from trade deadlines to drafts the hockey analyst never stops hi I’m
hockey analyst never stops hi I’m
hockey analyst never stops hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to
Rebecca Brayton and welcome to
Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking
watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking
watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking with the hockey insider himself Bob
with the hockey insider himself Bob
with the hockey insider himself Bob McKenzie to learn more about the
McKenzie to learn more about the
McKenzie to learn more about the day-to-day life of this TSN broadcaster
day-to-day life of this TSN broadcaster
day-to-day life of this TSN broadcaster hello my name is Bob McKenzie and you
hello my name is Bob McKenzie and you
hello my name is Bob McKenzie and you may know me as the hockey insider at TSN
may know me as the hockey insider at TSN
may know me as the hockey insider at TSN now I’d love to get some insight of what
now I’d love to get some insight of what
now I’d love to get some insight of what your job is like a TSN it’s great and
your job is like a TSN it’s great and
your job is like a TSN it’s great and you know day starts early you gotta read
you know day starts early you gotta read
you know day starts early you gotta read a lot spend 23 hours just going through
a lot spend 23 hours just going through
a lot spend 23 hours just going through all the papers and on the internet and
all the papers and on the internet and
all the papers and on the internet and and that spend a lot of time on the
and that spend a lot of time on the
and that spend a lot of time on the phone a lot of time on the blackberry
phone a lot of time on the blackberry
phone a lot of time on the blackberry start to identify in the day what issues
start to identify in the day what issues
start to identify in the day what issues are out there what things are kind of
are out there what things are kind of
are out there what things are kind of hanging there well the owns an impact
hanging there well the owns an impact
hanging there well the owns an impact player and that impact is very very good
player and that impact is very very good
player and that impact is very very good and that impact can also be somewhat
and that impact can also be somewhat
and that impact can also be somewhat negative at time I don’t know that it
negative at time I don’t know that it
negative at time I don’t know that it ever fully comes out on the air because
ever fully comes out on the air because
ever fully comes out on the air because it’s hard to translate that for the
it’s hard to translate that for the
it’s hard to translate that for the average person to what it’s really like
average person to what it’s really like
average person to what it’s really like to be behind the scenes but the best i
to be behind the scenes but the best i
to be behind the scenes but the best i can do is just try and tell them what’s
can do is just try and tell them what’s
can do is just try and tell them what’s going to happen before it happens where
going to happen before it happens where
going to happen before it happens where as it’s happening I mean it seems pretty
as it’s happening I mean it seems pretty
as it’s happening I mean it seems pretty commonplace for you know fired or
commonplace for you know fired or
commonplace for you know fired or unemployed coaches to be some
unemployed coaches to be some
unemployed coaches to be some commentators what’s it like working with
commentators what’s it like working with
commentators what’s it like working with these guys that you are used to covering
these guys that you are used to covering
these guys that you are used to covering it’s good you know what because you
it’s good you know what because you
it’s good you know what because you learn a lot from them I like being on
learn a lot from them I like being on
learn a lot from them I like being on the panel with John Tortorella like me
the panel with John Tortorella like me
the panel with John Tortorella like me on the panel of Peter Laviolette they’ve
on the panel of Peter Laviolette they’ve
on the panel of Peter Laviolette they’ve got great stories they got great insight
got great stories they got great insight
got great stories they got great insight and you learn so much by being around
and you learn so much by being around
and you learn so much by being around them it’s a two-way street we because
them it’s a two-way street we because
them it’s a two-way street we because we’re more familiar with television
we’re more familiar with television
we’re more familiar with television we’re giving them a hand as to how to
we’re giving them a hand as to how to
we’re giving them a hand as to how to deal with the lights and the camera and
deal with the lights and the camera and
deal with the lights and the camera and not be intimidated by all that stuff but
not be intimidated by all that stuff but
not be intimidated by all that stuff but they give us all sorts of insight on
they give us all sorts of insight on
they give us all sorts of insight on situations they were in and background
situations they were in and background
situations they were in and background on this player of that player or this
on this player of that player or this
on this player of that player or this team of that team grated John Tortorella
team of that team grated John Tortorella
team of that team grated John Tortorella on the panel for half a year but he you
on the panel for half a year but he you
on the panel for half a year but he you really didn’t like it he’d say the only
really didn’t like it he’d say the only
really didn’t like it he’d say the only part I don’t like about this television
part I don’t like about this television
part I don’t like about this television thing is being on television I like
thing is being on television I like
thing is being on television I like coming in and talking hockey with all
coming in and talking hockey with all
coming in and talking hockey with all you guys and watching the games and
you guys and watching the games and
you guys and watching the games and having the banter back and forth but
having the banter back and forth but
having the banter back and forth but when we’re actually have to go on the
when we’re actually have to go on the
when we’re actually have to go on the end I don’t like that so he you probably
end I don’t like that so he you probably
end I don’t like that so he you probably should have skipped TV I wish I could
should have skipped TV I wish I could
should have skipped TV I wish I could give you explanation about it I can’t
give you explanation about it I can’t
give you explanation about it I can’t what is your busiest day of the year oh
what is your busiest day of the year oh
what is your busiest day of the year oh boy okay i could pick so many now trade
boy okay i could pick so many now trade
boy okay i could pick so many now trade deadline day
deadline day
deadline day really demanding it’s grueling and in
really demanding it’s grueling and in
really demanding it’s grueling and in fact we used to be just one day and now
fact we used to be just one day and now
fact we used to be just one day and now it’s the three or four days before
it’s the three or four days before
it’s the three or four days before almost the entire week before even
almost the entire week before even
almost the entire week before even though the deadlines over three trades
though the deadlines over three trades
though the deadlines over three trades to still filter through till about five
to still filter through till about five
to still filter through till about five o’clock and then you gotta wrap the day
o’clock and then you gotta wrap the day
o’clock and then you gotta wrap the day up and everything else and because
up and everything else and because
up and everything else and because you’ve worked so hard the week before
you’ve worked so hard the week before
you’ve worked so hard the week before that’s pretty exhausting thank you very
that’s pretty exhausting thank you very
that’s pretty exhausting thank you very much my pleasure
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