Is Pierre McGuire going to get any coach interviews?

[Mickey Marner]

His brief tenure as a coach made him out to be exactly how you'd expect him to be.

MCGUIRE'S TENURE A BAD SITUATION

 

[Just Linda]

I would hire PM in an NHL role in a heartbeat. He'd make a fantastic Zamboni driver or ice technician. I wouldn't have him work around people though, his social skills aren't HFBoards level yet.

PM is the guy at the party where when everyone laughs at a joke being told, he interrupts to point out that the joke featured incorrect facts and then would go onto a tirade about how and where he learned the information and turn it into a science lesson while everyone else nervously shuffles away uncomfortably.

 

[UpGoesRupp]

Pierre is good for the sport. He’s entertaining and a walking character piece. But he should be no where near financial decisions. He’ll be handing out contracts to players strictly based on their story.

 

[Lukin1978]

My beer league team could use him

 

[Shocker]

I think he is one of the smartest hockey minds and he knows everything. Why won't teams interview him? Caps fan and I think it would be very funny if he was selected as the new Caps coach but it might actually be a terrific pick because his knowledge of the game is very high.

He doesn't want to coach or another reason?

I think only you, Pierre and his mother think he's one of the smartest hockey minds.

 

[illpucks]

No player in the NHL would want to play for him.

He's not in NHL but I'm sure he would

 

[Jag68Sid87]

McGuire actually has a cup ring as an assistant coach on the 91 Penguins. Make of that what you will...There were also rumors that the Pens considered him as a GM candidate the year they hired Rutherford.

Yeah, and he was also a finalist for the Montreal GM job when Bergevin got hired, was a candidate for the Wild GM job when Fletcher was hired (or maybe it was Fenton, not sure which) and was a finalist for the Flames job when Treliving was hired.

I think it would be interesting to see what he could do with a franchise. Not saying I would hire him but I think he would add some spice to the GM's chair. I also would have liked to see Ed Olczyk get the Florida job. Though I am glad there is new blood in Zito there.

 

[Jormungandr]

He’s on the list of candidates for the Coyotes GM job right now.

 

[Roo Returns]

His time in Hartford was legendarily bad.

Also no team would want to constantly hear about how great the Penguins are.

Pierre's been better the last 4-5 years as an announcer. More toned down. Even his shtick is almost at like Shattner/Walken level and he's in on the joke.

 

[Mandar]

No Mrs. McGuire, no one wants him to coach.

 

[Galaxydoggystyle]

I honestly don't know why the Coyotes don't take a shot with him it couldn't get any worse then it is now.

 

[Leafs87]

I think he is one of the smartest hockey minds and he knows everything. Why won't teams interview him? Caps fan and I think it would be very funny if he was selected as the new Caps coach but it might actually be a terrific pick because his knowledge of the game is very high.

He doesn't want to coach or another reason?

 

[Hockeyholic]

He's been out of Hockey for nearly 27 years. That's a very long time. I do think he would be successful as assistant coach. Probably not GM or head coach though.

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

I’ve never gotten the impression that McGuire is particularly knowledgeable hockey-wise. Recalling where every NHLer played their junior hockey wouldn’t translate into anything beneficial as a coach.

This x1000

 

[innitfam]

The players won't respect him. It'll never work.

 

[SotasicA]

If Edzo ends up GM, he might hire Pierre.

 

[SUX2BU]

 

[cupcrazyman]

Hes a f***ing creep

Pierre, nobody cares where a guy played his hockey as a child.

 

[HotDish]

Hopefully he gets the Gm job in Arizona

 

[PensandCaps]

He's a dumb boomer

 

[DieselPig]

Chris Johnston said he’s interviewed twice for the GM job in Arizona.. as much as Pierre gets hate on I’d rather him than Dubas or Chayka as my GM lololol

 

[TheBloodyNine]

If Edzo ends up GM, he might hire Pierre.

Edzo HATES Pierre

 

[Voight]

For one, he hasn't coached in 25 years.

Second, he wasn't a very good coach and also rubbed a lot of people the wrong way. IIRC he was in the mix for the Habs GM opening sometime in the last decade or so.

Pretty crazy that he is where he is because Bowmans daughter went to the same school he was coaching at.

 

[_Del_]

it couldn't get any worse then it is now.

I've thought that for 25 years, and yet here we are talking about Pierre McGuire as a possible General Manager...

 

[Whileee]

Chris Johnston said he’s interviewed twice for the GM job in Arizona.. as much as Pierre gets hate on I’d rather him than Dubas or Chayka as my GM lololol

It would be hilarious if the Yotes hired McGuire as GM. They'd go from a callow guy with his own take on analytics to a troglodyte who doesn't understand anything about data analysis.