Confirmed with Link: Oilers hire Stan Bowman as GM & Executive VP- press conference at 10:30

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

IDGAF what kinda spin out media puts on this. It was a stupid decision and it will cost the team many supporters. I will most likely still watch but I have made a decision that this team will not see one dollar of my money while this POS is employed by them. Glad I got my WC champs hat last week because it’s the last thing I will get for a long time.

It’s not spin. There are two reports by two organizations Bowman worked with, one led by Sheldon Kennedy who is not media but a victim.

If he endorses Bowman then far be it from me to pass judgement on him from any perceived moral high ground I feel I might be standing on.

 

[Boner Pills]

Don't like it and have minimal expectations for a mediocre guy who's been away from the league for two years.

 

[Paralyzer]

might as well repost this here

This is such an idiotic hire.

He participated in hiding sexual abuse, which meant the perpetrator was able to reoffend at a school.

He made shit trades, signed players to garbage contracts and drafted terribly. Taking a juggernaut Blackhawks team and turning into into complete trash.

Not only are the optics horrendous, but he's terrible at the job he was hired for.

oh and announcing it 3 days before McDavid's wedding, a special level of idiocy there, ensuring he's going to be hounded for comments on this directly before one of the most important days of his life.

He didn't 'participate'. He was told his superiors would take care of it, which they didn't. He was left out of the loop. How was that participating?

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

Somehow losing game 7 of the SCF wasn't the most painful thing to happen to this team this summer.

Congrats, Oilers. You've earned that shovel.

 

[PositiveCashFlow]

After reading a few threads I think I'm more convinced he's a mid-tier GM rather than an awful one. But that doesn't excuse the 2010 incident

 

[Ninety7]

Why can’t we ever just make a logical decision for once.

 

[TopShelfGloveSide]

I'm just glad you came here to set me straight LOL

Is this some sort of HF Blood vendetta?

 

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

Felt it was necessary since a large portion of this board has you ignored

Your just here to stir up shit so why don’t you just f*** off back to the Devils board?

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

I'm sure he'll have to face "tough" questions from Spector and Jamo. lol

 

[Kaniac]

Ignore the SA stuff and you still have Ken Holland 2.0.

So many terrible trades and awful awful contracts. Not a good look from a pure hockey perspective.

Is Bowman even into analytics??

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

Typical response from you - after two decades youd think one would ease up on his own team's fans

Have a good rest of the week trying to convince most here that they are wrong about this hire and how you know better

so you can't prove it? didn't think so....thanks for coming out and enjoy the L

 

[Kamus]

Where can you watch this?

 

[Canovin]

I actually think Bowman is a combination of Chia and Holland haha

 

[Paralyzer]

so you can't prove it? didn't think so....thanks for coming out and enjoy the L

He's been reported. Let's hope the mods take care of it.

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

I'm sure he'll have to face "tough" questions from Spector and Jamo. lol

f*** the Oilers media. Worms have more spine.

I fully expect the puff pieces about how this is a great hire just like the last two dicks were.

 

[ConnorNova0929]

I actually think Bowman is a combination of Chia and Holland haha

And Bob Nicholson.

 

[Cloned]

Where can you watch this?

Get into your car and look out the window as you pass by a car crash.

 

[PositiveCashFlow]

He messed up three Saad trades.

That's just Saad

I can't even bring myself to make a proper lame joke

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

And Bob Nicholson.

How has this chode not been fired into the sun yet?

 

[PositiveCashFlow]

the press conference is behind a paywall? haha

EDIT: I guess not but we'll see. I just saw the "OilersPlus.com" link

 

[joestevens29]

It’s not spin. There are two reports by two organizations Bowman worked with, one led by Sheldon Kennedy who is not media but a victim.

If he endorses Bowman then far be it from me to pass judgement on him from any perceived moral high ground I feel I might be standing on.

Beach is really the guy that needs to endorse him

 

[rboomercat90]

So you’re just fine with this? Jackson and Katz have an entire world of hockey execs to choose from. Good people with sharp minds. And they immediately choose,by far and away, THE MOST controversial choice they could’ve made. WHY?? He comes with a metric tonne of bad baggage and an extremely spotty record of managerial incompetence. It boggles the mind. You’re forcing everyone in the Oilers organization to answer awkward questions. The players have to answer awkward questions from reporters, their family, and their friends. We are at a critical junction with Drai right now and McDavid next year. In a a world full of smarter and far safer, classier choices. Katz and Jackson went with the worst. f*** them both.

I’m not seeing the logic here myself. Bowman wasn’t so good at his job that hiring him is worth the pr that’s going to go with it. Not saying I’d endorse this move if it was a star player we were bringing in but I’d understand the upside in taking the risk. There is no upside with bringing in Bowman, all there is, is negativity.

 

[elmeroil]

This just feels sooooo gross. JJ WTF man? Were things going too good for him? Couldn't handle the praise? This is the worst hire in Oilers history for me, I'm beyond baffled.

 

[Pavel10]

A lot of this is a result of the team always looking the other way. I mean I'll bring up mact and how he literally killed a person and fans here will defend mact with the usual "he feels sorry about that tho".

The mentality of oilers management is that the fan base doesn't care if the team is winning and that's the truth.

 

[rboomercat90]

the press conference is behind a paywall? haha

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EDIT: I guess not but we'll see

lol, of course it is. What else is new with the Oilers.