oobga
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Confirmed with Link: Oilers hire Stan Bowman as GM & Executive VP- press conference at 10:30
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HFBoards is well aware that today is election day in the US. We ask respectfully to focus on hockey and not politics.
That's true. GMs can only go so far without the right scouts in place
SupremeTeam16
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He signed Panarin who was found money and then when he became too expensive under the cap he traded him for another good player who was affordable.
Traded Barker who busted for a young Nick Leddy who became an affordable top 4 option for them.
Traded Andrew Shaw for a pick that he used to draft Alex Debrincat.
KeithIsActuallyBad
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See now that has me a lot more concerned….
From a hockey perspective I’m tentatively and cautiously on the fence.
bobbythebrain
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Apparently you need answers from the fanbase on the barometer of work done and ignore the fact Kennedy is impressed by Bowmans contributions
The need for YOU to be satisfied is utterly ridiculous here
Chicago also had to deal with LA, Washington, Pitts, Vancouver in their prime
TheNumber4
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We shall see soon what JJs management group is made of. I think on the surface, and without seeing these changes on ice yet, we are mostly positive about what JJs team has come up with so far. Personally, I’m optimistic but that’s moreso my trust in JJ than Bowman.
See it how you want to see it from Florida. I don’t expect you’d have the inclination to read the report, watch the interviews with Kennedy etc and then form an educated opinion but given your from Florida your opinion of my team is as valid as my opinion of your pending election.
I Dont give a f***.
KeithIsActuallyBad
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So Chicago played against bottom feeders the whole decade?
TheNumber4
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KeithIsActuallyBad
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Why are you talking about the Caps and Pens when they never played them in the playoffs?
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Stoneman89
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But he's proven it wasn't a fluke and proved his worth. It's possible for someone to commit the most abhorant and serious crime and still come out the other side better for it. Bowman didn't get signed while in prison still serving a sentence, and has spent the last 2 years in some forms of councelling and therapy while being barred from the league during that time.
They have to meet them in the playoffs to have played against them? I don't understand what you're getting at. You still have to play 82 games to make the playoffs
Stoneman89
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Are you able to read?
What the hell does that have to do with Bowman’s terrible moves to make his team worse?
KeithIsActuallyBad
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Okay, I’m sure the 2 games against those teams were offset by the 3-4 games they got to play against us in those years. Or the other bad teams. I don’t understand your point.
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If there wasn't a cap, most of those guys would have stayed in Chicago.
ThreeOfAPerfectPair
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Chicago had a 12 years window and won 3 cups. The team is going to get worse as they players age. How long were you expecting the team to be good for?
As for the trades, the first half of players on that list were cap casualties. They even had to "cheat" in order to fit some players in. The later half, well it's hard to win trades when your team is on the decline.
