Confirmed with Link: Jeff Jackson (McDavid's now former agent) named Oilers CEO of Hockey Ops

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

Other than XB he got value out of every first.

He hit on Broberg, Holloway and Schaefer and then paired the latter with a first for ekholm.. That's a good five years imo

Late picks are a fluke occurrence. Chia killed it in late rounds, it's rolling dice. Nill knew when he took WJohnston imo. So Holland was decent in 4/5 years. All 4 players were toolsy and raw as well, so it was scouting and projections.

They’re not a fluke occurrence. Most teams get at least one good player out of the later rounds every so often. Who’s the last good player we got outside the first round? Brodziak?

This team is abysmal at drafting which means we consistently have to rely on trades and signings and we aren’t great there either.

 

[Tobias Kahun]

They’re not a fluke occurrence. Most teams get at least one good player out of the later rounds every so often. Who’s the last good player we got outside the first round? Brodziak?

This team is abysmal at drafting which means we consistently have to rely on trades and signings and we aren’t great there either.

Ryan McLeod? Ethan bear had a solid run, desharnais was a good hit for a 7th rounder.

 

[MessierII]

They’re not a fluke occurrence. Most teams get at least one good player out of the later rounds every so often. Who’s the last good player we got outside the first round? Brodziak?

This team is abysmal at drafting which means we consistently have to rely on trades and signings and we aren’t great there either.

The two best nhl players we drafted in the later rounds recently were Marino and Kesselring and we didn’t manage to sign either of them.

 

[McFlash97]

This guy did the right thing trading Mcleod for Savoie. Then went full stupid. Like that saying. If you pet a tiger, expect to get clawed.

 

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

Jeff Jackson, please exit stage left.

 

[Trafalgar Sadge Law]

The two best nhl players we drafted in the later rounds recently were Marino and Kesselring and we didn’t manage to sign either of them.

Still baffles me why we used Kesselring as a throw-in for Bjugstad of all people when RHD was our weakest organizational weakness.

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

Still baffles me why we used Kesselring as a throw-in for Bjugstad of all people when RHD was our weakest organizational weakness.

Because Holland was a f***ing bozo. 2 2nds for Anthasiou. Laughable.

 

[Trafalgar Sadge Law]

Because Holland was a f***ing bozo. 2 2nds for Anthasiou. Laughable.

He somehow managed to top that by trading a 1st for the waste of oxygen that is Adam Henrique. And Jeff Jackson somehow one-upped him by re-signing this loser instead of just locking down Holloway/Broberg.

 

[FlameChampion]

From watching this team the last few I’ve always felt like theres something a bit off with the team. Not sure if its lack of accountability from top down, leadership problem or something else. I was hoping that Jackson would come in, with his experience of being an agent, and make the organization more cohesive and kind of bring everyone together. Instead hes made things worse lol

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

He somehow managed to top that by trading a 1st for the waste of oxygen that is Adam Henrique. And Jeff Jackson somehow one-upped him by re-signing this loser instead of just locking down Holloway/Broberg.

They got fooled by the team's performance in the Finals by the bottom six players. Janmark/Brown/Henrique are all garbage again.

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

Because Holland was a f***ing bozo. 2 2nds for Anthasiou. Laughable.

except we are all longing for the players he acquired or drafted

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

except we are all longing for the players he acquired or drafted

Too bad he "overripened" them and now the Blues are reaping the benefits. No players drafted by Holland are currently playing for the team. That's awful.

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

Too bad he "overripened" them and now the Blues are reaping the benefits. No players drafted by Holland are currently playing for the team. That's awful.

that's on Jackson and Bowman....dumb and dumber

they valued the cap space more than the players.....oops

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

that's on Jackson and Bowman....dumb and dumber

they valued the cap space more than the players.....oops

They all sucked. This team has been abysmal at drafting for as long as I've been a fan. At least we can be happy about Kesselring playing well for Utah....

 

[Oilhawks]

F r a u d

 

[oobga]

Only a matter of time before Spector and the gang are back to blaming the fans.

 

[McFlash97]

Still cant beleive this 2 clowns, Jackson and Bowman spent a week sitting in the office looking at the Broberg and Holloway offer sheets and came away with matching niether and replacing them with Podkolzin and Emberson.

What the actual fxxx ...

 

[Jumptheshark]

Still cant beleive this 2 clowns, Jackson and Bowman spent a week sitting in the office looking at the Broberg and Holloway offer sheets and came away with matching niether and replacing them with Podkolzin and Emberson.

What the actual fxxx ...

we have a thread covering that. THe moment the offer sheets were signed they were gone. We may have been able to Halloway but Broberg. But it should have never come to that. It was clear Broberg wanted out and we should have moved him at the draft for the pick we got from Philly. But we didnt. Or moved him for something else.

WE did not have the money to sign them. You can do all the math you like by saying waive or trade X Y Z but the problem would be team trading for them and not forcing us to take contracts back

Oilers SHIT THE BED by not signing them first before going wild on JUly 1st-

 

[Whoshattenkirkshoes]

From watching this team the last few I’ve always felt like theres something a bit off with the team. Not sure if its lack of accountability from top down, leadership problem or something else. I was hoping that Jackson would come in, with his experience of being an agent, and make the organization more cohesive and kind of bring everyone together. Instead hes made things worse lol

You are 100 percent correct. The question is what is wrong? Maybe some deadline adds can bring some much needed life/energy to the group

 

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

He is there just to make sure McDavid gets his $132,000,000 extension while his play falls off a cliff.

He’s proven his scouts suck, his judgment sucks and his signings have all sucked.

He set us back 5 years in two weeks doing more damage in a shorter period of time than Chiarelli managed in 3 years.

 

[Soundwave]

He is there just to make sure McDavid gets his $132,000,000 extension.

Well he better have a damn good trade deadline if he thinks that's in the bag he could have a pretty rude awakening coming.

 

[Whoshattenkirkshoes]

If this TDL isn't amazing Jeff Jackson sure screwed up BAD.

How do you take a team that went to game 7 of the final and change it up so much????????


Nuge Mcdavid Hyman
Holloway Drai Arvidsson
Janmark Rico Brown
Podkolzin Ryan Perry

^^^^
This would have been an appropriate line up back in the Summer. Nobody knew Arvy's game was this bad and we needed a winger after Debrusk screwed us. Holloway should have been signed Immediately. Upgrade the 4C at the deadline. Kane back for playoffs.

How can one sign Jeff Skinner when that costs you the cap for Holloway? Especially how Mcdavid said we need Skinner to dig in (He didn't even like the signing)

 

[Oilhawks]

JJ statue being unveiled after the “everyone gets a secret NMC” is revealed:

 

[NegativeNelly]

I still wonder how much influence the Old Boys Club still has in hockey decisions. Dumb ass mistakes that make no sense reek of Kevin Lowe and company

 

[brentashton]

I now understand.

Jackson learned the ropes as an assistant GM for the Toronto Maple Leafs, when John Ferguson Jr was the GM. On the scale of incompetence, he made Tambo and Pistol Pete look like Sam Pollock.

It makes so much sense now.