If Jim Balsillie is successful in acquiring the Phoenix Coyotes through bankruptcy proceedings, it appears that he will hire former Columbus Blue Jacket president and Florida Panther coach Doug MacLean as an advisor to his company according to Sportsnet.
I'll leave it to you to be the judge of how smart Balsillie is given MacLean's career record as a coach was a .487 winning percentage and his career as a front office executive hasn't been much better as he posted a 172–258–62 record while running the Columbus Blue Jackets. Of course MacLean is best known for steering a young Florida Panthers team to the Stanley Cup Finals in 1996, only to be swept by the Colorado Avalanche.
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Maybe he’ll be the Opposite Advisor in that no matter what he suggest Balsillie will do the opposite.
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by PPP on Sep 10, 2009 1:31 AM EDT reply actions
Oh boy… this better not be their GM candidate.
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by James Mirtle on Sep 10, 2009 6:37 AM EDT reply actions
He’s probably looking at JFJ for GM duties………
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by Kent Wilson on Sep 10, 2009 8:26 AM EDT up reply actions
Surely Pierre McGuire can find him a home here…
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by Yankee Canuck on Sep 10, 2009 1:51 PM EDT up reply actions
After all he’s spent to get there, why would Balsillie do that to Hamilton?
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by Dominik Jansky on Sep 10, 2009 10:53 AM EDT up reply actions
It will make for an entertaining team though wouldn’t it?
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by Zachary Zielonka on Sep 10, 2009 7:56 AM EDT reply actions
Finally some good news for the fans in Phoenix.
If they do lose their team, they won’t have to watch it prosper in another city…
by Leesk58 on Sep 10, 2009 11:50 AM EDT reply actions
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