Fan displeasure with Mr. Pierre Mcguire's job performance is well documented across the internet, yet NBC continues to assign Mr. Mcguire coverage of the most important hockey games of the year: the Stanley Cup Playoffs. To prove to NBC Sports Executives that the consensus among playoff hockey viewers is a strong preference to see playoff hockey without Mr. Mcguire I urge all hockey fans to:

Please sign this petition and email / facebook post / tweet #Pierreofftheair2015 / instagram share the petition link with at least 10 of your hockey viewing friends, family, and colleagues with a simple question: Would you like Pierre-off-the-air for the 2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs?

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I've listed my Pierre Pet Peeves below, but in isolation they are unimportant. As a symbol of frustration from countless aggravated hockey fans across the world, they are significant to NBC Sports' viewers and, in effect, earnings. Feel free to add your Pierre Pet Peeves below, but please keep comments respectful. Note: This petition has nothing to do with personal sentiment towards Mr. Mcguire and is focused solely on his broadcasting performance.

Pierre Pet Peeves:

A) Overcompensation - Pierre centers many of his comments on a given NHL player's youth hockey background, as well as his personal relationship and/or recent discussion with said NHL player's coach / previous coach / or family member. His emphasis on personal connections is a crutch he uses to hide his weakness in analytical broadcasting.

B) Repetition - Pierre relentlessly repeats a few, most likely predetermined, talking points throughout his broadcasts, regardless of how a game is playing out (e.g. Team A's defense is playing 'tough' / Coach B needs to change his lines). His repetition of frequently disjointed talking points represents an inability to analyze and thoughtfully comment on the evolution of a game.

C) False statements - Ranging from incorrect play assessment (for example, commending a goalie for a routine save) to language confusion (for example, "One of player A's strengths is his inability to play the puck behind the net"), Pierre struggles when veering off his scripted talking points or personal relationships with players; again highlighting his incapacity to assess game play in a timely and articulate manner.

D) In your face attitude - Many sports broadcasters get by being masters of the obvious with a friendly demeanor and a willingness to defer to limited analytic skills. Pierre insists upon his poor assessment in a high decibel/confrontational approach that is load and argumentative. This toxic delivery, combined with the above attributes, has created wide-sweeping disapproval that any poll / focus group or functional assessment of hockey viewers would make clear to NBC.