What is the single worst decision your team ever made?

[Mrb1p]

Houle and Tremblay didn't cripple the team? Hahahahahaha.

You're entitled to your opinion of course, but I'm gonna stick with mine.

I mean yes they did, but not contractually.

 

[Stephen]

 

[TheGreenTBer]

The hiring of Bob Nicholson. Not only did he hire Peter Chiarelli and Ken Holland back to back which is bad enough as is just for on ice reasons, he also turned out to be the single most despicable individual ever hired by the Oilers, being the guy at the top of the Hockey Canada sexual assault fund scandals. Also made it insufferable for fans attending live games due to the concession price hikes, see:
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Are you f***ing kidding me with those prices? does the food come with a side of blow or something?

 

[Trafalgar Sadge Law]

Are you f***ing kidding me with those prices? does the food come with a side of blow or something?

Considering it's Bob Nicholson in charge you'd probably have to do so the other way xD

 

[Rants Mulliniks]

Allowing Harold Ballard to own the team.

 

[saska sault]

Giving Babcock and Holland so long to run the team while wasting the end of our stars careers. There should be another banner or two from some of those teams.

 

[trentmccleary]

After four straight blah 50 point seasons in Colorado, Ottawa gives up the world to acquire Captain Spin-o-rama Matt Duchene. They get him producing at a PPG pace and give him away for junk a mere 15 months later.

 

[nturn06]

I'd argue drafting Noah Welch while Patrice f***ing Bergeron is still available. Trading Jagr for scraps is stupid but a blatant salary dump.

Noah Welch was drafted in 2001 Bergeron in 2003, so I do not compute.

 

[WeaponOfChoice]

Noah Welch was drafted in 2001 Bergeron in 2003, so I do not compute.

Read my response to the prior comment.

 

[nturn06]

Read my response to the prior comment.

Even so, I do not think that not hitting a gem in the second round qualifies as the worst decision ever.

And if you go down that route, passing on Lunquist in the six round seems an worst decission.

 

[Master P]

Not keeping the colors black and silver in the jersey.

 

[WeaponOfChoice]

Even so, I do not think that not hitting a gem in the second round qualifies as the worst decision ever.

And if you go down that route, passing on Lunquist in the six round seems an worst decission.

You're not understanding my post.

Bergeron I viewed as a legit #1 centre which we needed at the time. Passing on that to draft nothing is inexcusable.

6 round draft picks are a crap shoot. And literally everyone past on him 5 times. That's no as gregarious, especially when we just drafted MAF

 

[nturn06]

You're not understanding my post.

Bergeron I viewed as a legit #1 centre which we needed at the time. Passing on that to draft nothing is inexcusable.

6 round draft picks are a crap shoot. And literally everyone past on him 5 times. That's no as gregarious, especially when we just drafted MAF

Lunquist was drafted few years before MAF.

Not to mention that Bergeron was pretty good in his rookie year, good enough to likely drop the Penguins from drafting Malkin to drafting Cam "Next Superstar" Barker. If I remember right, only a point separated the Penguins from the Hawks.

Anyhow, I never bought the argument that not picking a gem in the second round is a huge mistake, nobody knew how good he would be. I mean even Boston passed on him once.

 

[IafrateOvie34]

Not giving Scott Stevens his money and letting him walk away to St Louis.

 

[WeaponOfChoice]

Lunquist was drafted few years before MAF.

Not to mention that Bergeron was pretty good in his rookie year, good enough to likely drop the Penguins from drafting Malkin to drafting Cam "Next Superstar" Barker.

They could've drafted Ladd or Wheeler. That's a pretty good combo with Bergeron

 

[nturn06]

They could've drafted Ladd or Wheeler. That's a pretty good combo with Bergeron

Hindsight is very easy, but Cam Baker was the clear #3 in that draft. Scouts were saying that the 2004 draft contained 3 generational players and then some good players.

 

[Took a pill in Sbisa]

As an Oilers millennial fan, dressing Conklin over Markkanen in game 1 if the '06 Finals.

Its probably the only single decision that could have been the difference between winning a cup or not.

 

[cowboy82nd]

Florida Panthers -

Paul Maurice​

I guess that didn’t age well.

 

[Arthur Morgan]

Im sure there's an endless list on shit the leafs did wrong but the most recent was signing Tavares and just giving the kids all that money without any results. both these combined took away what I assume was their best chance to win since 92 or 93.

 

[richo]

Sharks: Acquiring Erik Karlsson

 

[Fourier]

Selling Wayne Gretzky. Nothing else even comes close.

 

[PositiveCashFlow]

Besides yesterday, Nurse contract

HMs: Second Pronger trade, Smyth trade, MacT hire as GM, handling of Souray, asking Comrie to return his bonus, hiring Eakins, trading down and drafting MA Pouliot in the first round in 2003, hiring Chia

 

[tTheVeganWoofMate]

Bruins
Previous owner selling team to Mr f***ing Burns

 

[rfournier103]

Bruins
Previous owner selling team to Mr f***ing Burns

I think only the sale of Wayne Gretzky tops this.

 

[Z-Diddy]

Selling Wayne Gretzky. Nothing else even comes close.

I think only the sale of Wayne Gretzky tops this.

This is the winner by miles, another offseason popular thread asked "if you would ever abandon your team" this is it for me, I'll never forgive and never forget,

Luckily this changed the entire sport for the better, thrusting hockey in America into the spotlight, changed everything, part of me still thinks about the parallel universe if Connor went to Buffalo and what impact could've done something close to the same...