Oilers hire Stan Bowman as GM & EVP of Hockey Ops

[Warden of the North]

Yikes.

Mike Babcock up next? Or just cut to the chase and go for Q?

 

[Monsieur Miz]

Assuming you’re a Habs fan, it’s ironic you say this after they drafted a legit offender

That being said, this is a gross hire for many reasons

Most people didn't want Mailloux. They got shat on for it and it was under Bergevin, easily the most hated GM in Habs history.

You guys gave a PTO to Vartanen, signed Perry, Kane and now Bowman. Cue the circus music.

 

[Inf123]

You can't tell me there wasn't any other GM candidate that would have been a better choice then this and the biggest thing is he was crap in Chicago too, I don't get this hire at all.

 

[Breakers]

What’s the equivalent of Panarin for Brandon Saad in Oiler players?


One of Bowman’s classic trades

 

[squashmaple]

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

They won't. We know why.

 

[GKJ]

This league just can’t help themselves

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

What’s the money line on Quenneville ending up as the Edmonton bench boss by the end of next season?

Q and Bowman did not get along

Bowman wanted to get rid of Q for years but the Hawks kept winning making it impossible

So yeah, its not happening

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Wasn't it reported they were hiring Mark Hunter?

There's a serious Old Boys club mentality in Edmonton. No real shock here.

 

[Coffey]

What’s the equivalent of Panarin for Brandon Saad in Oiler players?


One of Bowman’s classic trades

Connor would veto something this stupid.

He's the REAL GM.

 

[MasterofGrond]

This is such a stupid, unnecessary own goal lmao

 

[hyduK]

On brand for arguably the most dogshit franchise in pro sport.s

 

[Filatov2Kovalev2Bonk]

Yikes.

Mike Babcock up next? Or just cut to the chase and go for Q?

Dan Quinn probably heading to Edmonton right now.
Good job Oilers, doubling down on hiring awful people is sure to get 97 that Cup/Selke duo that's missing from his resume.

 

[Ace Card Bedard]

He made some good moves early in his tenure that helped the Hawks win 2 more cups after 2010.
He made some truly terrible moves later in his tenure that slammed the contention window shut prematurely.

He was an idiot for taking McDonough's word that he would handle the Aldrich situation.

 

[TheShape]

Stan Bowman isn't even a good GM, he'll be Jeff Jackson's puppet and be on his best behaviour.

Bowman shouldn't be anywhere near the game ever again, but this is the NHL and shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone.

 

[Video Nasty]

The kind of move you win by sitting back and doing nothing, yet the Oilers go out of their way to invite trouble. Not unexpected, but still disappointing.

 

[LaCarriere]

Ohhhh noooo a rich guy lost his ability to become richer for a few years.

Lol that's not punishment befitting helping to cover up sexual assault, and we really have to stop thinking that way. It's not like he was at risk of living under a bridge.

Dude should be living under a bridge, and having flaming bags of dogcrap thrown at him.

Criminals in prison have a higher moral ground when it comes to child abuse.

 

[Empoleon8771]

I'm not the kind of person who wants to blacklist players or coaches, because I think people deserve redemption and should be given a second chance if they pay the price and atone for their acts. But at the same time, how did Bowman "pay the price and atone for his acts"? He stepped down as GM of the Hawks when he was likely going to be fired anyway, took like 2.5 seasons off and then got reinstated.

Just another reason to dislike the Oilers.

 

[Canovin]

Most people didn't want Mailloux. They got shat on for it and it was under Bergevin, easily the most hated GM in Habs history.

You guys gave a PTO to Vartanen, signed Perry, Kane and now Bowman. Cue the circus music.

Kassian turned his life around after showering himself with snow as a Habs.

Kane has been a good citizen ever since he became an Oiler. Who knows what would have happened with Virtanen if he had more skills.

Nothing wrong with giving 2nd chances but Bowman shouldn't be the GM hire

 

[sansabri]

but why

 

[End on a Hinote]

May as well sign Mitchell Miller, too.

 

[JPT]

You think having to get a 50 foot yacht instead of a 100 foot yacht isn't a f***ing punishment?

Since you put it that way...

 

[Hoglander]

Hopefully this comes back to bite them hard. Everything about that franchise is unlikeable, even moreso now.

 

[saintunspecified]

It is a really bizarre risk in context. Other folks have commented on the rest.

My question: Knoblauch is safe? This move doesn't change that?

 

[JPT]

Dude should be living under a bridge, and having flaming bags of dogcrap thrown at him.

Criminals in prison have a higher moral ground when it comes to child abuse.

Absolutely. Us common folk would run the risk of serious criminal charges that would follow us for the rest of our lives, affecting where we can live, work, go to school, etc., if we helped to cover up serious crimes. f*** Stan Bowman and f*** his lost wages. He should never work in hockey again.

 

[oXo Cube]

Stan Bowman isn't even a good GM, he'll be Jeff Jackson's puppet and be on his best behaviour.

Bowman shouldn't be anywhere near the game ever again, but this is the NHL and shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone.

This angle makes even less sense. If Jackson wanted to hire an empty suit why in all hell would he pick Stan freaking Bowman for that?