Force of habit?

Mike Emrick, I think, remarking on the Rangers' early-season woes:

"They have too good players to be playing like this, and with that payroll, too!"

...what payroll? Everyone has the same payroll. The same thing could be said about Long Island. Or Chicago. Or Florida.

Later, the analyst (Ahlers, I think) definitely asked Emrick what qualified as a shot. Our analyst had to seriously ask if hitting the post counted as a shot.