Walt has a word for Bob Cole, who does the play-by-play on Hockey Night in Canada's Saturday night games from Montréal. STUPID! That's the word...
Last night, at the beginning of the second period, a Colorado player did a dastardly deed and the referee immediately signalled an infraction. Quoth "Old King" Cole, "That's the first penalty of the game." That in spite of the presence in the penalty box of another Colorado player who'd been sent off at the end of the first. And get this. Cole said it twice! STUPID!
The colour commentator, former player Garry Galley -- Cole never played the game, it seems -- made an oblique reference to Montréal's "five-on-three power play" a few seconds later, but it took a couple of minutes before Cole twigged and apologized for his egregious error.
Later in the period, Cole completely missed a penalty to the Habs for delay of game. STUPID. This time Galley took the fall for it, lamely remarking that he should have said something about the Canadien player clearing the puck over the glass "and that's why the whistle went on that last play".
Bob Cole is 187 years old. He is visually challenged to the point where glasses can't help any more. It's time for him to wend his way to the home, before they come and get him.
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