For whatever reason, we are conditioned to watching studio show analysis during intermissions. Typically these shows are littered with talking heads speaking in cliches, an interview with a player who gives non-answers to the most basic of questions and lots of fake, obnoxious laughter to bad jokes. The New York Rangers and MSG network are working towards a better program.
Designing a compelling studio show is amongst the most difficult things in sports television. Of the small army of studio shows, only TNT’s “Inside the NBA,” produces compelling segments that provides interesting and engaging analysis.
In the case of Ron Duguay, for whatever reason, the network decided not to bring him back.