[Maritime Q-Scout]

As I think about it, it seems that the Oilers organization as a whole has the cart before the horse.

They seem to follow the "I'm team president, therefore I know..."

The "He was drafted in the first round, therefore he's NHL ready..."

The "He gets paid $6million, therefore he's a superstar..."

The issue is they look at things backward. If you hire someone to be president/gm/whatever the position doesn't make them a leader.

Wearing a 'C' on your jersey doesn't make you a leader.

Making millions a year doesn't make you a superstar.

Those titles should be reactions to the skillset, but the titles don't give someone any additional skills.

I'm sure we all know people who are elected to various positions (government, student politics, union, condo board) that think they are right because they were elected. Being elected doesn't bestow knowledge, holding a position doesn't bestow knowledge or skill. That's the issue with old boys clubs. The lack of understanding the difference between having the ability to hold the position and being given the position.

One of my favourite scenes from Game of Thones demonstrates this perfectly: