As mentioned, I have no doubts he has actively campaigned and used his network that he's befriended in the hockey world to pull of this con job and secure this ego stroke. I am sure he had Wayne and Sather, worked on the guys he fed info too for years like Dreger and had them also work on his behalf, etc.
As a buddy pointed out, Mario Marios from that same era had more points as a defenseman, in 300 less NHL games.
It will be interesting to hear the mythical legend of Lowe escape the laptops of the Edmonton press these next hours and days, as they construct a harrowing scenario with the misfits that were in the Oilers room, and Lowe being the guiding hand behind all those Cups. It's going to be gag inducing from the press up there he has in the palm of his hand not unlike Kim Jong Un.
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