Pro Russian hockey team tweets it wants fired Don Cherry as TV analyst to 'talk whatever he thinks'

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Don Cherry's broadcasting days at Canada's Sportsnet are over, but that hasn't stopped a team in another hemisphere from tweeting their efforts to scoop him up.

HC Dynamo Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League tweeted Tuesday that it wants the former "Hockey Night In Canada" analyst, who was fired for xenophobic comments made on air over the weekend, to serve as a commentator for its television broadcasts.

"Hey, Don Cherry @CoachsCornerDC," the tweet from the official team account said. "We heard that you were fired. It’s not good! Come to Russia, we need an analyst for Dynamo TV who could talk whatever he thinks. We love old soldiers. And we will make a nice suit! We hope you agree."

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Hey, Don Cherry @CoachsCornerDC. We heard that you were fired. It’s not good!



Come to Russia, we need an analyst for Dynamo TV who could talk whatever he thinks. We love old soldiers. And we will make a nice suit!



We hope you agree. #WeAreDynamo pic.twitter.com/5WiwikHZgQ — HC Dynamo Moscow (@dynamo_ru) November 12, 2019

During Saturday's Coaches Corner segment, Cherry, 85, accused immigrants of not respecting Canada's tradition of wearing poppies to honor military veterans. He was fired Monday after his latest in a long line of cringe-worthy statements.

"You people ... love our way of life, love our milk and honey," Cherry said. "At least you could pay a couple of bucks for poppies or something like that. These guys paid for your way of life that you enjoy in Canada.”

The tweet appears tailored for the English-speaking audience, as every other tweet from the account this past month has been in Russian. HC Dynamo Moscow also pointed out Cherry's inclination for flamboyant dress by saying "we will make a nice suit!"