I'll try and provide as much info as possible:
Page was very very opinionated. It was part of his persona or "gimmick" in wrestling terms. He was with MSG Networks from the late 80s until the late 90s. His sarcasm and satirical humor and his criticism of local teams got him in hot water after Cablevision and the Dolans took over. We all know their PR Mantra is "Everything is always wonderful in the world of MSG." One example I'll never forget is when the Rangers reacquired Doug Lidster from the Blues (who was part of that "compensation" package along with Tikannen in 1995 that went for Nedved as part of the Blues tampering with Keenan while under contract) for Jay Wells. Page starts out the segment by saying "Talk about trading Tweedle Dee for Tweedle Dumb" as by this point both players were 15 or so years into their respective careers. He was either Let Go or they just didn't renew his contract I believe around 1998 or 1999. By that point he was already in the business for 25 years and just had enough.
He's been mostly retired and living in Florida. He occasionally pops up to do interviews, podcast, or once in a blue moon contemporary stuff but all regarding Michigan State or Detroit sports because that's the region he came up in and identifies with. He had the same persona/sarcasm even back then. I think he once got Chuck Dailey the legendary coach of the Pistons really angry at him.
His lack of anything Rangers related is because he's not really a fan of NY sports, the region, or the market. He had some tough words about it in an old interview he did (I think it was around the time Kreider/Stepan/Ryan Borque where playing the WJCs but it could just be when I found it).
He was a huge part of my childhood and I appreciated his style even if it rubbed people the wrong way. MSG Sportsdesk was must watch tv back then, especially the 7 PM News Update where he basically crammed all the stories of the day into two five minute segments. He was always on and during the summer many big trades around the league that weren't easily accessible he'd talk about. Before the internet, Bob Page was the news.
I wanted to contact him through some Michigan State people, but didn't because I don't have a podcast or show. If that ever changes, I would love to have him on and just let him take over the mic and tell stories both from his NY days and also Michigan.
