Pierre McGuire scares Rob Ray

[Guest CaliWingsNut]

I think Pierre & Vince Masuka were separated at birth.

[Marty Barry 230]

Pierre has got to go. When is his contract up?

[T-Ruff 47]

What qualifies him as such? Does he watch more games than other analysts and announcers? Does he have more experience than the throngs of former pro players and coaches who are also broadcasters? Is he just smarter? Or is he is just another ******* with an opinion?

It's the fact that he can tell you when every player in the league was drafted and by whom, where every player in the NHL grew up, who every team's obscure people are (trainers, scouts, doctors, whatever), what every teams lines are off the top of his head, etc... And this extends who knows how far into the past as well. Nobody else demonstrates such a vast encompassing knowledge bank. All you have to do is put aside personal predispositions and listen to the things he says to be able to see this and appreciate it.

As a result he probably does watch more games and have more experience than most analysts, announcers, and former pro players and coaches.

On TSN Tradecentre Pierre corrected Pang on a comment about the Capitals lines and who plays centre, they got into a mini debate on TV that Duthie had to break up and change the topic. Pierre was right.

He also goes on the radio with Team1200 in Ottawa often, they used to always play a game where they would bring up some obscure player and ask Pierre about him and what he is doing now to try to stump him. Needless to say, they couldn't.

[Marty Barry 230]

It's the fact that he can tell you when every player in the league was drafted and by whom, where every player in the NHL grew up, who every team's obscure people are (trainers, scouts, doctors, whatever), what every teams lines are off the top of his head, etc... And this extends who knows how far into the past as well. Nobody else demonstrates such a vast encompassing knowledge bank. All you have to do is put aside personal predispositions and listen to the things he says to be able to see this and appreciate it.

As a result he probably does watch more games and have more experience than most analysts, announcers, and former pro players and coaches.

On TSN Tradecentre Pierre corrected Pang on a comment about the Capitals lines and who plays centre, they got into a mini debate on TV that Duthie had to break up and change the topic. Pierre was right.

He also goes on the radio with Team1200 in Ottawa often, they used to always play a game where they would bring up some obscure player and ask Pierre about him and what he is doing now to try to stump him. Needless to say, they couldn't.

Wow! Is this you?

[T-Ruff 47]

rofl.. it would be great to get a pic with him someday