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But I don't think he is noticeably biased.
I do like that he actually describes the action; there are certainly some truly terrible announcers out there who chatter about everything else while the action is on. But there's a certain sameness about his play-by-play; he uses a list distracting words (mostly nouns employed as verbs) ("knifes/pitchforks/spears/ladles/spikes/cancels/filters/waffleboards/DRIIIIVE!!!"
over and over, with a big focus on exactly how the stick hit the puck and little on the bigger picture as the play develops. It makes the game sound like a series of disconnected instinctive reactions to the approach of the puck.
Fuck no Fuck No FUCK NO!!!!
After losing their last two games to the Sharks 
and having to watch the scoreboard to make sure that Dallas completed its epic choke job, thus allowing their offensively-challenged selves to sleaze in to the eighth and final spot.
What a mockery this would be. 
The Kings lost their last two games of the season, to the Sharks, and were reduced to nervous scoreboard-watching. And now this. 
Come to think of it, if Winni, er, I mean Phoenix, hadn't won their last two games of the season -- on the road -- the Sharks would have won the division, as the FSM intended. 
if Phoenix hadn't won their last five games of the season..... 
Though those last two road games were huge. Though even if they had an OTL to Minnesota or St. Louis they still would have won the division due to tie-breaker over Sharks.
the hockey team of which you may be the only actual fan actually choked to these poseurs head-to-head, rather than watching the team that obliterated them in five go on to get swept by the punchless wonders. 
edit: You're just proving my point: LA, and only LA, backed into the playoffs. What a joke.
call it a choke depending on how you define it. I understood choking to be unable to perform at usual levels due to being nervous or pressure. Something like that is hard to prove. I just think they were simply outplayed, I think in Game 1 they probably choked as it took later on the series to play faster & w/control. Others define at as losing as favorites, the Kings were actually favored to win that series. In fact - after game 2 of the LA-STL series, LA had the highest odds of any West team to take the cup.
I understand the only actual fan line is sarcasm but they were popular during their America West Arena days, they developed a fan base in the East Phoenix and overall East Valley area. AWA wasn't well suited for hockey with seats actually hanging over the ice. They had an arena plan for Scottsdale which fell threw for some reason I can't remember but that would have been a better spot for the franchise. Their current location requires their fan base to make a long drive to Glendale. It isn't a big problem for Cardinals' games since they play on Sundays(and the occasional Monday) only 8 days a season. W/ hockey it's 40. I would like to attend some games but the Glendale arena is 50 miles from me and I don't have a car. 50 miles on bus would be impossible for night games and the weekend bus service in Mesa sucks due to Mormon influence in the city(they feel everything should be shut down for church).
I'll see if I can make the effort if the Jamison deal falls in place. But more than likely I'll only attend ASU football games since the light rail pulls up right next to Sun Devil Stadium.
Anyways, whether Kings backed in or not. They're proving themselves to be a great team. 
