Jeff Jackson is McDavid's former agent, Kris Knoblauch was McDavid's coach in junior. 97 wasn't blindsided by the Bowman hire by any means. I doubt he has any issue here.
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This falls on the owners of the franchise.
How can you possibly be this inept for such a long period of time, all the while spending just as much money and resources as anyone?
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Ultimately the board of MLSE collectively believe this product is good enough.
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Menzinger
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Thing is too, they did so over a guy who seemed to have not been able to repeat finding lightening in a bottle
His final years with the Hawks were.fied with downright ugly decisions
I wish them nothing but the worst
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That's because Bowman didn't build that Chicago team, Tallon did.
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I'm a bit surprised a team hasn't taken a gamble on him yet as GM lately
3 rings speak for themselves. Yes, the whole story surrounding the Blackhawks and Bowman was despicable, and optically it doesn't look great, but I doubt anyone in Edmonton will give a crap if the Oilers win a cup while he's there.
I'm kind of envious of them in a way. They're prioritizing winning by any means necessary and they're not worried about the optics of their moves. Stark contrast from the Leafs.
I'm kind of envious of them in a way. They're prioritizing winning by any means necessary and they're not worried about the optics of their moves. Stark contrast from the Leafs.
Admittedly, I don't know what Bowman has done to demonstrate that he's learned from his past mistakes, but I am not against second chances in theory.
What I don't get, though, is why you would even rush in to sign him as a GM. Bring him in as an advisor, maybe an assistant GM, and let him work his way back up. Don't just hand him a GM job right after he gets re-instated by the league.
It is not like you're signing up his father to be head coach either. Stan's on-ice track record in Chicago was a mixed bag at best (won some Cups but part of that was Tallon and he's also largely responsible for the team's rapid decline with some really questionable trades and signings).
What I don't get, though, is why you would even rush in to sign him as a GM. Bring him in as an advisor, maybe an assistant GM, and let him work his way back up. Don't just hand him a GM job right after he gets re-instated by the league.
It is not like you're signing up his father to be head coach either. Stan's on-ice track record in Chicago was a mixed bag at best (won some Cups but part of that was Tallon and he's also largely responsible for the team's rapid decline with some really questionable trades and signings).
I do find it odd we have never heard from John McDonough who ultimately made the call to not report to the police and no one in the room spoke up to challenge the decision. I think that’s where I’m not a fan of Bowman because while it may have been McDonough’s decision. No one in management spoke up
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I lost respect for them a long time ago, not just today.
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Pittsburgh Penguins F Kevin Hayes looking to use 'ego shot' of being traded again as motivation | TSN
Kevin Hayes has been humbled after being traded in each of the past two off-seasons as he enters a new chapter with the Pittsburgh Penguins.
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I think Penguins are going to do okay on this move.
Yeah, he may be overpaid even at $3.6mm but he'll be playing behind a good center or two.
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Stan Bowman is a bit of a superficial brand name pick, but the guy who really assembled the Chicago rebuild in the early 2000s was Dale Tallon, who also did a lot of the foundation work for the Florida Panthers in the 2010s and now works for Vancouver.
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Any insight into Jeff Marek departure?
Always think the worst in these times.
Hopefully, a better job and not something else.
Always think the worst in these times.
Hopefully, a better job and not something else.
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It's all hush hush. Hopefully he signed to work in a front office or something
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Now, TSN employees are actively petitioning for the company to scoop up Marek from the free agent market. Check out this social media post from long-time TSN broadcaster Michael Landsberg:
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This video claims his contract simply ran out with Sportsnet and they didn't agree on new terms.
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What does "draft reasons" mean?
Like, did he divulge confidential information related to the draft he shouldn't have?
Landsberg giving his buddy props tells me either a) he has already spoken to him and knows what's going on and it's harmless or b) Landsberg is an idiot too for jumping the gun.
Like, did he divulge confidential information related to the draft he shouldn't have?
Landsberg giving his buddy props tells me either a) he has already spoken to him and knows what's going on and it's harmless or b) Landsberg is an idiot too for jumping the gun.
Not gonna lie, I’ve always found Marek incredibly boring.
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What do people think of the Konecny signing?
It seems like a considerable overpayment to me. I didn't want to post that on the Trades/Signings board. Don't like being rude to other fanbases unless they're BOS/MTL. Is he really that good? And for someone who is supposed to be a character guy, I remember he was a healthy scratch two or three seasons ago (he was scoring a lot at the time, so it wasn't because of a lack of production, either).
It seems like a considerable overpayment to me. I didn't want to post that on the Trades/Signings board. Don't like being rude to other fanbases unless they're BOS/MTL. Is he really that good? And for someone who is supposed to be a character guy, I remember he was a healthy scratch two or three seasons ago (he was scoring a lot at the time, so it wasn't because of a lack of production, either).
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A sign that contracts are going to start catching up to the cap now that it's started to rise again. The cap of 2025-2026 may be 8-10 mil higher than it was just two years prior..
That contract Also likely is inflated by the fact the Flyers have sucked for a while, need to keep guys happy some how if you want them to stay
Konecny isn't really anything special, or much of a character guy, but you don't have to be special to get 8-9m nowadays.
