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12. TSN staff v. Sportsnet staff, three periods, 20-minute run time: Who wins?

BM: That’s a good question. Um, I’d be no use to anybody anymore. I don’t play much. I’d have to sit down, and I’d have to put it on paper to see what we’ve got going there. I’ve got to go with the home side. Never bet against TSN.

13. How do you think TSN managed to retain so much of its talent after Rogers swooped in to secure exclusive Canadian NHL rights two years ago?

BM: I can only speak for myself. I like working here. We knew it was going to be difficult after we lost the rights, but we also knew there was no reason that anybody had to raise the white flag, that we could still be the primary source for peoples’ news and information when it comes to hockey, and that the panel could live on. And it has, and it will.

14. With texting, emailing and calling, how quickly can you burn through a cell phone?

BM: Actually, my cell phones last quite a long time, as a rule. It’s usually bad timing. The thing will always go on the fritz right around your busiest time, whether it’s trade deadline or close to free agency, or while you’re traveling during the Stanley Cup final. The phone I have now, I got last August. Prior to that, I think I had one for two or three years.

15. Is it possible to have too much hockey?

BM: I think so. That’s for each individual to decide, but I know, even myself, I live and sleep and breathe it, but I like a break from it as much as the next guy. There are nights where there will be games on, and I know I should be watching them, but maybe that’s the night I say, ‘you know what? I’m going to watch Vikings.’