Concerned about picks

Hockey Digest, May-June, 2004 by Steve Baumann

I want to commend HOCKEY DIGEST for being a great magazine, but I'm concerned about Barry Wilner's likes and dislikes. Judging by his best and worst teams he must not watch hockey too much. He says the All-Star Game was the least exciting part of All-Star weekend and he also seems to have a nice hatred for the Nashville franchise. The Predators might not be the best, but they certainly aren't the worst team. The thing that really angered me was the fact Gary Thorne got worst" play-by-play. I have continually seen Thorne get trashed in HOCKEY DIGEST and honestly can't understand why. No other announcer brings as much color to the game. Thorne has announced numerous sports and big games. He is the best play-by-play man I have heard.

Steve Baumann

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