The Nuge
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Spoken like a true second tier fan.
Wouldn't that be spoken like a true first tier fan?
Spoken like a true second tier fan.
He's trying to appease the lower tier of fan.
i don't know why fans and the media think the Oilers, specifically Kevin Lowe, think that a job interview of the best candidates is a must. since when? Lowe can hire anyone he wants any way he wants and i think he's stuck his neck out on the line here because if it doesn't work with MacT and Howson, Lowe must realize that he'd be the next to go.
He should have never said "we have two types of fans" in the first place. Good for him for apologizing, but him making the statement in the heat of the moment means that he really belives that STH's are somehow on a different tier than those who aren't STH's (for whatever reason)
Lowe's comments were worth it for the comedic gold from Tychowski..
Rob Tychkowski @SUN_TYCHKOWSKI 16 Apr
Still 3-1 Minnesota. Honest to God, it's like the Wild don't even care how many rings the Oilers management team has
Rob Tychkowski @SUN_TYCHKOWSKI 16 Apr
Ouch, the Tier One fans are booing at Rexall Place
Rob Tychkowski @SUN_TYCHKOWSKI 17 Apr
Last time I checked there is only one person I know who complains more than me, so, yeah, I know a little bit about whining.
He should have never said "we have two types of fans" in the first place. Good for him for apologizing, but him making the statement in the heat of the moment means that he really belives that STH's are somehow on a different tier than those who aren't STH's (for whatever reason)
But this is exactly the problem. After failing to hire proper management his ONLY job is to hire the best candidates available by searching the world over, not hiring old pals just because they won Stanley Cups together 25 years ago. I doubt Kevin Lowe even considered any other candidates. He just wanted to give his buddy MacT a second chance after he completed his MBA. When your first strategy fails, you try another one, not adopt the first strategy again crossing your fingers that it will work this time around.
Lowe is such a narcissist that he will never admit the problem is with him. He'll blame it on someone else before firing them. Take for example his apology today. According to his comments, it was the happy emotions his heart was feeling that caused him to cut down the fans, not his brain which is what he's supposed to use whilst speaking.
His backup plan is Howsen (another old buddy from his past) as GM in case MacT fails. After MacT receives his PhD later this month, he'll gut the team and make it only slightly better but get the same results he used to as coach, which was to almost make the playoffs but fail near the end. Then he'll be fired and Howsen will take over.
Meanwhile, Katz knows so little about the business of hockey, he will never fire Lowe because he will have a hard time finding a replacement who has loyalty towards the Oilers like Lowe does. So no, Lowe isn't going anywhere even if these hirings don't work. The Oilers organization is now about buddies helping buddies. Katz really outta look into replacing KLowe since his track record isn't very good. He had one year since '99 or 2000 when he was hired where he did well with trades and signings....2006, one year, that's it. That's reason enough to replace him.
Best thing for this team is to fire Lowe. Start fresh and look outside the organization and the city and find someone completely different to do the job. Although Tambo wasn't doing as much as he should have and his history of trades were not effective, MacT should never have been given this position because of his history. I just hope this fool doesn't try to bring back guys like Pisani, Moreau, and Stoll or sign extensions for other buddies like Horcoff and Smyth.
I can't remember if Howson became GM of Columbus before Tambo became GM of the Oilers but Howson should have been the GM in the first place. He was Lowe's assistant for years and he did a pretty good job cleaning up the mess in Columbus.
Yep, this is getting really overblown. I watched it live
First tier?