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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
IMO I think this firing actually means they won't stand pat.
If they were actually just going to do nothing and let the season ride out they would have just waited and fired Chiarelli in the offseason.
But I think the Oilers management team / ownership group actually wants to make a big splash to try and make the playoffs this year.
Then they saw the big negative backlash from the Koskinen hiring being made by Chiarelli and realized they couldn't have him making any more big moves from a public perception standpoint.
The stuff around still believing they are a playoff team, thinking they have better assets now then when Chiarelli took over, and that they think they are 1 or 2 pieces away from winning screams a big move to me.
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I think you're mostly on track except kosten'em.
Spector took it upon himself to let everyone know what a big shot insider he was proclaiming chiarelli was solely responsible for signing/negotiating with koskinen.
Then he asked Nicholson about it today, who very flatly refuted spectors 'reporting' right to his face. It was a group decision.
Frankly, I see the chia firing coming down now for 1 or 2 reasons:
Reason 1) chiarelli was not willing to continue to make terrible moves that would cost the organization dearly like moving pool party or a top 10 pick etc, or take a terrible deal to move Talbot. So they fired him to get someone in his chair who WOULD be willing to make those kinds of idiotic moves. Enter Scott howson stage left.
Reason 2) Chiarelli was simply unable to consummate any deals league wide because he was driving too hard of a bargain or because of residual negative feelings towards the oilers from organizations/GMs around the league, so they fired him to let everyone know Scott howson was open for business.
All you needed to hear today was confirmation the oil won't be naming anyone acting or interim GM. I used to do #### like that when I didn't want my name attached to subpar work. "Nah, go ahead, I don't need my name on the website."