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Originally Posted by Sainters7
Ah yes, you're right. Still though, what GM with his pedigree signs on to that Taylor Hall-led, old boys club mess without some bright light at the end of the tunnel? He got the job shortly after the Oilers won the McDavid lottery draft, you gotta think that was a hugely attractive perk to going there.
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Most definitely McDavid was the major selling point although Chiarelli may have considered the job even without McDavid if he was offered full autonomy and the ability to hire/fire everyone including the Oilers alumni. Does McLellan go there without McDavid? Not sure as that group at the time looked coach killers.