Granted though, what exactly is a higher priority from a front office stand point than getting McDavid resigned? So in that sense it moves the Oilers closer likely to what they want.
Confirmed with Link: Jeff Jackson (McDavid's now former agent) named Oilers CEO of Hockey Ops
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Granted though, what exactly is a higher priority from a front office stand point than getting McDavid resigned? So in that sense it moves the Oilers closer likely to what they want.
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Maybe, but the guy has credentials. Dealt with numerous GM's and probably assistant GM's over the years.
Probably not a bad way to go when you are looking for a new GM in the near future. Even if he doesn't hire any of the GM's he dealt with in the past he probably has an idea what to look for in the interview process.
Again like the Esks with Cui, I really have no idea who out their would've been a slam dunk 100% smart hire.
Jackson's resume to me though is quite intriguing.
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If this keeps McD and Drai here then great. I hope now though that he'll do what it take to keep this team competitive.
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Can't remember which show I was listening to, but they were talking about how there are more in the analytical community suggesting forget about draft picks. Probably for this very reason.
I don't 100% agree with that theory, but the Avalanche winning with so few drafted players probably are making people look at things very differently.
I think once you have a solid core and have a competitive team, the value of draft picks diminishes severely.
Well I mean Vegas basically won a Cup and have been a top team every year basically with none of their picks, lol. Jackson is definitely going to do whatever it is McDavid wants, which is likely get help now and screw a prospect pool.
The Penguins also won multiple Cups obviously and they've traded a ton of their 1st/2nd/3rd round picks in the Crosby era.
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Gives him more time to work on his upcoming $20 hotdog
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Hire some more scouts is my answer for the lack of picks. Get those Euro, overage CHLers and NCAA talent to backfill your prospect pool.
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it's not that easy. If 3 years are up and McDavid needs a deal (2 years really), even winning the cup will not be enough. We need to be a team that is worth staying around for 8 years. That means we need to keep picks at the same time that we sell them off. For instance, thank god that Holland did not trade the picks that got us Holloway and Bourgault, and it was smart to roll with McLeod and keep Broberg. But, these will probably not be enough. When RNH, Ekholm, Kane, and Hyman age out we need replacements
There are other ways too. Holland has been pretty good at getting interesting free agents like college prospects, but we need to get some that hit, and to find late round gems as well. But, he's not magic. We need to keep some 1sts and 2nds imo
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Well Victor Cui will probably be rating it, so it's probably quite important.
I think it's more important to have somebody truly qualified running things, literally running everything, a true #2 to the owner. Not saying that Jackson doesn't have some qualifications but if this was a move designed for the main purpose of keeping McDavid then this organization hasn't learned a thing. I'll just pretend that this hire was for the right reasons, that he's the most qualified man for the job.
Normally I would say yes, but it's not like this org hires anyone that smart in management positions to begin with, so if JJ is as smart (possibly smarter) than anyone else in the Oilers hockey ops and increases the odds of resigning McDavid by a fair amount ... I can't be too upset about that.
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This is a fantastic hire. Brings in a sophisticated, new thinking approach who knows the game deeply but also the business side of Cap, contracts and all likelihood the value of support functions like data analysis and advance statistic. Following the trend of agents moving over to run and operate teams.
This is likely a pivot point to modernize this organization.
This is likely a pivot point to modernize this organization.
Even if it was for the sole purpose of keeping McDavid (which I doubt it was knowing about Jackson), that alone is the most valuable thing this organization could do for itself over the next 8 years. So either way it makes sense.
Lose McDavid and it doesn't matter if the God of Hockey is in the chair, we won't win anything for a while.
I’m sure this was a thorough and exhaustive hiring process.
Funny that Paul Coffey is cited as having helped orchestrate this. Old boys club still got their sticky fingers all over this organization.
Funny that Paul Coffey is cited as having helped orchestrate this. Old boys club still got their sticky fingers all over this organization.
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This hire really seems like a good step forward for the organization.
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Even putting the Hockey Canada stuff aside, he hired Chiarelli.
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Well Jimmy you cut through all the BS and got to what matters....lets hope it is a big step forward.
And as for Staois (i dont know this but am guessing) he was likely out the day Andlauer won the Senators bid.
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cause he said "sorry"? or are you alleging things about him without any valid proof?
btw, he also hired Holland...and despite your constant protests, assembled the best team of the McDavid era and probably since the dynasty teams
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This signing by Katz is deviously smart in so many ways.
So you are looking for a new CEO of Hockey Ops for a pro team. Aside from the subjective soft skills, I would think the check list of must and nice to haves from an experience POV would be comprised of:
*Professional player experience
*previous senior hockey management experience
*solid understanding of labour and related industry collective agreements
Jackson hits all of these targets.
- played 263 NHL games with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Quebec Nordiques, New York Rangers and Chicago Blackhawks.
- After retiring, he practiced law,
- worked in the Maple Leafs front office as assistant GM and director of player operations in 2006.
- Jackson founded Wasserman Hockey and as an agent he represented McDavid, Aaron Ekblad, Alex Debrincat and recent Oiler signing Connor Brown.
You know he made this move with McDavids approval and has an on going relationship with 97s new agent at Wasserman.
Absolute stroke of Machiavellian genius.
So you are looking for a new CEO of Hockey Ops for a pro team. Aside from the subjective soft skills, I would think the check list of must and nice to haves from an experience POV would be comprised of:
*Professional player experience
*previous senior hockey management experience
*solid understanding of labour and related industry collective agreements
Jackson hits all of these targets.
- played 263 NHL games with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Quebec Nordiques, New York Rangers and Chicago Blackhawks.
- After retiring, he practiced law,
- worked in the Maple Leafs front office as assistant GM and director of player operations in 2006.
- Jackson founded Wasserman Hockey and as an agent he represented McDavid, Aaron Ekblad, Alex Debrincat and recent Oiler signing Connor Brown.
You know he made this move with McDavids approval and has an on going relationship with 97s new agent at Wasserman.
Absolute stroke of Machiavellian genius.
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I'm sure he's super sorry. Hockey Canada is a joke, and he oversaw it.
Holland is better than Chiarelli, of that there is no question... But until this team wins it all they're still underachieving. Hopefully the defense/goaltending pulls it together this year.
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You're right, Bob Nicholson is excellent. His burger is cheap and he's amazing at identifying talent to hire for the GM role.
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I don’t like Bobby haha I mean you de-rail threads with things that upset you. All the time.
