cover and only two inches of snow on the ground - they are 3-2-0 in such situations…..” - where does he get that stuff??) coming from the mouth of Ken Daniels?
So do I, even if my eyes get sore from rolling them so often during games (”Why, exactly, do I care, Kenny?”)
Posted by Matt Saler from Grand Rapids on 11/20/06 at 11:47 PM ET