and honestly, it seems like jere does a lot for the franchise. gaglardi suggested as much as the press conference yesterday. does he have some sort of official role with the stars? he and zubov need to get together and do some euro scouting or something.
and honestly, it seems like jere does a lot for the franchise. gaglardi suggested as much as the press conference yesterday. does he have some sort of official role with the stars? he and zubov need to get together and do some euro scouting or something.
Jere lives in Dallas full time. I don't think he'd want to leave his family to make periodical trips to Europe.
Also, the last thing I heard about Zubie was he started coaching for his KHL team. I don't know if he stuck with it though.
Jagr wasn't the only recruit by Recchi this summer. He played a big role in signing Ray Whitney (also former teammate he won a Stanley Cup with).
On ice, the team has definitely change since Gaglardi signed on, but the biggest changes are in hockey operations. More importantly, those changes seem to be smart hires and guys with winning pedigrees. It really was amazing when they were introducing everyone and listing all those Stanley Cups between Gainey, Recchi, and Nieuwendyk. You throw in Les Jackson as a top end talent evaluator of the draft, and you really do have an all-star hockey operations department.
Jere lives in Dallas full time. I don't think he'd want to leave his family to make periodical trips to Europe.
Also, the last thing I heard about Zubie was he started coaching for his KHL team. I don't know if he stuck with it though.
how's jere's english? i'd assume it's good enough to do something for the stars organization. that guy gets so much respect around here, kinda surprises me to see others get an official gig before him. unless he's so deferential and humble he's okay with just helping out without any fanfare.
how's jere's english? i'd assume it's good enough to do something for the stars organization. that guy gets so much respect around here, kinda surprises me to see others get an official gig before him. unless he's so deferential and humble he's okay with just helping out without any fanfare.
The simple answer is he probably doesn't want an official role in the team. Even on the ice he wasn't a guy who drew attention to himself. I'd imagine he's content with retired life right now.
By now, we've all likely heard about the great book written by Jason Farris (Dallas Stars' EVP, Business Operations & Development). It's called Behind the Moves, and Farris basically just interviews as many Stanley Cup champion GM's as possible and they talk about building these winning teams. It's not a cheap book.
Here's a note about Dallas' special advisor Gainey:
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Some funny anecdotes too. For one, at a GM meeting, in front of Bettman, Gainey called Serge Savard a f--ing ***hole and nearly fought.
If this bit is true, well ... let's just say I found a way to hate the Weasel even more:
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Corey Pronman @coreypronman
One last tidbit I found interesting is that Bettman apparently wants more business execs/non players in GM roles.
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