I've come to defend this Bowman hire but I must admit that what you say could happen. Our team went through this exact scandal before with Keith, and Bowman has done more to reconcile than Keith did. The team knows that the negative heat will dissipate and that McDavid and the rest of the core are okay with these kind of moves.
But when it comes to McLeod or Hart, they would have to clear up their legal problem first. I have to admit that I fear that even if the case is tossed out, our team will try these guys. As long as it isn't a guilty verdict, the Oilers will absorb the heat. It is a bummer
Although the difference here is that Hart and McLeod are more like Ulritch in this metaphor, rather than Bowman. Our team would not consider hiring Ulritch. With the tarnished people we target, like Keith, Kane and Bowman, the more you dig, the less bad they really seem. So maybe this is the line and that we will not target these guys who potentially were the actual abusers. Then again, the Habs did take Mallioux