The Bruins winning the cup under Chiarelli's helm is the best thing to ever happen to Calgary. It delivered a crushing blow to the Canucks organization in oh so dramatic fashion on home ice which precipitated their eventual road to the bottom of the standings. AND it gave Chiarelli not only credibility as a GM, because a Stanley Cup on the resume will basically earn you a lifetime career in the NHL, just ask Glen Sather, in addition to lending credence to him touting himself as a shrewd tactician and knowing what it takes to build
a winner and ultimately winning the Oilers brass over. But it also gave Chiarelli the completely unwarranted confidence he needed to see himself as the smartest man in the room, and make brutal move after brutal move, and still see himself as the only man who can save the Oilers. I would say it's about time for a Chiarelli promotion.
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