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Pierre McGuire was talking live to the Rangers’ Michael Nylander, whom he used to coach, and asked him why he seemed to be having so much fun. Said Nylander, on-air live: “Because I don’t have to take (expletive) from you anymore.”
—2007 USA Today
#perfect gif is perfect#like I get that he's insanely knowledgeable#but every time someone starts talking about 'maybe he WOULD do a good job' as the Pens GM#I think about shit like this and how universally hated by players he was and just#I don't want him near my team and my players okay#he makes a comment like 'Evgeni Malkin didn't compete hard enough. You can't be soft about it.'#or whatever he was#and I don't go#'maybe you have a point Pierre it's good to push star players and give it to them straight'#I just go 'every player you ever coached hated you and didn't respect you'#'so your give-it-to-'em-straight tactics count for exactly shit'#he could be assistant GM MAYBE to take advantage of his knowledge base#but I do not want him shaping the personality of our team#he may know his numbers and his stats but I absolutely do not trust anything else about him#and I don't think that's a good thing in a GM#caveat: I'm still a noob at this obviously#Pierre McGuire#Michael Nylander#quotes#Pittsburgh Penguins#gifs