The Hockey Critic

@ESPNPR @Buccigross @NHL @NCAAIceHockey This is a tone deaf move. Everyone has been complaining about the ESPN crews since they got the NHL rights back. It’s time for massive changes.

ESPN has signed John Buccigross to a new, multi-year contract extension Entering his 30th year with ESPN, @Buccigross will continue his work across the NHL & college hockey 🏒

@wi_blues_cards @Buccigross College hockey just isn’t that big of a deal

@Buccigross On the Disney and ESPN apps, the National Championship game was not featured anywhere. Literally had to scroll to the NCAA Mens Hockey icon under "Sports" Why wasn't it plastered all over the home page or "Home of the Frozen Four" all week?

Keep telling me ESPN doesn't care about hockey.

@stheisen21 @clasbywalsh @Buccigross People don’t care about college hockey, but they do care about the NHL. And ESPN is just really indifferent toward the NHL.

@clasbywalsh @Buccigross Well this just isn’t true. Bucci promotes hockey, and especially college hockey, more than anyone. You’re dumb

@Buccigross One good feature video doesn’t make up for hundreds of botched names and most of their commentators knowing nothing about the sport.

@Dedalux27 @Bratt_world @StateDept He lies and exaggerates on a very regular basis. Why would we trust his words at this point?

PRESS SEC: I would strongly advise the media against running with narratives that have no basis in fact. President Trump would NEVER accept an Iranian wish list as a deal. He will only make a deal that serves in the best interests of the American people 🇺🇸

The people pushing for Evan Bouchard to win the Norris for scoring 90 points are the same ones who trash on Erik Karlsson winning it for scoring 100.

@Madi39 Not one graphic with a single defensive stat, btw.

lol it’s hilarious the mental gymnastics everyone will play to not give their vote to Bouchard lol The graphic shows him head and shoulders above everyone, but hey that turnover on November 12th that Makar apparently never makes. Chelios is an idiot

@TopTierPucks This is nothing but rage bait.

A Sportsnet panelist just came on and credited Bouchard and Werenski for being the best and most all around defensemen this year, then finished it off by saying he’d vote for Makar The Norris is literally just a PR award at this point. Cale hasn’t even been top 5

@skroskznik_ @TopTierPucks You don’t realize the NHL and the teams have no say in any of the awards.

@TopTierPucks All NHL awards are just pr awards for Canadian players

@archjrinsider @hockeymongler The irony of that last word in your post👌

I’m sorry but how does a guy like Aiden Fink go 218th overall in an NHL Draft… this guy eats points at every level and goes 218th. 📞📞 Gotta love NHL scouts, wow there good #NHL #NCAA

@Zeeeegs It’s a shame @espn did the broadcast. They take all the fun out of big moments.

Unreal atmosphere. Utah is a hockey state.

@seam_dolla191 @JoshEberley Um, you’re hiding behind a fake profile too. 1. Barkov 2. Bobrovsky 3. Reinhart No chance Tkachuk is better than any of those guys. I’d hear the argument for him at 4, but he’s competing with Bennett, Marchand, Verhaeghe, Forsling, Ekblad, Jones. He’s not a clear cut winner.

Draisaitl fallen off?

@diggsandnoogs @spittinchiclets @Buccigross And that’s how most of ESPN’s broadcasters are. It’s sickening, especially when there are plenty of great Canadian broadcasters chomping at the bit for an opportunity like that.

@spittinchiclets @Buccigross Buccigross is your typical American who covers hockey. Knows very little. Uneducated. Had to learn the game on the fly. Clearly never played the game. ESPN put him there because nobody else wanted the job. But we let this clown vote for awards. Sigh.

if it’s close, @Buccigross’s got Werenski’s Gold Medal being the deciding factor for the Norris 🥇

@HORNACEJACKSON @spittinchiclets @Buccigross Exactly this.

@spittinchiclets @Buccigross I honestly don’t think this guy actually watches hockey. He’s one of those media guys thats never played the sport thats built up some bs hockey guy personna. He’s not an analyst, he’s just a fan that gushes about hockey but doesn’t understand it.

@DaveKing38 @spittinchiclets @Buccigross Buccigross isn’t a reporter. He’s a broadcaster who parachutes into a market, pretends to know about the teams, goes clubbing all night after the game, and leaves.

@spittinchiclets @Buccigross That is why the awards should not be voted on by reporters. The Olympics don’t count! Columbus probably won’t even make playoffs. Bouchard has been best defenceman in playoffs the last 2 yrs. Does that mean he should have won the Norris? What a dumb argument!

@spittinchiclets @Buccigross That’s the equivalent of a media member who grew up a Leafs fan voting Auston Matthews for everything.

@AngryPredsFan No, the teams in the Central time zone should just be in the Eastern Conference

10:30pm nhl games should be illegal, how do we end pacific standard time

@MikeBartner Jared Bednar has to be in the top 5

There’s been a lot of firings recently, but here are the head coaches that I think are safe for the foreseeable future!

@JoshEberley Also Matthew Tkachuk being anywhere near the top 10 is laughable. He’s not even a top 3 player on his own team.

@JoshEberley No, the company that made the list just filtered by points and sprinkled a few defensemen in there