I just blows my mind that a successful businessman like Katz is letting a bunch of monkeys run his beloved Oilers into the ground like this. Just incomprehensible to me that a guy that earned enough money to buy a sports franchise has not seen the need to upgrade the head of that organization after watching this staggering amount of failure.
How is Lowe skating by every season without being fired? My own father would fire me if I sucked that bad at a job he's bequeathed me, and it sure as F wouldn't have taken this long, either. I simply don't get it. And speaking of family, I doubt Katz's son is even an Oilers fan. I bet he's embarrassed that his dad owns the franchise.
It's just so weird. Katz buys the Oilers because he loved them growing up. Lets one of his heros run it for awhile, but that guy clearly has no clue about winning, contrary to his press conferences. Give him another try or two, but at what point do you literally kick in the door to his office, grab him by the collar and toss him out the window?
How long can this possibly go on? How long will Katz let these people run his franchise? This is a mystery that I cannot wrap my head around. If I bought the Flames and let Iginla and Kiprusoff do this for over a decade, I'd have to kick my own ass.
So embarrassing. So unbelievable. Both business and hockey-wise.
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