Re: Vancouver's Hockey "Media" (or "Idiots" as Torts calls them)

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That’s young :crazy:
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Topper wrote: Wed May 01, 2019 9:48 am won't be missed by me
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Gutted. I've got a 2 year old and couldn't imagine not being there for him as be grows up. Just feel so incredibly terrible for his family.

I thought Botch was entertaining. I didn't always agree with him, but he was passionate and fun to listen/read. Canucks coverage won't be the same - he was really a great entertainer.
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Rede wrote: Wed May 01, 2019 10:45 am Gutted. I've got a 2 year old and couldn't imagine not being there for him as be grows up. Just feel so incredibly terrible for his family.

I thought Botch was entertaining. I didn't always agree with him, but he was passionate and fun to listen/read. Canucks coverage won't be the same - he was really a great entertainer.
His delivery didn’t do much for me but he was far better at his job than Canucks lap dogs I Mac and Kuzma
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Very tragic when anyone dies so young. RIP.
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Blob Mckenzie wrote: Wed May 01, 2019 10:51 amHis delivery didn’t do much for me but he was far better at his job than Canucks lap dogs I Mac and Kuzma
This. He could get on your nerves, but at least his coverage didn’t smack of being a corporate shill. We need more Botchfords and fewer iMacs and Kuzmas.
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Blob Mckenzie wrote: Wed May 01, 2019 10:51 am
Rede wrote: Wed May 01, 2019 10:45 am Gutted. I've got a 2 year old and couldn't imagine not being there for him as be grows up. Just feel so incredibly terrible for his family.

I thought Botch was entertaining. I didn't always agree with him, but he was passionate and fun to listen/read. Canucks coverage won't be the same - he was really a great entertainer.
His delivery didn’t do much for me but he was far better at his job than Canucks lap dogs I Mac and Kuzma
I guess if you’re into ignorant takes and flip flopping on a weekly basis.
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Good writer. Found an angle that was more interesting and entertaining than his media colleagues.

Hated his agendas and his fake, forced personality away from the media scrums. Maybe his "respectful" demeanor at the rink is what is fake?

That said, too young to go.
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I'm not gonna post all the stuff I'm hearing for Botch just two that caught my eye.
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I really enjoyed Botch, and I'm going to miss him. It's quite sad to see him 'check out' so soon.

Illnesses of the heart can be so fatal. Now that I'm in my 50's, ive lost a few friends because of heart issues. I was fortunate to have had an angiogram and a stent put in just 6 mos ago myself.

Botch wasn't afraid to stick his neck out there re: things he believed to be true. He was insightful, and also had a great sense of humour. The van canuck media world is a little less rich and deep today... feel for his family big time.
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nuckster wrote: Wed May 01, 2019 12:40 pm I really enjoyed Botch, and I'm going to miss him. It's quite sad to see him 'check out' so soon.

Illnesses of the heart can be so fatal. Now that I'm in my 50's, ive lost a few friends because of heart issues. I was fortunate to have had an angiogram and a stent put in just 6 mos ago myself.

Botch wasn't afraid to stick his neck out there re: things he believed to be true. He was insightful, and also had a great sense of humour. The van canuck media world is a little less rich and deep today... feel for his family big time.
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We gripe often about the media and indeed Botchford had a distinct style which many found grating, others entertaining, but any way you slice it this is tragic news. Way too young and seemed to be in good shape. Just reminds you of the frailty of life.

Like many I didn’t always agree with his opinion but he was a personality and I enjoyed his banter with the likes of Halford and Brough. I will miss him on the airwaves.
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Blob Mckenzie wrote: Wed May 01, 2019 9:31 am That’s awful. Guy is a year younger than me ffs. Had a wife and three kids.....

Was never a huge fan but this is very sad to hear
Fuck eh. Im 47. Scary.

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Uncle dans leg wrote: Wed May 01, 2019 1:43 pm
Blob Mckenzie wrote: Wed May 01, 2019 9:31 am That’s awful. Guy is a year younger than me ffs. Had a wife and three kids.....

Was never a huge fan but this is very sad to hear
Fuck eh. Im 47. Scary.

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