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Originally Posted by Monahammer
But I think a regular NHL club with real development plans and vets would have shut that right out of him. Maybe not, but going to the Oilers of all places with that type of mentality, then getting overhyped by fans and the expectations... yikes lol. All I am saying is that the Oilers were probably the worst possible destination for this player, and deserve partial credit for having messed up his career.
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They are totally to blame, are you kidding me? They are in the business of professional hockey. They should know how to develop players, and they methodically ruined him.
It all likely started at the interview process where they told the kid they are going to recreate the Oilers of the 80s where it's nothing but offense. Then when he was drafted, his bosses told him to just go score goals and do nothing else. Then they got mad at him the team was losing.
The players even admitted as much. I remember Eberle on an After Hours segment once talking about their "high powered offense" management had created despite being like 27th in goals in the NHL that year. And how they would just throw pucks toward goal to bring up their shot metrics and possession stats.
This is all on the Oilers, including Mr Hollywood himself, Katz.