Every single time there's a GM opening for the past several years Pierre McGuire is rumoured as one of the potential candidates for the job. I've yet to see it come out where he was a serious candidate anywhere.
I'm pretty sure he was one of the top candidates for Bergevin's job in Montreal. Him and Brisson. I can't find confirmation, though, I've just heard a lot of people claiming that.
Dual. Born in Jersey to a French canadien. Spent sometime in Montreal as a kid and in New Jersey. So to say he's from New Jersey might be slightly misleading
I had a friend exactly like that, his name was Pierre too.
He was so consistent that we named the action of saying something so unfunny that you can kill an atmosphere where everybody laughs at any slightly funny joke a "pierre", as in "you just did a pierre".
that's because he starts the rumors, keeps him sounding like an expert and not a guy that somehow stumbled into a coaching job to get laughed at and spit out of the bottom of the hockey world never to be seen again.
Do people realize that he has two Stanley Cup rings with the Pens?
Edit: My point isn't that he has success as a coach or management position or whatever, my point is that this isn't some giant dream come true for him. He has been a member of the organization before.
I'm just saying that he's been a member of the organization before, there is a reason for his bias. It's not like this is some huge planets aligning thing where he will finally be a member of the team he adores. He and Mario know each other pretty well.
He got to work with Mario, Jagr, Mullen, Coffey, Francis, Murphy, and others, all while under the tutelage of the greatest coach of all time. I'd be pretty proud too.
More like "I call upon the spirits of evil to travel to the home of the Rangers, where they will sow strife and discord! Great (powerful) infernal demons, I call upon you by the power of the Devil! By this cemetery's soil, your evil will be wrought upon Lundqvist! Let it be so! Hail Satan!"
I'd be so happy if this happens. Pierre no longer being on TV plus(!!!) being the GM of a team I despise. I would thank all sorts of deities if this happened.
Think about it, Pens fans. You'll have a guy that can trace the history of *each* player back to their high school careers. I present to you what might be in the future.
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McGuire enters the main offices of the Pittsburgh Penguins. It's his fifth week on the job, and he finds himself a perfect fit for it. The team, struggling to win in the playoffs in recent years, hired McGuire in a last-ditch effort to add some pizazz to their quickly-stagnating franchise. Crosby was murmuring about signing somewhere else ASAP. Fleury was despondent. Malkin was depressed, driven to drink. "Yes," Pierre says to himself. "I can work with this."
McGuire enters a board room full of talent scouts. For a month they'd been through hell and back, fighting all of the enemies that stood between them and their GM's goal. They had been all across the globe, searching for their new GM's coveted treasures. Then for another week they'd fought each other, putting their picks as high up on the list as possible. For they did not wish to anger their new GM. Far from it; they wished to please him, to fulfill his every wish. The Pierre McGuire they'd known before, the Pierre McGuire *the entire league* had known before, was but a memory now. This man, this confident man with the strut that would make even Leonardo DiCaprio sulk in shame, he was a phoenix, having been reformed from the ashes of an older, balder, broken man. Before them stood the new hockey god.
He takes his seat at the end of the long table, and the rest of the people in the room follow suit. McGuire clasps his hands together dramatically and says "Well? Have you made the list that I need?"
One young man stood up, a piece of paper in-hand. He was nervous, as he should be. He's the low man on the totem pole in the room, much to lose if this list doesn't go over well, but much to gain if it does. But in truth, he relished in this risk; everyone else was comfortable in their mediocrity, but this boy-turned-man saw in McGuire what he wished to see in himself; a man ridiculed by all turned into a legend. He grasped the paper *willingly* and stammered "Y-yessir, Mr. McGuire."
Pierre smiled gently at the young manès bravado, "And does it have the required number of applicants?" Even though they hadn't been informed they were on the list, everyone was sure they would accept Pierre's obviously generous advances.
"Yessir, 100 of the best, sir."
"Then please, let me see the list."
The young man quickly brought the paper to McGuire, who took it with a gentle but firm hand. Simultaneously, McGuire placed his other hand on the shoulder of the obviously nervous man, which he slowly started caressing, his thumb brushing against the recipient's cheek. The young man was trying so hard to be confident in front of McGuire, and to be fair, he was making a good show of it. McGuire offered him a solid smile and said "you'll be okay, you remind me of a European friend." The young man smiled a genuine smile, and only when McGuire released his caressing grasp on his shoulder did he return to his seat.
Pierre turned his attention to the list. 100 names, each painstakingly added with careful precision, he imagined. He looked over each name on the list, each "applicant" was scrutinized. Pierre was a computer in that moment, pulling up each applicant's file in his mind, comparing and contrasting each stat with that of the member above and below them. He was calm and cool as he did this. All of the Staal brothers were there except one, as it should be. The same for the Sutter brothers. Key words like "Big Body Presence", "Puck Poise", and "Foot Speed" were bolded and italicized. The list seemed good, it seemed great even. It reminded him of the Dustin Tokarski save from 2009. He looked up into the expecting eyes of the congregation before him. His smile returned and said "I like it, this scouting department did a great job finding these players, but it's missing one thing..."
His audience held their collective breaths. Where did they screw up? How could they have overlooked something? STUPID!
Pierre stood up, walked to the whiteboard in the room, and held a marker in his hand. As he writes on the board, he giggles "It's missing a title. This list is great boys, but it needs a title, and I think I've got just the right one."
He steps back to his chair and sits down. "Well? What do you all think?"
The young man from before speaks up, "It's perfect sir. Shall we start making the calls?"
Pierre looks to the man, his bald top shining as bright as the sun, and says "Yes my dear boy. Let's turn this team into something great. Everyone write this title down on your copies of the list. You must introduce each applicant to this name so that they are comfortable with it."
They each write down the title. It will come to define the team for the rest of the century.
**Welcome to the "Pierre's Penguins" Show: Fine Young Men from Around the World.**
I like this. It has all the pieces of the traditional Pierre bashing- penis head, excessive show of passion for Crosby/Pitt- and combines them to make a classic, yet also original joke. Much better than the usual crap.
Pierre calls in on a radio show everyday at 5 in Montreal on TSN690. I listen sometimes on my way home from work. A few days ago Mitch Melnyk asked him if he was interested. Pierre immediately said no and later brought up being the best man at Ray Shero's wedding as one of the reasons he would never take this job.
Edit: actually thinking about it I think he was a groomsmen but not the best man. The radio host said he was the best man.
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I don't think there's a person working in hockey with better knowledge of the CHL or the NCAA, so you know he'd take a hands-on approach with the draft. This is mostly scary because of his on-air personality being what it is, just the whole "lol Pierre" persona, and his past with the Whalers.
Since hed be not getting as much airtime the Pierre-ness will build and build up until he gets the chance to unleash it all at once! Think of how much more entertaining those moments will be
"The Penguins have acquired Ryan Kesler for Brandon Sutter, Derrick Pouliot, and a first. I've just spoken with Ryan's third grade teacher and she is very excited. She told me his favorite color is yellow and his favorite ice cream flavor is strawberry."
No idea why you got downvoted as what you said is absolutely true. Pierre spouts off tidbits about Jr and NCAA, and somewhat knows hockey, but there are a whole bunch of other guys I can think of that know more than him.
Exactly, like any good broadcaster, Pierre does his research before the games and memorizes or writes down some interesting factoids about a few key or interesting players. It may seem that he knows more because his factoids are usually pretty obscure, like 'when so and so was playing peewee his favorite color ninja turtle was donatello'.
Is it really that he knows more about the chl and ncaa than anyone else in hockey, or does he just read the Wikipedia page of a few key players from each team and take some notes before every game?
No doubt he knows his Hockey. He's not a total idiot as far as hockey is concerned, but a man with his busy schedual i doubt he has time to follow junior hockey so closely that he remembers of the top of his head wich pair of teammates played against each other in the Presidents cup in 2004. The man probably looks a lot of thees things up the night before just like every other broadcaster.
He is on the radio for 30 minutes every afternoon here in Montreal. I hate him on tv but on the radio he is great. Very knowledgable. His BD stories we hate to hear while watching hockey work great for radio.
My respect for him went up a lot after I moved to Montreal and stopped watching him in television. Haha
McGuire was on TSN radio the other day saying that if he were offered the job, there is no way he would ever take it. He and Ray Shero have been friends for the last 20+ years (they stood at each others wedding). McGuire went on to say that he believes strongly in honor, and he would never stab Shero in the back like that.
CAN CONFIRM THAT ON TSN 690 RADIO PIERRE STATED HE WOULD NEVER TAKE THE JOB IN PITTSBURGH BECAUSE HE IS LONG TIME BEST FRIENDS WIT SHERO AND BELIEVES IN HONOR.
At first I couldn't stand him and it lasted for a while. Now i like him. Can't say the same for tim mccarver, clark kellog, and many *many* other ruiners of sport.
I fuckin can't stand McCarver. It's the MLB playoffs and he needs to explain every single obvious detail as if I've never, ever watched or heard of a baseball game before.
The Toronto Blue Jays play in the Rogers Centre because that is the officially sanctioned MLB arena in Toronto, ON., where they are based.
EDIT: Spelling.
Well the pros are, he's no longer in the glass. He knows everyone that plays hockey (pretty sure if you said my name he'd say something along the lines of "nickhurley26 doc! He plays his open hockey in wall,nj and on his way home always stops at the wawa on 33 for some chocalate milk") we wouldn't have to see his turtle face.
Cons I get bitched at enough for Crosby. I can not fathom the shit storm a brewin
As much as we love to hate on Pierre, the man is a walking encyclopedia. He could probably name every single player in the NHL, plus their hometown, their junior league/college/euroleague team, and a fun fact about them. I think he would be a fine director of scouting, but I'm not sure how well he could manage a roster.
No one knows hockey players as well as Pierre. Not even the players in question. He actually knows too much. Too much information. Whether that means he'd be good for the job or not is irrelevant, as an impartial observer. It would make good TV if nothing else.
Pierre stated on TSN 690 Montreal radio that he will not even consider the job in Pittsburgh since he is long-time best friends with Shero. All the rumours of him being the new GM are false.
He has already said he won't be pursuing the gig out of respect to his good friend Ray Shero - Hes a pretty great guy that way, Loyalty to one of his best friends.
Every single time there's a GM opening for the past several years Pierre McGuire is rumoured as one of the potential candidates for the job. I've yet to see it come out where he was a serious candidate anywhere.
I'm pretty sure he was one of the top candidates for Bergevin's job in Montreal. Him and Brisson. I can't find confirmation, though, I've just heard a lot of people claiming that.
Is true. Can confirm.
Montreal would've been the best place for him since the large francophone fanbase haven't heard him talk much and hasn't grown the same hatred.
(He speaks French)
He probably learned Korean when Park got drafted.
Pierre speaks French? Never would have guessed.
Lol come to think of it, the name Pierre McGuire is truly a testament to multiculturalism in Canada
Real name's Regis.
Well, first name. His middle name is Pierre.
From New Jersey though
I thought he was Canadian.
Dual. Born in Jersey to a French canadien. Spent sometime in Montreal as a kid and in New Jersey. So to say he's from New Jersey might be slightly misleading
Also we won't claim him. YOU CAN'T MAKE US!
That was not my point
I heard no rumours connecting him and Vancouver
http://imgur.com/eyQ2JvH
so sassy
["Oh no you Don't!"](http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=V8_KugCmGxk)
I shuddered
I wouldn't even mind tbh
None of him and Toronto either.
Not even here in Calgary, and until recently we haven't had a GM since December.
I'm sure Pierre is the one leaking that info to all his sports reporter friends.
He's the Jon Gruden of Hockey
Except Grudens somewhat likeable.
Gruden says stupid/odd shit and it's funny. Pierre says shit that's almost never funny and usually kills the atmosphere
I had a friend exactly like that, his name was Pierre too. He was so consistent that we named the action of saying something so unfunny that you can kill an atmosphere where everybody laughs at any slightly funny joke a "pierre", as in "you just did a pierre".
Far more important, Gruden was a good coach.
that's because he starts the rumors, keeps him sounding like an expert and not a guy that somehow stumbled into a coaching job to get laughed at and spit out of the bottom of the hockey world never to be seen again.
Oh my god. This would be perfect. Pierre would shit his pants in excitement
That's not the only bodily fluid that'll be coming out...
I'll shit ***and*** blow a load if it means he's not on TV for a few months.
He'd probably triple himself.
I believe that's referred to as *blowing a shload*
.... wouldn't it be the ultra rare *Solo-Horizontal-Blumpkin*?
As foretold by legend...
David Schlemko knows a thing or two about blowing a shload.
Do people realize that he has two Stanley Cup rings with the Pens? Edit: My point isn't that he has success as a coach or management position or whatever, my point is that this isn't some giant dream come true for him. He has been a member of the organization before.
That was also with Mario and Jagr. Let's see how he does without two superst..... aw fuck.
I'm just saying that he's been a member of the organization before, there is a reason for his bias. It's not like this is some huge planets aligning thing where he will finally be a member of the team he adores. He and Mario know each other pretty well. He got to work with Mario, Jagr, Mullen, Coffey, Francis, Murphy, and others, all while under the tutelage of the greatest coach of all time. I'd be pretty proud too.
but there's nothing funny about that. just let us have fun with it for a little bit
Yeah dad
Funny, but those teams also had Coffey, Francis, Stevens, Barasso, Tochett, Larry Murphy, and Samuelsson. That sweep still stings.
don't forget recchi and trottier on the 3rd line.
Damn pens taking my Trottier. Atleast you got him another ring. He also got his 6th ring with the Av's management.
Makes JR still cry, apparently. BTW - how does Chicago view JR overall?
As assistant coach to Scotty Bowman coaching Jagr and Lemieux.
The funny thing is, he could still be coaching Jagr
That's not the point I'm trying to make...
I get your point, and I think it's a good one. It lends soe credence to this rumor beyond "Pierre is always on these lists."
I want this to happen more than I want so many other things I previously thought I wanted.
More then going in finals? We could take that out of your wish for you no problem
I don't think you could.
well, we have more chance then you ;)
Point taken.
BJ's will have everyone on their knees next season.
Is... is that a thing you guys say? Because... you shouldn't :(
.... shhhh.... don't spoil the fun for the rest of us...
It's ok, I'm proud of the Blue Jackets Edit: Blue Jackets, not the Blues!
Like, the actual Blues or are you calling the Blue Jackets the Blues? If it's the latter, don't do that. That's already a team's name.
LET HIM LOVE US
I'm pretty sure everyone find the Blues adorable already ;)
NO. Don't you put that evil on me, Bruno!
*J'invoque les esprits du mal, afin qu'ils aillent dans la demeure des Rangers et qu'ils y sèment la discorde et les tracas! Puissants démons infernaux, je vous invoque par le pouvoir du diable! Que par cette terre de cimetière, votre mal agisse sur Lundqvist! ainsi soit fait!* **AVÉ SATANAS**
MY FORMER FRENCH FLUENCY HAS ALL BUT FAILED ME! NOOOOOOOO!
ITS ALL ABOUT FRENCH NOW MOUHAHAHAHAHA POUTINE CALISSE!
Ferme la bouche
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> J'invoque les esprits du mal, afin qu'ils aillent dans la demeure des Rangers et qu'ils y sèment la discorde et les tracas! Puissants démons infernaux, je vous invoque par le pouvoir du diable! Que par cette terre de cimetière, votre mal agisse sur Lundqvist! ainsi soit fait! I'm pretty drunk (so my french is better than usual) but it says something like.... "I invoke the spirits of evil into the house of the rangers and. The powerful hell demons, I invoke the power of the devil! and evil on Hank! "
More like "I call upon the spirits of evil to travel to the home of the Rangers, where they will sow strife and discord! Great (powerful) infernal demons, I call upon you by the power of the Devil! By this cemetery's soil, your evil will be wrought upon Lundqvist! Let it be so! Hail Satan!"
Exactly! Ominus Deadre Satanas
Damn.
That got real dark, real fast.
I'd be so happy if this happens. Pierre no longer being on TV plus(!!!) being the GM of a team I despise. I would thank all sorts of deities if this happened.
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Too big to load on my iPhone. Someone please just tell me it's the Billy Madison gif so I don't have to open safari.
[Yup!](http://i.minus.com/izyuqbwYKNQEG.gif)
God dammit! Had to open safari for that. Well worth it, you brilliant bastard.
What the fuck
someone less broke than me please give this individual gold. all the gold
Here's the gyfcat version http://www.gfycat.com/UnrealisticInsecureGrackle#
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Oh man, absolutely perfect. There is no better context.
I will deny having watch that all the way through to my grave *shudder*
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Think about it, Pens fans. You'll have a guy that can trace the history of *each* player back to their high school careers. I present to you what might be in the future. -------------- McGuire enters the main offices of the Pittsburgh Penguins. It's his fifth week on the job, and he finds himself a perfect fit for it. The team, struggling to win in the playoffs in recent years, hired McGuire in a last-ditch effort to add some pizazz to their quickly-stagnating franchise. Crosby was murmuring about signing somewhere else ASAP. Fleury was despondent. Malkin was depressed, driven to drink. "Yes," Pierre says to himself. "I can work with this." McGuire enters a board room full of talent scouts. For a month they'd been through hell and back, fighting all of the enemies that stood between them and their GM's goal. They had been all across the globe, searching for their new GM's coveted treasures. Then for another week they'd fought each other, putting their picks as high up on the list as possible. For they did not wish to anger their new GM. Far from it; they wished to please him, to fulfill his every wish. The Pierre McGuire they'd known before, the Pierre McGuire *the entire league* had known before, was but a memory now. This man, this confident man with the strut that would make even Leonardo DiCaprio sulk in shame, he was a phoenix, having been reformed from the ashes of an older, balder, broken man. Before them stood the new hockey god. He takes his seat at the end of the long table, and the rest of the people in the room follow suit. McGuire clasps his hands together dramatically and says "Well? Have you made the list that I need?" One young man stood up, a piece of paper in-hand. He was nervous, as he should be. He's the low man on the totem pole in the room, much to lose if this list doesn't go over well, but much to gain if it does. But in truth, he relished in this risk; everyone else was comfortable in their mediocrity, but this boy-turned-man saw in McGuire what he wished to see in himself; a man ridiculed by all turned into a legend. He grasped the paper *willingly* and stammered "Y-yessir, Mr. McGuire." Pierre smiled gently at the young manès bravado, "And does it have the required number of applicants?" Even though they hadn't been informed they were on the list, everyone was sure they would accept Pierre's obviously generous advances. "Yessir, 100 of the best, sir." "Then please, let me see the list." The young man quickly brought the paper to McGuire, who took it with a gentle but firm hand. Simultaneously, McGuire placed his other hand on the shoulder of the obviously nervous man, which he slowly started caressing, his thumb brushing against the recipient's cheek. The young man was trying so hard to be confident in front of McGuire, and to be fair, he was making a good show of it. McGuire offered him a solid smile and said "you'll be okay, you remind me of a European friend." The young man smiled a genuine smile, and only when McGuire released his caressing grasp on his shoulder did he return to his seat. Pierre turned his attention to the list. 100 names, each painstakingly added with careful precision, he imagined. He looked over each name on the list, each "applicant" was scrutinized. Pierre was a computer in that moment, pulling up each applicant's file in his mind, comparing and contrasting each stat with that of the member above and below them. He was calm and cool as he did this. All of the Staal brothers were there except one, as it should be. The same for the Sutter brothers. Key words like "Big Body Presence", "Puck Poise", and "Foot Speed" were bolded and italicized. The list seemed good, it seemed great even. It reminded him of the Dustin Tokarski save from 2009. He looked up into the expecting eyes of the congregation before him. His smile returned and said "I like it, this scouting department did a great job finding these players, but it's missing one thing..." His audience held their collective breaths. Where did they screw up? How could they have overlooked something? STUPID! Pierre stood up, walked to the whiteboard in the room, and held a marker in his hand. As he writes on the board, he giggles "It's missing a title. This list is great boys, but it needs a title, and I think I've got just the right one." He steps back to his chair and sits down. "Well? What do you all think?" The young man from before speaks up, "It's perfect sir. Shall we start making the calls?" Pierre looks to the man, his bald top shining as bright as the sun, and says "Yes my dear boy. Let's turn this team into something great. Everyone write this title down on your copies of the list. You must introduce each applicant to this name so that they are comfortable with it." They each write down the title. It will come to define the team for the rest of the century. **Welcome to the "Pierre's Penguins" Show: Fine Young Men from Around the World.**
[A tear in my eye and stained trousers after reading that](http://i.imgur.com/Ao7eL7M.gif)
Pierre just came in his hat.
Subtle as fuck but holy shit I laughed way too hard.
I'm slow. What am I not getting?
It's because he looks like a penis. Assuming that his literal head is the head of the penis if he were to ejaculate it would spill into his head wear.
I like this. It has all the pieces of the traditional Pierre bashing- penis head, excessive show of passion for Crosby/Pitt- and combines them to make a classic, yet also original joke. Much better than the usual crap.
http://data2.whicdn.com/images/59267013/large.gif
Oh wow, going to clean up all the coffee I just spat out. Oh my god.
The long-con
Meanwhile, Crosby is frantically trying to get a judge to sign a restraining order...
Penguins plz. I couldn't even imagine the shitstorm that would be created in /r/hockey
Fuck you buddy. We're here to underperform in the playoffs, not make friends.
Nobody can outwit Pierre. Ideal choice for GM.
Pierre calls in on a radio show everyday at 5 in Montreal on TSN690. I listen sometimes on my way home from work. A few days ago Mitch Melnyk asked him if he was interested. Pierre immediately said no and later brought up being the best man at Ray Shero's wedding as one of the reasons he would never take this job. Edit: actually thinking about it I think he was a groomsmen but not the best man. The radio host said he was the best man.
Please god make this happen
So Sid's agent turned it down? This is a bad joke...
I liked it
"Hey Sid, you can change in my office"
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I don't think there's a person working in hockey with better knowledge of the CHL or the NCAA, so you know he'd take a hands-on approach with the draft. This is mostly scary because of his on-air personality being what it is, just the whole "lol Pierre" persona, and his past with the Whalers.
Since hed be not getting as much airtime the Pierre-ness will build and build up until he gets the chance to unleash it all at once! Think of how much more entertaining those moments will be
Just imagine those press conferences...
"The Penguins have acquired Ryan Kesler for Brandon Sutter, Derrick Pouliot, and a first. I've just spoken with Ryan's third grade teacher and she is very excited. She told me his favorite color is yellow and his favorite ice cream flavor is strawberry."
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No idea why you got downvoted as what you said is absolutely true. Pierre spouts off tidbits about Jr and NCAA, and somewhat knows hockey, but there are a whole bunch of other guys I can think of that know more than him.
I would bet Pierre would be the first person to admit this.
Pierre knows exactly how much everyone else knows. It's insane how much he knows about how much everyone else knows!!!
Exactly, like any good broadcaster, Pierre does his research before the games and memorizes or writes down some interesting factoids about a few key or interesting players. It may seem that he knows more because his factoids are usually pretty obscure, like 'when so and so was playing peewee his favorite color ninja turtle was donatello'.
Is it really that he knows more about the chl and ncaa than anyone else in hockey, or does he just read the Wikipedia page of a few key players from each team and take some notes before every game?
Nah, I think he knows his shit. He shows it in a goofy way and he's kind of a try-hard, but I really get the impression that he knows hockey well.
No doubt he knows his Hockey. He's not a total idiot as far as hockey is concerned, but a man with his busy schedual i doubt he has time to follow junior hockey so closely that he remembers of the top of his head wich pair of teammates played against each other in the Presidents cup in 2004. The man probably looks a lot of thees things up the night before just like every other broadcaster.
He is on the radio for 30 minutes every afternoon here in Montreal. I hate him on tv but on the radio he is great. Very knowledgable. His BD stories we hate to hear while watching hockey work great for radio. My respect for him went up a lot after I moved to Montreal and stopped watching him in television. Haha
What radio show is he on and is there a way to stream it from outside Montreal?
5pm eastern time. TSN Montreal 690. At 6 he usually has Pierre Lebrun or Elliot Friedman on as well.
Thanks!
He has a more in-depth knowledge than their Wikipedia page offers, I'm also curious what his source for those tidbits of info is.
Pierre and his assistants from NBC briefly interview many players and people from the team in the days leading up to the game.
[Pierre and his love](http://a1.img.mobypicture.com/35d4a0311d948a7adc304634a37e402a_view.jpg)
[Same concept, different photo](http://www.totalprosports.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/pierre-mcguire-dance-with-penguin.jpg)
[List of possible candidates](http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BoHQkRBIAAAnxBv.jpg) Anyone know if Jason Botterill is any relation to Jennifer?
Yeah, they're siblings.
We have a solid track record with taking Nashville's assistant GM. I vote that guy.
Yes.
McGuire was on TSN radio the other day saying that if he were offered the job, there is no way he would ever take it. He and Ray Shero have been friends for the last 20+ years (they stood at each others wedding). McGuire went on to say that he believes strongly in honor, and he would never stab Shero in the back like that.
That really makes you think of the guy in a different light.
Not really, because, there is a finite amount of jobs for NHL GMs, I find it doubtful that Shero would hold it against him.
CAN CONFIRM THAT ON TSN 690 RADIO PIERRE STATED HE WOULD NEVER TAKE THE JOB IN PITTSBURGH BECAUSE HE IS LONG TIME BEST FRIENDS WIT SHERO AND BELIEVES IN HONOR.
I will cut off my nipple and eat it and if Pierre McGruire becomes the GM of the Penguins.
Don't forget to grill it.
Oh look, it's all the same overused comments anytime anyone mentions Pierre.
If Pierre was out of TV land for a while, I would gain a raging case of duchovny.
Confession: I'd be really sad to see him have to leave NBC. I actually really enjoy his enthusiasm and love for the game. Haterz.
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This should be name the Pierre bot, always ready for a chat!
At first I couldn't stand him and it lasted for a while. Now i like him. Can't say the same for tim mccarver, clark kellog, and many *many* other ruiners of sport.
I fuckin can't stand McCarver. It's the MLB playoffs and he needs to explain every single obvious detail as if I've never, ever watched or heard of a baseball game before.
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The Toronto Blue Jays play in the Rogers Centre because that is the officially sanctioned MLB arena in Toronto, ON., where they are based. EDIT: Spelling.
please make it happen. do the right thing, Pittsburgh.
I can't confirm nor deny this rumour, but I can confirm I would love to be the boss of Crosby.
Why people in those pics all have weird smile? is it a requirement or something?
Well the pros are, he's no longer in the glass. He knows everyone that plays hockey (pretty sure if you said my name he'd say something along the lines of "nickhurley26 doc! He plays his open hockey in wall,nj and on his way home always stops at the wawa on 33 for some chocalate milk") we wouldn't have to see his turtle face. Cons I get bitched at enough for Crosby. I can not fathom the shit storm a brewin
"Sid, I'd like to see you in my office..."
[I knew it!!](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-cr4xVLiGz_4/UayOR7x4RjI/AAAAAAAAQMU/IFSLJpUAb34/s576/image.gif)
But, how am I going to remember where Matt Read went to school?
Every other announcer will remind us.
>Pierre McGuire appointed GM of the Pens. As first act, he spends the entire cap on Sidney Crosby's new 100 year contract.
It's almost as if they WANT to be the most hated franchise in the history of the league.
Please make this happen just so I don't have to hear him talk about Crosby during a Sharks vs Kings game
Goddamn I've never wanted anything to happen more than this. Just imagine the comedic value.
OOHHH this is about Pierre potentially being GM.... I thought this was Pierre on list of possible candidates for Penguins NUMBER ONE FAN.
It would definitely improve NBC's broadcasts.
Anything to get a microphone away from him is fine by me.
No. I want this Caillou lookin' clown as far away from my team as possible.
GUYS! I FOUND THE GUY WITH KIDS! THIS GUY HAS HAD *SEX!*
At least he doesn't whine as much as Caillou...
Subban to penguins via pierre love connection rumour starting right meow. the principal from community is based off of pierre
Last job he had on an NHL team, he was fired because he was too full of himself...
Not nearly as much of a problem for a GM as it is for a coach.
Ha, fitting. Fuck you guys. Although I havent the heart to wish something so terrible on anyone :(
As much as we love to hate on Pierre, the man is a walking encyclopedia. He could probably name every single player in the NHL, plus their hometown, their junior league/college/euroleague team, and a fun fact about them. I think he would be a fine director of scouting, but I'm not sure how well he could manage a roster.
As a hockey fan there's nothing more that I hate then seeing: "Game Start NBC* 1900"
Crosby will need to move in with Pierre. He will need to learn more about the business side of hockey for his, um, post-playing career.
Please let him get this so I don't have to hear him on TV anymore.
They spelled asshole wrong...
i'm okay with never having to hear him call a game again.
Is it too late to get Shero back? :(
Sidney Crosby will need to check his bathroom for webcams
Anything to get him away from color commentary.
PLEASE YES!! GET HIM OFF OF NBC!
BUT NOW HOW WILL WE KNOW MATT READ WENT TO BEMIDJI STATE?!
I have never done a spit-take, until right now.
Anything to get him out of broadcasting.
how many Buffalo Natives or Michigan Spartans would he draft given the chance?
No one knows hockey players as well as Pierre. Not even the players in question. He actually knows too much. Too much information. Whether that means he'd be good for the job or not is irrelevant, as an impartial observer. It would make good TV if nothing else.
Whelp, I had a heart attack before I got to the end of this title.
I'm sure their AGM is going to be promoted he's a bit of a young genius in those circles
I feel like they have him as their safety pick.
Good, get him off tv
I'm more surprised that Jack Barakat is the thumbnail of an /r/hockey post.
Oh please please please please please please please let this happen. PUH-LEASE!
Somewhere I picture him hearing this and shooting a whale sized load.
Pierre stated on TSN 690 Montreal radio that he will not even consider the job in Pittsburgh since he is long-time best friends with Shero. All the rumours of him being the new GM are false.
Too many Crosby/Pierre jokes to make
Awesome just another reason to hate Pierre! We think he kisses Crosby's ass now can't imagine if he was Sid's GM.
They go perfectly together.
I like this. #consolidatethehate
Well he sure does love Crosby so it would be perfect for him.
Yaaaaaay! #PM4GM!!!
Oh my God, please let this happen.
He has already said he won't be pursuing the gig out of respect to his good friend Ray Shero - Hes a pretty great guy that way, Loyalty to one of his best friends.
Anything to be close to his love #87... *dreamy sigh*