Quelles diffusions de la LNH sont les meilleures ? Classement des diffusions 2024, évalué par les fans
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Sherman88
@Sabres de Buffalo
Quelles diffusions de la LNH sont les meilleures ? Classement des diffusions 2024, évalué par les fans
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Sherman88
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22. Buffalo Sabres
The Broadcast: MSG Western New York carries Sabres broadcasts, with Dan Dunlevy on play-by-play and Rob Ray on color commentary.
Local Ranking: 25
National Ranking: 14
Last Season: 14
The Results: In his second full season as Sabres play-by-play broadcaster, Dunlevy continues to earn widespread praise from Sabres fans. That’s impressive, given the impossible task he was thrust into of replacing the late, great Rick Jeanneret.
“Dunleavy had big shoes to fill but has done it well,” wrote one Sabres fan.
“Dan Dunleavy is among the best play-by-play guys in hockey today, and in a market where everyone grew up with Rick Jeanneret, it’s all the more impressive that he earned the respect of the fans and has been accepted as the new voice of the Sabres,” wrote another.
Ray’s work is more polarizing among Sabres fans. His critics suggest he leans too much on analyzing the physicality of the game, while his supporters insist the detractors simply don’t get it.
“Rob Ray is ‘folksy’ and some people don’t appreciate that style,” wrote one Sabres fan, “but I think it creates a good blend with Dan.”
The Sabres broadcast regularly scores highly among non-Sabres fans who respond to our survey, and that’s the case again this year. National respondents often cited the work of the intermission panels, which prominently feature Martin Biron, in their regard for the regional broadcast.
One New York Islanders fan who participated in the survey, however, focused on the chemistry between Ray and Dunlevy, bridging a gap between Ray’s critics and supporters in the process.
“Dunleavy and Ray have a particularly strong chemistry,” wrote this fan. “Knowledgeable and entertaining most of the time, but unafraid to let Ray’s flights of fancy and oddball nature take over when it serves the broadcast. The call feels like a conversation between the two of them in the best of ways.”
Colorado, Tampa, Florida, and Carolina are all too high.
There’s a lot to be said about not being a generic bally sports/sportsnet broadcast too. It’s not quite the empire days but also it feels so much more unique than watching other feeds. Ranked way too low imo.
I wonder what folks would have to say about RJ and Harry in the booth lol flipside the RJ and Lorentz days, sheesh we were spoiled.
I wonder how much the terrible repetitive music and awful green screen during away games has influenced the rankings.
I just wish the video quality of MSG was better.
Rob Ray is a fucking joke…have him on for a laugh or two during the game, but not as a full on color commentator
One of the best Sabres broadcast hires of all time was Brian Duff. Having honed his skills at NHL Network, he was a polished professional broadcaster from day one in Buffalo. His demeanor is the perfect fit as the intermission host, especially now that he plays the straight man to Marty.
I was about to write, « Unless the Bruins are ranked last, this list is a joke, » then I clicked on the article, and sure enough,. The Ruins we’re ranked 32nd. Thank God. Jack Edwards is an insult to the game (even before his speech troubles in recent years).
I am indifferent to Dunleavy/Ray on TV. Not the greatest, but meh.
I loathe Dunleavy/Ray on radio. Not nearly descriptive enough about the play. And Rob, everytime you introduce a replay with « As you see here »…no, I LITERALLY can’t see it.
We are in the post-RJ era. It’s time for a separate radio crew. Even if they wanted to cheap out and just have a one-person operation (which some teams do for radio) instead of separate PxP and Color guys, it would be better than the simulcast.
Up until last year it was RJ and the Sabres.