Thread by @SWhyno

Senators GM Pierre Dorion: adding ex-NBC hockey analyst Pierre McGuire as senior VP of player development a "no-brainer"

"To bring someone of his experience and his knowledge into our management group was what we thought would be a great addition."

Story coming

Aksed if he was concerned his replacement as GM was just hired, Pierre Dorion says: "Not at all. I hope to be here for the long term and I hope Pierre McGuire is part of my team for the long term." Adds he doesn't worry about his contract and can't worry about it.

All those hockey origin stories and wacky connections that Pierre McGuire was famous for on TV? He'll be able to put them to good use in a more private setting in Ottawa's front office: bit.ly/36zlLiZ

Pierre McGuire: "It's not that I hate analytics. I believe in scouting. ... I think it's a tool that can be utilized."

Pierre McGuire says he turned down a number of NHL management and coaching offers during his time at NBC to honor his commitment there. NBC not having NHL rights anymore opened this door, as did son Ryan moving on to college.

Pierre McGuire's full answer when asked how he would respond to people who say he hates analytics. This may not go over well on this site, but a lot of hockey people think along these lines.

Full Pierre McGuire on NHL job offers he got and turned down over the past decade and why:

McGuire on self growth: "One thing I've learned over time as I've gotten older is to take a step back and evaluate a little bit more calmly and I think that's a positive sign for me. I thought that was maybe a weakness that I had, and I think it's more of a positive sign for me."

Kudos to @ian_mendes for asking Senators general manager Pierre Dorion if Dorion is worried just-hired Pierre McGuire would be his replacement. Dorion is going into the final year of his contract.