Have JJ and Bowman had the worst 9 months in Oilers history?

[HockeyGuy1964]

I could think of a few 9 month periods worse than the last 9 month period so, no.

 

[OfCorsiDid]

Simple title. In the past nine months, Jeff Jackson and Stan Bowman:

-Lost Holloway and Broberg to offer sheets
-Traded McLeod (45 point pace) for Savoie
-Signed Jeff Skinner to a highly inflated contract that included an NMC after a buyout
-Signed Henrique and Arvidsson to deals they are also underperforming which also included NMCs
-Signed John Klingberg to a questionable deal coming off a major surgery, eating up all our cap space for accrual
-Are now locked in a public disagreement with Evander Kane about LTIR when other teams are able to navigate it seamlessly every year
-Have refused to upgrade in net with predictable results

The result is a team on the downslide as they have played more playoff teams with no relief in sight and few options to fix it. I can’t think of a “better” set of moves if you were intentionally trying to sewer the team, never mind attempting to improve it. Thoughts?

Genuine question: How old are you?

Because if you're older than 7, then you need to go see a doctor because you can't even remember the Chiarelli tenure. That 18-19 Season might be the worst managed season in NHL history, maybe even the worst in the history of professional sport.

 

[brentashton]

I could think of a few 9 month periods worse than the last 9 month period so, no.

And that is what makes this latest period sad.

 

[Senor Catface]

What exactly did chia do that was equivalent to bringing in henrique Skinner arvidsson giving them all nmcs losing broberg and Holloway all after a game away from lifting the cup? What exactly did he do in a 9 month period that equates? The only one thinking like a 2 year old is you currently.

lol, you're serious? Oh man.

Total historical revisionism on how bad Chia was for this franchise.

He made trades so bad his last year it looked like he was intentionally tanking the team.

 

[Jumptheshark]

I have no problem with the deadline moves.

We added grit and toughness. Something we were missing