Nice Shero Interview

[pixburgher66]

Wheelin' and Dealin' with Ray Shero - Pittsburgh Magazine - February 2011 - Pittsburgh, PA

Interesting part: Him saying this is the year they stand pat at the deadline. I personally think there's room to move around, but he's so cash strapped, he may be forced to stand his ground.

 

[pixburgher66]

Not really. Before the 2008 draft, there was a story going around that we had a deal going with L.A. to trade Evgeni Malkin. And I’d never, ever talked with their GM, Dean Lombardi, about that. So it was funny because I got a call the day before the draft from Dean saying, “Ray, obviously, we’re supposed to be talking about Malkin. Should I be calling you?” [Laughing] I said, “Nope, you shouldn’t be calling me.” That’s exactly how far that went.

Now that's funny.

 

[ELYEAH82]

They should get some cap relief with Sid being out for a month.

 

[loki604]

Thanks for the post. Reaffirms my love for Shero. My favorite part:

HBO's "24/7" series revealed that you and coach Bylsma meet to evaluate players' performances on a 1-5 scale. Do players ever get mad about their rating?

I think in that segment [on HBO], Matt Cooke got a two, and then he scored the next night. All I can say is, Cookey must've done a few things right in his career to get a contract from me. It's a reality series—and that's reality. Some guys have a really bad game and they get a one! Tough. What are they gonna do, call their mom? This is hockey. They'll get over it.

 

[pixburgher66]

Thanks for the post. Reaffirms my love for Shero. My favorite part:

HBO's "24/7" series revealed that you and coach Bylsma meet to evaluate players' performances on a 1-5 scale. Do players ever get mad about their rating?

I think in that segment [on HBO], Matt Cooke got a two, and then he scored the next night. All I can say is, Cookey must've done a few things right in his career to get a contract from me. It's a reality series—and that's reality. Some guys have a really bad game and they get a one! Tough. What are they gonna do, call their mom? This is hockey. They'll get over it.

My love for him grows every year. Not only is he a great hockey personality, but he's also just a great human being. He showed that he cared about Whitney when he traded him, but knew he had his job to do and went along with it. That's how it's done. He even admitted the Poni trade didn't work, although said he didn't lose much (which he really didn't...).