TNT’s hiring of Paul Bissonnette for its NHL coverage proves hockey has no interest in rising above trash
by Sam Fels from Deadspin > Sports News Without Fear, Favor or Compromise on (#5PHPM)
The NHL returns to training camps in a couple weeks, with the season just about a month away. The league wants to make a big deal of its new TV contracts, putting a new shine and look to the league, with both ESPN and TNT picking the national coverage. The hope, as forlorn as it always is, was that either channel, or...