Boy, why didn't anyone put Mike Milbury on TV before now? (The former Islanders GM is one of the new talking heads on TSN, for U.S. readers.)
by James Mirtle @ 7:25 PM
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9 Comments:
Clever, but not original. And the mental-health lobby will not be amused.
Or 5 percent mental and 95 percent Nylander...
Agreed James - TSN does a terrific job though. I can't stand McGuire or Healy but when they have a panel there's none of the cozy BS that permeates CBC's coverage.
Milbury is entertaining and informative - who knew?
How about when Milbury described how Gary Dornhoefer, when getting cross-checked to the ice in front of the net, would fall flat on his face, bring up his Pippy Longstocking-era skates, and deliberately nail the defender in the 'taint.' Then Milbury offers to show it to Duthie off-camera. And, just when the panel appears ready to move on, Duthie bring it up again, like he's into it.
"Most football teams are temperamental. That's 90% temper and 10% mental."
-Doug Plank
Actually, Milbury's had TV experience before - he was a hockey analyst with ESPN in 1994-95 before he took over as the Islanders' coach the following season.
Milbury knew the quote wasn't original. He just said it applies to Jagr.
I agree Mad Mike's doing a good job. Never would have guessed that before hand. BTW, Milbury's also a studio analyst with NESN.
It's a quote from the Three Stooges, actually. Milbury actually says that during the segment. I'm paraphrasing again but he (roughly) says: "To quote a great philosopher, Moe from the Three Stooges, Jagr is temperamental- that is 5% temper, 95% mental.
Milbury is really entertaining and brutally honest, which is really nice. I also love how the rest of the panel rags on him for the bad trades he made as a GM (and there are a lot of them...).
Milbury is a fool. And my Dad's head still hurts from being hit by that shoe.
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