Pierre on with Mike & Maddog - No Love for our Devils....

McGuire was on this afternoon and said he likes either Pittsburgh or the Rangers to make it to the finals, however, only to lose to the Ducks. I can agree to a degree. And my reasons are goaltending. If Lundqvist plays like he has thus far in the playoffs, the Rangers are in trouble and Conklin or Fleury have to prove themselves under pressure. He also stated, which I also disagree with, minus the Ducks, that the Sharks, Wings, Wild and even the Avs are better than any team in the East. That's a pretty bold statement. God, how I would love to play the Avs in another final, but I don't see it happening. Ducks repeat.

ALso, not sure if Lou stepped on his dog, but when Russo asked him about the Devils, he didn't have much to say. He talked about the Rags, Isles, Sens and Pens, but hardly a sound bite about the Devils. Strange.

I don't understand. We have Zach Parise. Pierre's mancrush on Zach should override any sort of opinion he has.

McGuire's head is oddly porportioned to his body. He looks like Mr. Peanut. And I'm conviced he's playing for the other "team".

yea i heard him too,

he said something like

"the devils and penguins should be able to contend with the rangers"

he did give sutter high praise though

McGuire was on this afternoon and said he likes either Pittsburgh or the Rangers to make it to the finals, however, only to lose to the Ducks. I can agree to a degree. And my reasons are goaltending. If Lundqvist plays like he has thus far in the playoffs, the Rangers are in trouble and Conklin or Fleury have to prove themselves under pressure. He also stated, which I also disagree with, minus the Ducks, that the Sharks, Wings, Wild and even the Avs are better than any team in the East. That's a pretty bold statement. God, how I would love to play the Avs in another final, but I don't see it happening. Ducks repeat.

ALso, not sure if Lou stepped on his dog, but when Russo asked him about the Devils, he didn't have much to say. He talked about the Rags, Isles, Sens and Pens, but hardly a sound bite about the Devils. Strange.

He's been pissy about the Devils ever since he realized they had been giving out #27.
Being a super-genius MONSTER like Pierre, it only took him over two years to figure this out.

Maybe Zach's getting a little old and we don't have any other pedophile jailbait for this freak of nature.

McGuire was on this afternoon and said he likes either Pittsburgh or the Rangers to make it to the finals, however, only to lose to the Ducks. I can agree to a degree. And my reasons are goaltending. If Lundqvist plays like he has thus far in the playoffs, the Rangers are in trouble and Conklin or Fleury have to prove themselves under pressure. He also stated, which I also disagree with, minus the Ducks, that the Sharks, Wings, Wild and even the Avs are better than any team in the East. That's a pretty bold statement. God, how I would love to play the Avs in another final, but I don't see it happening. Ducks repeat.

ALso, not sure if Lou stepped on his dog, but when Russo asked him about the Devils, he didn't have much to say. He talked about the Rags, Isles, Sens and Pens, but hardly a sound bite about the Devils. Strange.

thats fine by me. we'll fly right under the radar

I don't want people to pick us.. I love being underdogs and going under the radar

Edit: Ha, didn't mean to steal that last part from you vadvlfan

Who is Pierre McGuire? The little runt who stands between the team benches for NBC?

Mike and Mad Dog just referred to the Devils as the "Yankees of hockey" in terms of being consistent winners over the course of M&MD's radio tenure.

Pierre is ... questionable, at best.

Who is Pierre McGuire? The little runt who stands between the team benches for NBC?

That's him. He also works for TSN - Canada.

Pierre was the former coach of the Whalers and was run out of town in a big mutiny.

EDIT: Very brief story explaining McGuire's short tenure as coach of the Whalers.

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C00E7DE1338F933A15756C0A9629582 60

I was a kid when this happened, but as I remember the story being told, the mutiny revolved around the bar fight and Pierre throwing vets under the bus. They thought of him as a joke.

McGuire was on this afternoon and said he likes either Pittsburgh or the Rangers to make it to the finals, however, only to lose to the Ducks. I can agree to a degree. And my reasons are goaltending. If Lundqvist plays like he has thus far in the playoffs, the Rangers are in trouble and Conklin or Fleury have to prove themselves under pressure. He also stated, which I also disagree with, minus the Ducks, that the Sharks, Wings, Wild and even the Avs are better than any team in the East. That's a pretty bold statement. God, how I would love to play the Avs in another final, but I don't see it happening. Ducks repeat.

ALso, not sure if Lou stepped on his dog, but when Russo asked him about the Devils, he didn't have much to say. He talked about the Rags, Isles, Sens and Pens, but hardly a sound bite about the Devils. Strange.

It's just some filler-time in between college basketball, spring training baseball, the demise of the Knicks, golf & tennis.

Since the NYR have only a couple of thousand more fans than that of the Devils or NYI, they then have to appeal to them and hope a handful of their 18,200 strong fanbase is actually listening in at this time.

This is only the 2nd or 3rd time the NYR have been talked about in drive-time radio in New York since the Gomez/Drury signings last summer.

New Yorkers hate hockey and I'm sure many swithced the dial in droves to ESPN 1050 to hear Michael Kaye talk about the Yankees and Mets.

McGuire is a jerk and has no clue about hockey. He just thinks he does. I'm so tired of listening to that bum....

What are Mike and the Mutt doing in Nassau?!!? All these ****suckers do is trash talk hockey and laugh at it. For SPORTS radio, these arrogant p*ssholes only know one thing.. the Yankees. That's It!

I like the Wild but they sure haven't proven that they're on an elite level with those other teams. The Avs, I guess everyone wants to jump on the bandwagon because of the '01 reunion they're having there but odds are Forsberg'll be hurt for the playoffs anyway.

As far as Francesa and Russo, they do have great respect for Lou (though it would be nice if they'd deign to visit our new arena). But it is amusing to hear their lack of hockey knowledge. They were chuckling about Jason Blake having an off year after leaving the Isles, I guess someone forgot to tell them he's been fighting LEUKEMIA this year :shakehead

Who?

I like the Wild but they sure haven't proven that they're on an elite level with those other teams. The Avs, I guess everyone wants to jump on the bandwagon because of the '01 reunion they're having there but odds are Forsberg'll be hurt for the playoffs anyway.

As far as Francesa and Russo, they do have great respect for Lou (though it would be nice if they'd deign to visit our new arena). But it is amusing to hear their lack of hockey knowledge. They were chuckling about Jason Blake having an off year after leaving the Isles, I guess someone forgot to tell them he's been fighting LEUKEMIA this year :shakehead

Mike and the Speech Impediment said they were thinking about making a trip out to the Rock around the time that it opened, but for a SETON HALL GAME. :shakehead Hopefully they make a trip out to the Rock sometime before the end of the year. Say what you want about them, but them making a trip out to the Rock is nothing but positive pub for us.

I don't understand. We have Zach Parise. Pierre's mancrush on Zach should override any sort of opinion he has.

Pierre has more of a "mancrush" on Crosby than Parise...big time. You should hear him carry on about Crosby on TSN.

Mike and the Speech Impediment said they were thinking about making a trip out to the Rock around the time that it opened, but for a SETON HALL GAME. :shakehead Hopefully they make a trip out to the Rock sometime before the end of the year. Say what you want about them, but them making a trip out to the Rock is nothing but positive pub for us.

I remember hearing that show. They were going over Seton Hall's schedule of opponents and wanted to visit the Rock sometime in early February right after the Super Bowl. Of course the Giants winning the Super Bowl changed things as that story took precedence over everything else in New York sports and dominated the airwaves over the next several weeks. They never did fit it into their schedule.

Even before they talked about going, Jeffrey Vanderbeek should have personally invited them to the arena and given them a tour of the facility and its access to public transportation. Mike & Chris like talking about things like that and I can only imagine them saying that the place is totally spectacular and the fact that downtown Newark wasn't nearly as bad as people were making it out to be.

Like you said, it was positive and free publicity on the most popular talk radio show in North America, but Vanderbeek totally missed the boat on this one.

I remember hearing that show. They were going over Seton Hall's schedule of opponents and wanted to visit the Rock sometime in early February right after the Super Bowl. Of course the Giants winning the Super Bowl changed things as that story took precedence over everything else in New York sports and dominated the airwaves over the next several weeks. They never did fit it into their schedule.

Even before they talked about going, Jeffrey Vanderbeek should have personally invited them to the arena and given them a tour of the facility and its access to public transportation. Mike & Chris like talking about things like that and I can only imagine them saying that the place is totally spectacular and the fact that downtown Newark wasn't nearly as bad as people were making it out to be.

Like you said, it was positive and free publicity on the most popular talk radio show in North America, but Vanderbeek totally missed the boat on this one.

I can see you're point, but VBK still has time to get them over to the Rock. Maybe if we meet up with the Rags or Isles in the playoffs, they can have a show or two over there. M&MD did have a show at CAA for Game 1 of the '06 playoffs if I recall.

But we definetly agree that with all the listeners that these guys get, them talking up the Rock can do wonders for us.

I can see you're point, but VBK still has time to get them over to the Rock. Maybe if we meet up with the Rags or Isles in the playoffs, they can have a show or two over there. M&MD did have a show at CAA for Game 1 of the '06 playoffs if I recall.

But we definetly agree that with all the listeners that these guys get, them talking up the Rock can do wonders for us.

Not to mention they are on the same radio station that our games are on. It makes so much sense, it will never happen.

The way the FAN treats hockey, im surprised we haven't been preempted for Steve Somers yet.

I can see you're point, but VBK still has time to get them over to the Rock. Maybe if we meet up with the Rags or Isles in the playoffs, they can have a show or two over there. M&MD did have a show at CAA for Game 1 of the '06 playoffs if I recall.

But we definetly agree that with all the listeners that these guys get, them talking up the Rock can do wonders for us.

They were at Game 7 during the 2003 Cup Finals and to this day, Dog thinks the building was "dead". Yes, the CAA was known to be dead at times but the place was as electric as any oversized 19,040 Cup clinching arena can be.

They also said that any goalie could have been in net for the Devils and they still would have won 3 Stanley Cups. This opinion has however changed since then as even those two clowns have realized the talent, quality & significance of Martin Brodeur.

They are both typical arrogant New Yorkers (from Long Island) who having nothing but contempt for the state of New Jersey. They know nothing about the place, let alone about the Devils or the sport of hockey. Vandebeek has a golden oppurtnity and you'd think that since WFAN is the flagship station for the New Jersey Devils, they would have arranged for Mike & Chris to visit the place months ago.

Both Gary Thorne and Bill Clement have said numerous times that the noise and energy during Game 7 of the 2003 final was one of the best they have seen in years. But who are they to go against the NHL masters, Mike and the Mad Dog.
Its the whole NY ego "I cant even give NJ credit even though I probably vacation there" thing, sometimes it makes me embarrassed to be a Yankees fan.

Both Gary Thorne and Bill Clement have said numerous times that the noise and energy during Game 7 of the 2003 final was one of the best they have seen in years. But who are they to go against the NHL masters, Mike and the Mad Dog.
Its the whole NY ego "I cant even give NJ credit even though I probably vacation there" thing, sometimes it makes me embarrassed to be a Yankees fan.

Clement compliented Devils fans??? He was angry at Devil fans for booing Giguerre and took a few swipes at us during the ABC broadcast right after it happened.

New Yorkers criticize Jersey all the time yet I see their cars here all the time, whether to shop, dine, Atlantic City, the beaches, or visit for any reason. And I always get a kick out of wanna be "hipster" Park Slope Brooklynites who put down New Jersey, yet live in grafitti strewn, tumbledown ramshackle walk ups with garbage piling up on the street.

Not to mention half of Monmouth & Ocean County are former New Yorkers who bring their annoying accents, bad driving skills and poor social skills and manners with them. ;)

Clement compliented Devils fans??? He was angry at Devil fans for booing Giguerre and took a few swipes at us during the ABC broadcast right after it happened.
Both during and after, who remembers..... "This place is shaking right now, the upper level in the CAA in rocking back and forth, yeeeeowwww". And Clement talked on Home ICE XM 204 about his favorite Game 7s and he mentioned how the 2003 Game 7 had an excellent atmosphere.

I remember hearing that show. They were going over Seton Hall's schedule of opponents and wanted to visit the Rock sometime in early February right after the Super Bowl. Of course the Giants winning the Super Bowl changed things as that story took precedence over everything else in New York sports and dominated the airwaves over the next several weeks. They never did fit it into their schedule.

Even before they talked about going, Jeffrey Vanderbeek should have personally invited them to the arena and given them a tour of the facility and its access to public transportation. Mike & Chris like talking about things like that and I can only imagine them saying that the place is totally spectacular and the fact that downtown Newark wasn't nearly as bad as people were making it out to be.

Like you said, it was positive and free publicity on the most popular talk radio show in North America, but Vanderbeek totally missed the boat on this one.

I was under the impression they *were* invited, before and after the building officially opened.

I know Lou wanted to give them a private tour before opening.

Is it just me or does anyone else find it strange that anyone related to hockey will make an appearance on Mike and the Mad Dog show?

In regards to Mike and the Mad Dog, I think some here are missing the point, as it isn't that they hate hockey. The fact is their entire show is predicated on the fact that they are "sports experts", but the fact of the matter is that neither of them know very much at all about ice hockey. This becomes embarrasingly apparent during the brief and rare times when they do mention the sport. Thus the simple "pay no attention to the man behind the curtain" solution is to just never talk about professional ice hockey on their "sports" show.

I was under the impression they *were* invited, before and after the building officially opened.

I know Lou wanted to give them a private tour before opening.

Lou has the personality of a wet sponge. He should be devoting his energy towards geting us a real #1 Center and #1 Defenseman this summer.

Vanderbeek seems very peronable and likeable. I'd rather have him do it.

Lou has the personality of a wet sponge. He should be devoting his energy towards geting us a real #1 Center and #1 Defenseman this summer.

Vanderbeek seems very peronable and likeable. I'd rather have him do it.

I don't think Lou was going to personally give the tour. Just he had been in contact with them.

In regards to Mike and the Mad Dog, I think some here are missing the point, as it isn't that they hate hockey. The fact is their entire show is predicated on the fact that they are "sports experts", but the fact of the matter is that neither of them know very much at all about ice hockey. This becomes embarrasingly apparent during the brief and rare times when they do mention the sport. Thus the simple "pay no attention to the man behind the curtain" solution is to just never talk about professional ice hockey on their "sports" show.

Ugh.. please don't ever call it that again

Ugh.. please don't ever call it that again

....How's frozen water hockey?

....How's frozen water hockey?

Hockey is just fine thanks. Anything else gives far too much credit to field hockey.

I was under the impression they *were* invited, before and after the building officially opened.

I know Lou wanted to give them a private tour before opening.

Considering WFAN has done other shows live from the Rock this year (I believe Benigo and Roberts were there before that Presidents Day game against Carolina) I don't see how Mike and Chris weren't invited to do a show.

Hockey is just fine thanks. Anything else gives far too much credit to field hockey.

yea i know what you mean, i cant stand when girls say "OH im so tired from hockey" im like, you didnt play hockey, you played field hockey which is a "sport" where you run around in a skirt

Hockey is just fine thanks. Anything else gives far too much credit to field hockey.

Is that what you meant by that? I had no idea. I wouldnt insult field hockey too much though. It predated "ice hockey" and is played by more people worldwide than "ice hockey" is. North America is the only continent where field hockey is only a female sport. Ever watch mens field hockey in the olympics? It's friggin' viscious. :teach2:

Is that what you meant by that? I had no idea. I wouldnt insult field hockey too much though. It predated "ice hockey" and is played by more people worldwide than "ice hockey" is. North America is the only continent where field hockey is only a female sport. :teach2:

Sorry as a Canadian I can tell you that it's one of the few things you can say that would shatter our otherwise pleasant demeanor. There is no other hockey ;)

That and saying our beer sucks.

yea i know what you mean, i cant stand when girls say "OH im so tired from hockey" im like, you didnt play hockey, you played field hockey which is a "sport" where you run around in a skirt

While holding a funny cane backwards. It's like polo without the horses. Not that I mind watching a bunch of girls running around skirts :D

Sorry as a Canadian I can tell you that it's one of the few things you can say that would shatter our otherwise pleasant demeanor. There is no other hockey ;)

That and saying our beer sucks.

What about when silly Americans refer to the dressing room as the "locker room"?

What about when silly Americans refer to the dressing room as the "locker room"?

People call it a dressing room? sounds so effeminate. Considering it's full of half naked men and reeks of sweat locker room sounds much more appropriate.

While holding a funny cane backwards. It's like polo without the horses. Not that I mind watching a bunch of girls running around skirts :D

exactly its just an excuse for us to watch girls run around in skirts, which i dont have a problem with

People call it a dressing room? sounds so effeminate. Considering it's full of half naked men and reeks of sweat locker room sounds much more appropriate.

Someone from Canada scolded me about it being a dressing room.

Now what about Shinny, ketchup fries and poutine?

And effeminate is being a particular hockey team that waves at the crowd with their sticks after a win and being an NHLer who paints your fingernails black.

Now that's effeminate. ;)

exactly its just an excuse for us to watch girls run around in skirts, which i dont have a problem with

yeah but those girls tend to be very butch and unatractive.

Now what about Shinny, ketchup fries and poutine?



Poutine is just Quebec. I'll go with Chesterfield, Tuque, and Hydro for my three Cooky Canuck words.

In Montreal McGuire sayd Brodeur is going 2 win the hart and NJ is going 2 b the darkhorse of the playoffs

People call it a dressing room? sounds so effeminate. Considering it's full of half naked men and reeks of sweat locker room sounds much more appropriate.

Dressing rooms are for department stores when trying on over priced clothes. Locker rooms are for athletics - where you actually have lockers to keep your gear and pull pranks on teammates.

Dressing rooms are for department stores when trying on over priced clothes. Locker rooms are for athletics - where you actually have lockers to keep your gear and pull pranks on teammates.

Wow sweet avatar :thumbu:

Ah team pranks.. its a shame kids nowadays aren't allowed to do any of the good ones anymore.

McGuire's head is oddly porportioned to his body. He looks like Mr. Peanut. And I'm conviced he's playing for the other "team".
Haha, he does. His body is shaped more like a pear though.

Is it just me or does anyone else find it strange that anyone related to hockey will make an appearance on Mike and the Mad Dog show?

As much as hockey fans may not like them (and as clueless as they are when it comes to hockey), they are very popular with the mainstream sports audience and going on the show gives teams and players a lot of exposure.

Haha, he does. His body is shaped more like a pear though.

http://www.hockeytalk.biz/images/Pierre___portrait.jpg

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Who can it be now?:dunno:

:lol::lol:

"What's the matter Mr. Avery.. am I too turtlely for your turtle club?"

Poutine is just Quebec.

No it's not. :poutine:

i listen to mike the WFAN a lot, but anyone from the area knows you dont listen to the fan to hear anything hockey cause 1 they dont care for it and 2 whatever they say is for the most part the opinion of at best a casual follower

Mike Francesa just ate Pierre Maguire.

WFAN actually talked about hockey?

wow