The NHL's new television contract with NBC might have many die-hard fans disappointed, as it means more years to come of Mike Milbury giving his ridiculous commentary during games and intermissions. However, as many ridiculous things as Milbury might say, having some hot air blast out of his mouth and around the NHL might actually be a good thing.
Perhaps all that hot air will help warm up the general public's ratings of our dearly beloved sport.
That brings me to my point. For those of you who saw Mike Milbury's comments on new league disciplinarian Brendan Shanahan's preseason suspensions, your reaction might have been disgust, you may have been laughing harder than you've ever laughed, or you may be simply thinking, "Where the heck does this guy come up with the stuff he says?"
Go and check out the quote on Puck Daddy at Yahoo! Sports (Greg Wyshynski gives a humorous take on what Milbury said, too). But to sum up what Milbury said, he stated that he is steadfastly against how Shanahan has been disciplining players and does not agree with his coworkers' support of Shanahan.
Milbury then proceeded to say he's completely against head shot ...
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Mike Milbury Is a Loudmouth, but That May Be Good for the NHL
October 8th, 2011 by Jack Soule Leave a reply »
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