Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Can Messier Duplicate Success?

Arthur Staple at Newsday wonders if Mark Messier can duplicate his on-ice success in the front office...

"It’s a hard lesson many stars have to learn, that their talent and charisma and playing smarts don’t translate into front-office glory. Messier still has the look of a leader and in his prime, he was never one to slack off the hard work.

A promising start, then. But only the beginning."

Messier on star athletes becoming great coaches or GMs...

“I don’t really agree that because you were a superstar, you can’t be a good coach,” Messier said Tuesday as he and Reed stood outside the Garden to promote a new sponsorship agreement with Delta Air Lines. “Good teams, good organizations help people become good coaches."

...Messier is too hard a worker and has too much pride to fail. I look forward to the day he becomes Rangers GM.

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