Boston Bruins play-by-play announcer Jack Edwards is known for often being overly critical, excited, passionate and habit of bringing out his true inner-homerism when it comes to calling games for NESN.
Though many credit Edwards for his strong passion (most announcers try to avoid showing legitimate homerism), he's also landed in hot water from time-to-time.
Listen to his latest call from Game 3 between the Bruins and Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday, and decide if it was warranted or if he overreacted just a bit:
As you can see, he wasn't happy about officials blowing a play dead after Andreas Johnsson struggled to get up after taking a hit from Brad Marchand. That ended a Bruins rush into the Leafs zone on the power play, which could have possibly led to a game-tying goal.
You can understand why Edwards (along with Bruins players and fans), don't like the call, but referees will always blow a play dead if a player is injured - conscious or unconscious. Player safety comes first in the NHL.
The Maple Leafs went on to win the game 4-2, cutting the Bruins series lead to 2-1. There was plenty of tension and heat between the two Original Six rivals, and Edwards' heated rant only makes the beef between the two foes even more fun.
Of course, this isn't the first time Edwards made headlines for his call. There was an instance where he compared former Pittsburgh Penguins enforcer Matt Cooke to Sirhan Sirhan - the man who assassinated Robert Kennedy in 1968.
Edwards mentioned that Cooke almost "assassinated" Marc Savard in relation to Pittsburgh writers nominating him for the Masterton Trophy. Edwards apologized for his comments.
And finally, who can forget this rant?
Never change, Jack. Never change.
The Bruins and Maple Leafs will play each other in Game 4 on Thursday.
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