https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/video/live-oilers-introduce-stan-bowman-as-general-manager-and-vp-of-h~825802
Started it off by saying “exciting day” lmao
Did i hear that right?
Oilers players were not consulted?
Did i hear that right?
Oilers players were not consulted?
For sure, Tanking is no guarantee, not with the lottery system. Wings got no lottery luck, thus were never in a position to draft a high offensive C. They didn't make any big splashes in 21 off season which was the last one before Raymond/Seider arrived. Unless they got to the top 3 to get Beniers (he tops out at a 2C, which maybe Kasper or Danielsson reach as well) in 2021 or Cooley (has the potential to match or even surpass Larkin production) in 2022, not sure they could do any better than Edvinsson and Kasper. 23, would be hard to drop down that badly from the 80 points they got to 60 or less which the bottom 4 earned that season.I had no idea that's why you were chastising the Yzerplan. Odd.
I'm not sure your point holds regardless because Yzerman definitely did not do everything right in a tank: He didn't secure a 1C or a 1G. Even a lower end tandem of Horvat + Larkin could have saved him.
Tanking is no guarantee. It never was.
Any good sports agency needs to have either in-house tax specialists or have a good relationship with a tax firm(s) to consult with when setting up the contract structure and understand what the player needs to do to minimize taxes. Something went off course since he played 17-18 with the Isles.when you pay agent like 8% or something like that, I am guessing it doesn’t cover just getting you the contract and some other endorsement deals. modern sports agents services probably includes tax, financial management stuff and other services.
This basically confirms that Seravalli was basically working for/shilling for Oiler management when he was doing all the apologist stuff for Bowman etc.
He's really made a hard, and transparent, turn when he figured out he wasn't popular in the Vancouver market and Oilers would be much more susceptible to him.
Bowman thought it was a good idea to trade for Jones when Keith left that same off-season to EDM via trade, and Kane/Toews were down to the final 2 years with Toews missing all of the covid shortened year with an illness. Not really the same guy coming back. That group's run was over and Not sure DCate/Dach were the guys to lead them back. I mean, most of their prospects going back to their last cup win in 2015 had not done much aside from DCat.this should be interesting. oilers are really embracing the heel turn.
it is an interesting business decision. whether or not you think he has served sufficient punishment (i do), it's a really questionable brand decision to court controversy like this when you know many fans, including a lot of younger fans, feel otherwise. hockey is entertainment. this is entertainment for other fanbases.
ron mclean is really going to squirm.
plus as a hockey hire this seems like chiarelli 2.0. there's just no magic to bowman that justifies taking this kind of brand hit.
we'll see how it works out.
Curious if Jackson was/is a source for him too.He's really made a hard, and transparent, turn when he figured out he wasn't popular in the Vancouver market and Oilers would be much more susceptible to him.
he doesn't have much competition there. the old guard is near retirement age, and seravalli really loves blue jeans and getting his hands dirty, so he's probably angling for a job. he certainly wouldn't survive here.He's really made a hard, and transparent, turn when he figured out he wasn't popular in the Vancouver market and Oilers would be much more susceptible to him.
he doesn't have much competition there. the old guard is near retirement age, and seravalli really loves blue jeans and getting his hands dirty, so he's probably angling for a job. he certainly wouldn't survive here.
He's really made a hard, and transparent, turn when he figured out he wasn't popular in the Vancouver market and Oilers would be much more susceptible to him.