Oilers hire Stan Bowman as GM & EVP of Hockey Ops

[Hoochi Papa]

And they called me a lunatic when I said Draisaitl is coming to Montreal in 2025. I feel sorry for the Oilers fans. That douche will leave a stain.

 

[hawksrule]

From a on ice standpoint he’s a great GM

No, just no.

 

[Koivu11]

 

[CorgisPer60]

Ah yes, the guy who fell into first and second overall picks, then ruined the core whilst giving a sexual predator a positive review so he could go sexually abuse more minors. That's exactly the type of person you go and hire as the GM.

 

[joestevens29]

Not a fan of this. Should've had to work his way back up.

Although Jackson is still going to be heavily involved so it's not your prototypical GM role.

Have to see how it's rolled out I guess.

 

[Satan]

he`s named after the cup - what could go wrong

 

[InfinityIggy]

Many excuses will be made, but its a disgusting and embarrassing move.

 

[Superlative Soup]

Just when you think they can’t get less likeable

 

[shortfuze]

Hahahahaha

Mcdavid will never win a cup with Edmonton.

didnt't bowman win 3 cups with the black hawks

 

[le_sean]

Never any real accountability in any sport

 

[Sasha Orlov]

RIP

 

[Jee]

I really wanted the Oilers to win a cup.

Not anymore.

 

[KrisLetAngry]

I was really hoping this scum would not be hired.

I can only be thankful the Penguins didn't hire him. I guess this makes it extremely easy to cheer versus the Oilers.

Embarrassment on the league

 

[Benedict Kovalchuk]

Oilers going try and molest their way to the cup.

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

And they called me a lunatic when I said Draisaitl is coming to Montreal in 2025. I feel sorry for the Oilers fans. That douche will leave a stain.

Drai isn't going from a Cup contender to a dumpster fire re-building team in Montreal

 

[Iggys Dome]

If you’re Leon and Connor…how do you defend this lol

 

[Rafafouille]

Couldn't care less about the optics, guy lost his job and 3 years worth of salary so easily ten millions dollars in the process, that's enough. We'll see how he is as a GM, he didn't really build the Hawks, mostly inherited them.

 

[Kerberos]

This is absolutely f***ing repulsive.

Stan Bowman is a piece of shit human being who covered up sexual assault. He should've been banned from the league for life.

On top of that, he's an absolutely horrendous GM.

Yet another example of failing upwards. The NHL is a posterchild for underqualified idiots being gifted positions they have no business being in.

If you’re Leon and Connor…how do you defend this lol

They better not.

 

[Jacob]

They certainly do not believe in karma or bad juju or anything like that in Edmonton.

 

[thefutures]

This dude got a year long vacation then got one of the best jobs in hockey. Sweet punishment lol

 

[nturn06]

I was really hoping this scum would not be hired.

I can only be thankful the Penguins didn't hire him. I guess this makes it extremely easy to cheer versus the Oilers.

Embarrassment on the league

TBH I would rather have Bowman in charge than that joke of GM you have in Pottsbourg... And I didn't want Bowman.

 

[Tasty Biscuits]

If you’re Leon and Connor…how do you defend this lol

I mean, McD clearly had strong influence on the hiring of the CEO and the current coach. It's not 100% out of the question they were like "hey we're hiring Bowman unless you tell us not to." Unlikely, but not impossible.

 

[KrisLetAngry]

If you’re Leon and Connor…how do you defend this lol

I think you avoid it. You say he is the GM and you never comment on it.

Hard to defend a person who didn't report the rapists act and because of that the rapist went on and raped again.

 

[Bjornar Moxnes]

Yikes

 

[Skolman]

Well, if we weren't hated before, we certainly are now