Paul Holmgren can tell you why: http://articles.courant.com/1994-05...mcguire-whalers-general-manager-paul-holmgren
Clearly this guy is far and away the most knowledgeable hockey analyst today. He consistently offer`s descriptive and decisive evaluation`s of what is happening in the game`s and around the NHL.
At the very least, I think he should be an NHL scout, but, more ideally, he should be a GM (I know several team`s could use an upgrade...).
So why does McGuire not have such a job? Does he have too charming of a personality to waste his talent`s as a boring old executive? Obviously this did not stop Brian Burke from taking a GM position.
I demand answer`s NOW!
Clearly this guy is far and away the most knowledgeable hockey analyst today. He consistently offer`s descriptive and decisive evaluation`s of what is happening in the game`s and around the NHL.
At the very least, I think he should be an NHL scout, but, more ideally, he should be a GM (I know several team`s could use an upgrade...).
So why does McGuire not have such a job? Does he have too charming of a personality to waste his talent`s as a boring old executive? Obviously this did not stop Brian Burke from taking a GM position.
I demand answer`s NOW!
This.Check out what pat verbeek had to say about his former coach pierre maguire. "After McGuire was fired, captain Pat Verbeek called it the best thing that could have happened to the Whalers. He said that his teammates had no respect for McGuire and that McGuire was mocked by other teams. In 1995, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman ruled that McGuire would forfeit half of the remaining salary owed to him by the Whalers for providing confidential coaching evaluations that had been prepared while employed by Hartford to the Edmonton Oilers"
The hate Pierre gets is a joke. The guy is a class act.
Take a pay cut for more work? I think Pierre would do it in an instant. Its not about the money, the guy has hockey in his veins
I think he would do an absolutely fantastic job in a GM role. He would do things the RIGHT way and would build through the draft, and bring in the right players through free agency.
Edmonton should pray they get a guy like Pierre, i really think within 2 seasons he would make that team competative and make the city of Edmonton excited about the Oilers again.
Clearly this guy is far and away the most knowledgeable hockey analyst today. He consistently offer`s descriptive and decisive evaluation`s of what is happening in the game`s and around the NHL.
At the very least, I think he should be an NHL scout, but, more ideally, he should be a GM (I know several team`s could use an upgrade...).
So why does McGuire not have such a job? Does he have too charming of a personality to waste his talent`s as a boring old executive? Obviously this did not stop Brian Burke from taking a GM position.
I demand answer`s NOW!
does that mean we can't call Milbury a clown either?
btw, do you want fries with that?
does that mean we can't call Milbury a clown either?
btw, do you want fries with that?
The thing is, Milbury IS a clown, why do people hate on Pierre? because he had a hard time with the Whalers, what 20+ years ago? because hes passionate about the game of hockey? because his brain is a hockey encyclopedia?
the dude may be over the top sometimes, but he is fun to watch, he has fun, and loves what he does. every time i have ever listened to Pierre talk, i learn something new, and ive been watching this sport for 20 years.
to me, there is no reason to bash someone like Pierre. everyone always laughs because so many players are "robots" and have no personality, then we get Pierre who is gushing with personality and he gets blasted every time his name is mentioned.