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Originally Posted by Textcritic
I wish I could find archived audio, but from what I recall the panel was roasting Chiarelli and the OBC, and Lou chimed in and said that a lot of this debacle has to be laid at the feet of the players. He said that the culture in the room is toxic. He did not directly implicate McDavid, but then talked about being too young and getting things handed over too quickly. That just because one is a great hockey player—perhaps even the best in the world—that does not mean he is ready to lead a team.
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This is a really good point, and something that's plagued the oilers through all of their consecutive rebuilds so far. They've given all their high picks a massive sense of entitlement. Always given, never earned. It starts at the top, and has bled it's way down over and over again.
You keep hearing about how toxic the room is all the time. Bad habits developed on and off the ice. They pretty much had to trade Hall because of it IMO, and luckily for us Chiarelli ended up being the one to negotiate that trade.
Pretty soon, I wager, we will see McDavid force his way out of there too.
What a toxic organization they are. And you can bet it's been magnified 10x this season with the Flames rebuild finally turning the corner into President's trophy and Stanley Cup contending status.