Pierre Mcguire

PIERRE MCGUIRE IS ONE OF THE BEST TALKERS IN HOCKEY…
UNFORTUNATELY IN THE LAST WEEK…HE WAS NOT ABLE TO TALK HIS WAY INTO BECOMING THE NEXT GENERAL MANAGER OF THE MINNESOTA WILD…
ACCORDING TO TSN…THE JOB NOW BELONGS TO CHUCK FLETCHER…
WHO IS NOW THE ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER OF THE PITTSBURGH PENGUINS…
IRONICALLY…THE MAN WHO BROKE THAT STORY…WAS PROBABLY…PIERRE MCGUIRE…
EARLIER THIS WEEK MCGUIRE WAS TOLD HE WAS A FINALIST…
FOR GOOD REASON!!!
MCGUIRE HAS AN IMPRESSIVE RESUME…
HE WON 2 STANLEY CUPS IN PITTSBURGH AS AN ASSISTANT COACH IN THE EARLY 90’S…
HE WAS A HEAD COACH IN HARTFORD…
AND HE HAS ALSO BEEN AN ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER…
BUT…THIS IS WHAT HURT HIS CHANCES…
PIERRE MCGUIRE HAS NOT BEEN INVOLVED WITH ANY TEAM IN 12 YEARS…
THAT’S A LONG TIME TO SIT ON THE SIDELINES…
THE TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING TOOK A SHOT WITH BARRY MELROSE THIS SEASON AS THEIR HEAD COACH…
MELROSE HAD NOT COACHED IN 13 YEARS…
HE LASTED A GRAND TOTAL OF 16 GAMES…
NEVERTHELESS THERE ARE SUCCESS STORIES OF BROADCASTERS MOVING INTO THE FRONT OFFICE…
THE MOST RECENT ARE…
DALE TALLON IN CHICAGO…AND JOHN DAVIDSON IN ST. LOUIS…
EVEN IF ONE DAY MCGUIRE BECOMES A GENERAL MANAGER IN THE NHL…THERE IS NO GUARENTEE OF SUCCESS…
UNLIKE A HEAD COACH…THE SURVIVAL OF A GENERAL MANAGER DEPENDS ON MORE THAN JUST WINNING…
POLITICS PLAY A MAJOR ROLE…
NOT ONLY WITH THE OWNERS…BUT ALSO WITH:
THE PLAYERS…THE AGENTS…THE OTHER GENERAL MANAGERS…THE NHL FRONT OFFICE AND ABOVE ALL…THE MEDIA…
ANY ONE THEM CAN COST A GM “HIS JOB”…
BUT DO NOT KID YOURSELF…
THERE IS NOBODY IN BROADCASTING THAT PLAYS THIS GAME BETTER THAN PIERRE MCGUIRE…
WE KNOW HE CAN “TALK THE TALK”…
SOME DAY WE MAY FIND OUT IF MCGUIRE CAN ALSO…“WALK THE WALK”…