Oilers hire Stan Bowman as GM & EVP of Hockey Ops

[Il Stugotz]

He will get Seth Jones, no matter the cost

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

Odd choice as I thought the interim was being praised for his moves?

Will be interesting to see if they get Bowman who had pretty good first few drafts, etc or the guy who would repeatedly trade away young talent for inexplicable reasons and drafted poorly in 2nd half of his tenure

I also expected it would be Q that would get 2nd chance not Bowman. At least with Q your hiring one of the greatest coaches in NHL history

 

[StickShift]

It’s a weird choice to value someone’s perceived hockey-ops experience over their demonstrated moral character.

Oilers continue to demonstrate a willingness to waive their morals in their pursuit of a cup. It’s weird.

 

[CanadienShark]

Ew. And I was rooting for Edmonton this year. Yuck.

 

[TheBeastCoast]

Oilers cornering the market on pieces of shit lol

 

[Kairi Zaide]

At this point it seems part of the Oilers strategy is to acquire all the people no one else will touch and hope they are good enough to make it look like a good move. Sure makes them easy to root against though

They're like somewhat trying the Vegas strategy (acquiring rejects that end up proving everyone else wrong), but with executives (though bowman is a terrible person so i guess there's that that's different)

 

[Dakine]

Jesus. Reminds me of my grade 10 year. Just like that, the off season grade goes from A+ to F.

 

[Kahvi]

I admit I dont know enough what's going on with Oilers management, but Jeff Jackson was interim GM for couple of months, right? And on paper at least, he managed to make couple of good trades for them. So why bring in someone like Bowman?

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

From a on ice standpoint he’s a great GM

He had a good 1st half as Hawks GM but went downhill after 2015

He also had horrible tendency to trade away promising young talent for inexplicable reasons which largely negated his positive drafting of early years as Hawks GM

He is largely the reason the Hawks contending window slammed shut and team went into gutter

 

[LaCarriere]

Wait, so the oilers who lost the cup by a singular goal after a near ridiculous comeback didn't rehire their GM and hired some dude in a sex predator coverup/scandal?

 

[Crede777]

They're setting themselves up for failure considering at the first sign of impropriety from Bowman the Oilers will essentially be forced to jettison him just like Columbus with Babcock.

 

[WarriorofTime]

Role in Beach stuff aside, he did well until he didn't. So I guess we'll see which way it goes.

 

[uncleben]

I admit I dont know enough what's going on with Oilers management, but Jeff Jackson was interim GM for couple of months, right? And on paper at least, he managed to make couple of good trades for them. So why bring in someone like Bowman?

I have to imagine Jackson didn't want it, otherwise I don't get why not just stick with him

 

[The Macho King]

This league f***ing sucks.

 

[Relapsing]

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

You don't.

You find a hole and sit in it until the season starts

 

[The Macho King]

Role in Beach stuff aside, he did well until he didn't. So I guess we'll see which way it goes.

Nicole Brown stuff aside, OJ Simpson was a hell of a running back.

 

[Zirakzigil]

I find it funny because some Oilers fans think the league is conspiring against them. Only for their ownership to go "hold my beer"

 

[JoVel]

Who will be his first signing, Mitchell Miller? Carter Hart?

 

[HanSolo]

Lol. This is a good new entry on my list of reasons why I always root against the Oilers save for them playing a couple other teams.

 

[Oddbob]

There is bad hires and then there is this!

 

[Muffin]

Nice to see Oilers embracing their villain role.

 

[StickShift]

I hope players, Edmonton fans, and hockey fans in general give this move the Mitchell Miller/Logan Mailloux/Bill Peters/Mike Babcock treatment and the Oilers are forced to renounce it.

 

[LaCarriere]

I hated the oilers in 2022 on the avs cup run (competetively). I was hoping they would pull off the win this year.

Now I just hate them.

They couldn't find a comparably competent manager who doesn't have this stain on his life? Embarrassing

 

[Drumman44]

I was about to say the same: slow start and Quenneville will be in there.

Not so sure about that. Was pretty much an open secret in Chicago that Stan and Q hated each other.

 

[Skinnyjimmy08]

Lol

I thought their interim was absolutely crushing it this offseason too

Ahhhh well time to bring in this Bowman clown now I guess