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Originally Posted by sa226
If I can be annoying for a moment, not that I disagree with you in principle. The constant fellating of Edmonton grinds my gears...
But
Replacing Mctavish and Eakins with Mclellan and Chiarelli is a huge move. If the Chiarelli can work some magic and move assets in and out, they have potential to jump start their retool....
But make no mistake. As it stands now, the Oilers team, culture and city are no good.
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Chiarelli might have benefited from working for an original 6 team with great history and preferable travel schedule. His job with Oilers may prove to be much more challenging.
Although it's hard to criticize signing Sekera, his "magic" so far has been limited to that signing, drafting McJesus and hiring McLellan. Draft was a no brainer, but McLellan signing is hardly magic. One could argue that MacT pulled off a better (
BOLDER) move signing Eakins. As bad as that turned out, Eakins was very highly praised coach and the new shiny toy ready to enter the NHL. There was lots of interest. McLellan did not have much interest in the league, Babcock took all the spotlight. Right or wrong, Eakins seemed like more significant win for the team.
The Oilers may get a lot better with these additions, but I think it's just as likely that things stay relatively the same. They will get better, they have to, but are they gonna contend?