Bruins radio future in doubt?

According to this story in the online version of the Boston Globe, the Bruins' may not be on bellwether AM station WBZ after this season.

I, for one, would miss that. WBZ is one of the few multi-thousand-watt giants that can be heard for hundreds of miles around on clear nights. It was my one concrete connection to the area after I left school and came back to Philly.

I've probably heard at least 20-30 B's games a year for the last eight seasons thanks to the magic of radio, and now that the club is one of the NHL's elite, it would be sad for a long-distance fan like myself to miss out. Without it, I'll only have fading memories of the late 90's when Bob Neumeier nearly had a coronary for every goal call during the Pat Burns era.

There are a zillion outlets that would love to have the hockey team, I'm sure, and I'd imagine that WEEI and WTKK are tops on the list. There's also the ESPN affiliate along with WRKO in the mix.

The article cites the possibility of a simulcast with NESN's broadcast team, and would that be so bad, especially since WBZ has cut and may not be done cutting staff?

Honestly, Jack Edwards is a bit much and has gotten louder and more excitable in the last two years. Brick is solid, not spectacular. Where's Tom Caron or Dave Shea when you need them?

Regardless, simulcasting does have its unintended benefits. After years of keeping Gene Hart and Bobby Taylor separate between TV, cable and radio, the Flyers combined the feeds in a cost-cutting move from 1984-88 and that just so happened to coincide with the team's resurgence. In the era before widespread cable access and national hockey exposure, nobody was cheated out of great calls from exciting clubs by a Hall-of-Fame broadcaster.