Confirmed with Link: Sens hire Pierre McGuire

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GARRIOCH: Melnyk calls McGuire a key piece of Sens' Stanley Cup drive | Ottawa Sun

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[CanadianHockey]

I'm not sure how I feel about this move.

 

[Micklebot]

Huh... This ought to be real popular...

 

[Sens]

This is a good position for his knowledge to be honest

thumbs up from me

 

[Micklebot]

I'm not sure how I feel about this move.

Honestly, I don't mind it, might explain why he wasn't part of the roster for the new nation tv deal in the states.

He has a personality that rubs people the wrong way on TV, and can come off a dink but so long as he's not the guy making the final calls and there's a safeguard in place, he could add to the team

My biggest fear is this is Melnyk putting a guy in position to take over as GM in anticipation of firing Dorion. I'm not Dorion's biggest fan, but I don't care for Maguire as a potential replacement...

 

[SanderSen]

Well, it won't be boring!!

 

[LuckyPierre]

McGuire will be GM - Dorion VP of Hockey Operations, in two years - if Ottawa can win a playoff round.

 

[Micklebot]

So, reading the article his role appears to be telling Dorion that guys like Stepan and Gudbranson suck now... Seriously though, they wanted someone who knew all the players.

“I wanted someone that knew as many of the players as possible,” said Melnyk. “That’s one of the key elements is knowing who you’re acquiring. When I say ‘knowing them’ I mean you want to know that player’s, family, friends, who he hangs out with, who influenced him and everything possible to know you’re getting the right person.

I wonder if he'll take over some of the post trade interviews...

 

[GCK]

I like this move, if for no other reason than how critical McGuire has been of our pro scouting.

 

[SanderSen]

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I wonder if he'll take over some of the post trade interviews...

That would be good to spread that around. GM is a heavy job. He also likely has different solid contacts than Dorion to.

 

[cudi]

our analytics people bout to enter the battle of their life

 

[h2]

I like this move, if for no other reason than how critical McGuire has been of our pro scouting.

That alone is worth it I think. Pro scouting is where we suck the most.

 

[Micklebot]

That alone is worth it I think. Pro scouting is where we suck the most.

That seems to be where his focus will be based on Melnyk's comments,

I guess it could be worse, we could have hired Button.

 

[Tuna99]

Pierre Mcquire is annoying.

 

[Sens]

our analytics people bout to enter the battle of their life

i was just on the front office page
We don’t have that lol

 

[R2010]

Great hire. Don’t like him as a broadcaster but he is certainly not a doormat and provides something Dorion badly needed.

 

[Sweatred]

Uncle Euge said we needed a first line center … I cringe at the thought of what that would cost us.

I wonder if the Sens will draft PM’s boy ?

 

[AchtzehnBaby]

This is the guy that is going in front of the camera.

 

[Samboni]

Pierre McGuire - monster hunter!

 

[dumbdick]

I really like Pierre. Probably because I never watched him on TV but very frequently listened to him on his morning radio spot.


The "Monster" stuff is just a bit he does for TV. The guy knows hockey and is actually a really relatable down-to-earth guy. JR and Steve used to toss random questions to him about any random player in the league and he would have a knowledgeable answer about the player.

I really like the hire and if I'm Dorion I'm watching out for my job. I think I'd prefer McGuire in the GM role.

 

[Tuna99]

I can see why this workout out.

pierre Mcquire is the king of “the fans don’t understand”

Eugene Melnyck is the king of “the fans don’t understand”

 

[LuckyPierre]

For years he's expressed his appreciation for Colin White - who was not one of the twelve players spoken of by McGuire in Brucey's exclusive scoop (Norris was). Could have been an editorial thing, but I'm interested to see how he approaches the White situation now.

 

[discostu]

I'm not à fan of this move. Pierre McGuire has been rumoured for jobs around the league for decades, and never seems to get hired.

His TV personality is knowing small trivial bits of information about many players and just repeating it at high volume. That's not information that helps you run a hockey team.

I hope I'm wrong, but, I don't think this works out well for us.

 

[Tuna99]

This is the guy that is going in front of the camera.

Is that a good thing? He’s pretty polarizing

 

[cudi]

It's been a long time since he worked in the league so not like we have lots we can point at to like or dislike the move. Whalers days were a looooong time ago.

We been asking for help for PD forever so I guess we can't be like 'well, no not him' when they finally hire someone lol.

Im open minded. Lets see what PM can bring to the table.