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 Apr 29 2012, 09:21 PM
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 If u read this,u're a moron! U just read this,didnt u?  Posts: 18,991 Joined: 15-March 07 From: South Florida I Like: Dr. Ben Carson  |
The most storied franchise in hockey. The Montreal Canadiens. How on earth could they be interviewing a mediocre hockeymind in Pierre McGuire? Has anyone seen this guy's resume? This guy is barely eligible to become an NHL coach. He coached 67 NHL games. He then coached in the ECHL for one year. He was an assistant all his life.
This is the guy that called Toskala a world class goalie when he was traded to Toronto. Frankly, why is this guy even a popular hockey analyst? He was not even an amateur player. Yet, he was interviewed for a GM job position? And not just any GM job position but it's the Montreal Canadiens GM job positioning. How can this team be taken seriously? I can't take it seriously. What a joke! 
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Apr 30 2012, 03:02 AM
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 second line right wing on team negative Posts: 2,698 Joined: 8-July 07 From: LI I Like: nothing. I Don't Like: much of anything. |
Whatever it takes to get him off tv, do it
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Apr 30 2012, 06:14 AM
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 Mike Ruppboi Posts: 12,959 Joined: 15-March 07 From: Uranus I Like: Looking good I Don't Like: Looking bummy |
QUOTE(Hockey101 @ Apr 29 2012, 10:21 PM)  How on earth could they be interviewing a mediocre hockeymind in Pierre McGuire? Has anyone seen this guy's resume? This guy is barely eligible to become an NHL coach. He coached 67 NHL games. He then coached in the ECHL for one year. He was an assistant all his life. He won two Stanley Cups as an assistant with Pittsburgh, working under Bob Johnson and Scotty Bowman. He's worked in almost every facet of hockey organization: management, coaching, scouting. He has significant ties to the Montreal area. And as arguably the most prominent media personality in the sport, he knows just about every player in the league, not just from an evaluation level but personally. They pay him to draw attention to the game, which he does through a hyperbolic use of language to describe plays/players. But in thirty years of watching hockey, no one to me has more enthusiasm for the professional game than he does, particularly at the developmental level (almost to a creepy extent). Pierre's resume is probably better than John Davidson, who is showing success in St. Louis. I have no idea if he'd work out, but I think he's qualified enough to interview. -------------------- Batman uses women for sex and tactical advantages.
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Apr 30 2012, 11:12 AM
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If u read this,u're a moron! U just read this,didnt u? Posts: 18,991 Joined: 15-March 07 From: South Florida I Like: Dr. Ben Carson |
If the guy was that good, why didn't any team give him a chance to be a coach even at the AHL level? The guy is not qualified to be a GM. He knows every player? Congratulations. He is probably not the only one. Davidson is not a GM either.
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Apr 30 2012, 01:43 PM
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Mike Ruppboi Posts: 12,959 Joined: 15-March 07 From: Uranus I Like: Looking good I Don't Like: Looking bummy |
QUOTE(Hockey101 @ Apr 30 2012, 12:12 PM) If the guy was that good, why didn't any team give him a chance to be a coach even at the AHL level? I never said he was good, I said that he worked under two of the all-time best. And the second part isn't a logical conclusion. First off, how do you even know that he wasn't offered THOUSANDS of coaching jobs and turned each one down? Or that he even wanted to coach in the first place. Maybe after his last job in the NHL, or a bad experience at the minor level, he realized that broadcasting was his true calling. Besides, he wouldn't be hired to coach the Canadians anyway. QUOTE The guy is not qualified to be a GM. You're right. Broadcasters are usually underqualified to run hockey teams. Hey, where did Florida General Manager Dale Tallon get his start prior to managing. Can you distinguish what made him a qualified GM where Pierre McGwire is not? QUOTE Davidson is not a GM either. Good point. He's the boss of the general manager. -------------------- Batman uses women for sex and tactical advantages.
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Apr 30 2012, 01:55 PM
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 aggressively mean & apathetic Posts: 6,002 Joined: 11-November 07 From: Section 424 I Like: not doing things I Don't Like: doing things |
Uh....I'm going to leave this one alone.
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Apr 30 2012, 02:53 PM
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If u read this,u're a moron! U just read this,didnt u? Posts: 18,991 Joined: 15-March 07 From: South Florida I Like: Dr. Ben Carson |
QUOTE(leedsy99 @ Apr 30 2012, 02:43 PM) QUOTE(Hockey101 @ Apr 30 2012, 12:12 PM) If the guy was that good, why didn't any team give him a chance to be a coach even at the AHL level? I never said he was good, I said that he worked under two of the all-time best. And the second part isn't a logical conclusion. First off, how do you even know that he wasn't offered THOUSANDS of coaching jobs and turned each one down? Or that he even wanted to coach in the first place. Maybe after his last job in the NHL, or a bad experience at the minor level, he realized that broadcasting was his true calling. Besides, he wouldn't be hired to coach the Canadians anyway. QUOTE The guy is not qualified to be a GM. You're right. Broadcasters are usually underqualified to run hockey teams. Hey, where did Florida General Manager Dale Tallon get his start prior to managing. Can you distinguish what made him a qualified GM where Pierre McGwire is not? QUOTE Davidson is not a GM either. Good point. He's the boss of the general manager. Tallon was assistant GM before becoming a GM and played for over 10 years. The guy was an All-Star in the NHL too. Davidson probably has the financial knowledge to become president of HO. That makes him qualified for that because that's what you need. -------------------- |
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May 1 2012, 11:52 PM
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 I jog for jam Posts: 2,986 Joined: 15-October 11 From: Sometimes Bellevue WA, sometimes Brazil I Like: Pizza n' beer I Don't Like: Paying for pizza n' beer |
His name is Pierre, so he's eligible.
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May 2 2012, 06:50 AM
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 I stole Ron Duguay's hair! Posts: 10,530 Joined: 15-March 07 From: Texas, there be dragons here. I Like: ado I Don't Like: adieu |
QUOTE(Leo95 @ May 1 2012, 11:52 PM) His name is Pierre, so he's eligible. I can't hear the name without thinking about the time when me and my friends were 5 years old and whizzed off the roof onto the AC compressor fan. Pee Air. -------------------- Special thanks go to Rick91981 for assistance in making the Official Judas Crease Hair Flip avatar a reality!
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May 2 2012, 06:54 AM
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 model slash actor Posts: 13,496 Joined: 24-April 08 From: ny |
They ended up hiring Marc Bergevin over McGuire.
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May 2 2012, 11:25 AM
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aggressively mean & apathetic Posts: 6,002 Joined: 11-November 07 From: Section 424 I Like: not doing things I Don't Like: doing things |
QUOTE(toph @ May 2 2012, 07:54 AM) They ended up hiring Marc Bergevin over McGuire. So they can be taken seriously again? -------------------- QUOTE(Rocha @ Apr 12 2012, 08:37 PM) Gaborik was smoother at getting legs to open up than Billy Dee Williams with a bottle of champagne in dim lighting. |
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May 2 2012, 01:51 PM
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 Something witty. Use your imagination. Posts: 2,576 Joined: 30-May 07 From: Queens, NY - in the Belle they call Rose I Like: being a Daddy I Don't Like: being responsible |
Inasmuch as Canada is ever taken seriously by Americans, I suppose.
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May 2 2012, 02:38 PM
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model slash actor Posts: 13,496 Joined: 24-April 08 From: ny |
QUOTE(ree @ May 2 2012, 12:25 PM) QUOTE(toph @ May 2 2012, 07:54 AM) They ended up hiring Marc Bergevin over McGuire. So they can be taken seriously again? Hah, I didn't have a problem with them interviewing McGuire in the first place. He seems like a more logical hire than the guy they got, actually. |
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May 2 2012, 02:43 PM
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 Luuuuuuuuuuuuuke Posts: 11,135 Joined: 9-December 07 From: Kentucky |
Of all the things you can make fun of the Habs for, you chose their interview of Pierre McGuire. That's like choosing to make fun of A-Rod for dipping his french fries in mayonnaise instead of ketchup.
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May 2 2012, 03:02 PM
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If u read this,u're a moron! U just read this,didnt u? Posts: 18,991 Joined: 15-March 07 From: South Florida I Like: Dr. Ben Carson |
I would have gone for Risebrough, but Bergerin can give something really new to this team. Why not? Thumbs up.
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May 2 2012, 03:04 PM
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 Goodbye, sweetie. Posts: 10,992 Joined: 29-April 08 From: No. I Like: No. I Don't Like: No. |
So after all that raving, what was the point of this thread?
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May 2 2012, 03:05 PM
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If u read this,u're a moron! U just read this,didnt u? Posts: 18,991 Joined: 15-March 07 From: South Florida I Like: Dr. Ben Carson |
QUOTE(LisaLisa @ May 2 2012, 04:04 PM) So after all that raving, what was the point of this thread? To rip on McGuire. That's not a bad thing. -------------------- |
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May 2 2012, 03:53 PM
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aggressively mean & apathetic Posts: 6,002 Joined: 11-November 07 From: Section 424 I Like: not doing things I Don't Like: doing things |
QUOTE(toph @ May 2 2012, 03:38 PM) QUOTE(ree @ May 2 2012, 12:25 PM) QUOTE(toph @ May 2 2012, 07:54 AM) They ended up hiring Marc Bergevin over McGuire. So they can be taken seriously again? Hah, I didn't have a problem with them interviewing McGuire in the first place. He seems like a more logical hire than the guy they got, actually. I didn't either, and I like the Habs. I just never saw the point in this thread to begin with. -------------------- QUOTE(Rocha @ Apr 12 2012, 08:37 PM) Gaborik was smoother at getting legs to open up than Billy Dee Williams with a bottle of champagne in dim lighting. |
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