Oilers hire Stan Bowman as GM & EVP of Hockey Ops

[Duder54]

Oilers fan. The elephant in the room had better be addressed in the initial presser, and the answer from Bowman and management better be a good one.

 

[WarriorofTime]

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

Kind of an odd comparison, as Bowman didn't assault Beach personally, nor was he the main person complicit in the cover-up (John McDonough). He was basically following the lead of his boss. There are degrees of culpability at play, as any nuanced and reasonable take can recognize, like there's a reason Bowman and Quenneville aren't in jail.

 

[oXo Cube]

Always one step forward two steps back for this franchise.

Jackson you had a great Summer my dude. All you had to do was hire literally anyone that wasn't this guy.

 

[HabsQC]

I feel this is a mistake

 

[Beukeboom Fan]

Hahahahaha

Mcdavid will never win a cup with Edmonton.

This is rich coming from a TML fan.

Need that Michael Jackson popcorn GIF.

EDIT: So much for a slow NHL summer!

 

[joestevens29]

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

Mainly because Jeff Jackson is the CEO of hockey operations and didn't want to be a full time GM as well. He's' still going to have a say in a lot of the major decisions, but wanted someone to deal with the day to day stuff the GM's have to do.

 

[Frank Drebin]

I honestly don’t care about the coverup stuff I just don’t think he’s all that great of a gm

 

[Three On Zero]

Very Edmonton thing for that organization to do

 

[Rejean31]

Scumbag hire for a scumbag organization.

 

[JPT]

That's a yikes from me, dawg. The guy should be banned for life.

 

[Muffin]

Very Edmonton thing for that organization to do

Not surprised one bit, zero morale compass in that organization. Kane, Perry. Anyone else I'm forgetting?

 

[The Macho King]

Kind of an odd comparison, as Bowman didn't assault Beach personally, nor was he the main person complicit in the cover-up (John McDonough). He was basically following the lead of his boss. There are degrees of culpability at play, as any nuanced and reasonable take can recognize, like there's a reason Bowman and Quenneville aren't in jail.

The comparison is due to the fact that the former can't be handwaved away when discussing the latter.

And I don't really have the stomach to listen to a bunch of people minimizing the role of the individuals involved in covering up the sexual assault of a teenager. But being good at sport ball cleanses all sins so maybe I should expect it.

 

[joestevens29]

I honestly don’t care about the coverup stuff I just don’t think he’s all that great of a gm

I'm more concerned about the cover up stuff. Jackson will still play a large role for this club, but the covering up leaves a bitter taste in my mouth as a human being

 

[MoreMogilny]

i don’t think there’s any possible explanation that makes this an acceptable move

Whether you believe he is reformed or not, his actions were determined by investigators to allow the perpetrator to continue their behaviour.

Bowman should never have been allowed back in the league and the fact that the Oilers did this speaks volumes to their values as an organization.

 

[No Fun Shogun]

I'm all for second chances, but we're talking about someone that played basically the central role in the cover up of sexual abuse that resulted in additional abuse at a school.

Sorry, but you don't walk away from that fresh as a daisy. Some things you just sensibly steer away from.

Hope Edmonton, the organization, not the city or the fans, get pilloried for this.

 

[TheDoldrums]

Baffling thing is his GM record seems mixed at best even without the obvious baggage. He inherited the best pieces and had some really bad trades, getting rid of Panarin and Teravainen for example. Like how could this be worth it?

 

[The Macho King]

i don’t think there’s any possible explanation that makes this an acceptable move

Whether you believe he is reformed or not, his actions were determined by investigators to allow the perpetrator to continue their behaviour.

Bowman should never have been allowed back in the league and the fact that the Oilers did this speaks volumes to their values as an organization.

I'm going to say this -

Edmonton is doing it now and they f***ing suck for doing it. But don't think that if the talent was big enough any other organization in the league wouldn't do the same thing. THAT'S what sucks about all of this. What's shocking is how unsurprising it is, and that Bowman got a job before Q. But it was inevitable.

 

[Skinnyjimmy08]

Katz and Bowman

Match made in heaven I guess

 

[Chileiceman]

I don't get it at all. He's not so good a candidate that it could outweigh the absolute PR nightmare that they are about to endure. After the Cups he just ran the Blackhawks into the ground (Panarin trade, anyone?). His Cup teams were in most part Dale Tallon creations. Furthermore, this can't help to attract free agents to sign to a place that is already challenging to attract free agents.

The Oilers were finally looking like they could make some actual progress without stepping on rakes until... boom! Rake to the face.

 

[SoundwaveIsCharisma]

I hope his first press conference includes him stating that he'll do anything to win.

 

[cbjthrowaway]

oilers should get infinitely more shit for this than the jackets got for hiring babcock last year btw

 

[QJL]

I was pulling for the Oilers in the finals. That’s never happening again. Pathetic.

 

[ChaoticOrange]

You know, as an Oiler fan, I get why fans of other teams hate this franchise so much.

Absolute dogshit decision.

 

[BRobMint]

The Oilers might as well try to sign Mitchell Miller at this point

 

[Frank Drebin]

I'm going to say this -

Edmonton is doing it now and they f***ing suck for doing it. But don't think that if the talent was big enough any other organization in the league wouldn't do the same thing. THAT'S what sucks about all of this. What's shocking is how unsurprising it is, and that Bowman got a job before Q. But it was inevitable.

100%

I’m just surprised because bowman isn’t that great of a general manager

But any other team in the league would find a way to justify any hire that made their team better

Well, any other team save for Seattle