Balsillie Looking Ahead and You’ll Never Believe Where He’s Looking

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.