Harry would put out all kinds of rumors on players that they were going try and get , Thachuk was one along with Lanny Mc Donald . Joey Mullin who he did finally get when neck was in a brace , oh there was always the Jeremy Roenick annual rumors he would put these out to his lackies in the media . The guy was a fraud ...........
I talked to Roenick about this and he went into depth about coning to Bruins and what happened - but it was eventually on him. He changed mind and explained why - he can tell it if he wants someday. I’m not sure if Harry was GM. Thought it was MOC but could be wrong
The Mullen story I heard watching Jim Plunkett at Happy Hour down the Cape with a bunch of friends including BC guys and Mullen about going to camp with Bruins. I might have been pretty trashed but I thought that came up in conversation and why I was shocked when he showed up in Blues camp (what the F was the name of that bar)
As for Tkachuk I can go there as well but not sure how to word it
Harry F’d up trading anyone who parted and was a potential bad influence on Bourque & Neely. Secord, Courtnall and Fergus are 3 traded for wrong reasons
He was cheap and screwed up the Mullen deal
Trading Shaw and signing Zombo etc was pathetic
I could go on forever on him - but he was not a fraud
He was a three man organization with Johnson (embedded Habs who cost them 1971 Cup) and Nate Greenberg in media
He had an amazing scout who passed away
Harry could have been an alltimer as a coach