Fire Chia Thread V: Manning and Petrovic and Spooner Oh ****!

[Del Preston]

I'll take aghast-Craig MacTavish any day over this idiot.

I'm at that point now too.

 

[Del Preston]

Who are the people involved in decision making process?

My guess: Chiarelli, Nicholson, Lowe, MacTavish, Howson, and the Gretzkys

Too many cooks in the kitchen (as usual) and none of them know how to turn the stove on.

 

[GodPucker]

Only guy in the world, that get's paid 3 million a year, to destroy a once dominate and proud franchise, And still has a job...

Wait, when did the Oilers have that sort of franchise since the 80's?

LOL

 

[XXIV97]

My guess: Chiarelli, Nicholson, Lowe, MacTavish, Howson, and the Gretzkys

Fire them all except the Gretzkys

 

[BlackDogg]

Roger will be singing at the next home game.

 

[frag2]

Fire them all except the Gretzkys

I don't think the Gretzky's have that much of an impact aside from PR but if it means firing them all, then they can go too

 

[XXIV97]

I don't think the Gretzky's have that much of an impact aside from PR but if it means firing them all, then they can go too

Keith Gretzky has done well at the draft

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

Keith Gretzky has done well at the draft

That is extremely debatable.

 

[XXIV97]

That is extremely debatable.

It is. However, Gretzky did a good job in Boston before coming to Edmonton.

Time will tell how good he has been in Edmonton

 

[MrBoJangelz71]

Been reading this thread to see what the take on Chiarelli is, and I am getting crazy frustrated reading posts on job he is doing, and I’m a Jet fan.

Can’t imagine how frustrating it is for fans of the team.

My question to this board is, what direction do you think is best, at this point and time, for the team? (assuming you fire Chiarelli):

1) A quick retooling, sell off some assets, suck for a couple of seasons to try and draft some running mates for McDavid?

2) more of a rebuild, a 5 to 7 year build it top down, trade off assets for draft picks to put higher talent around McDavid.

Or

3) to keep tweaking the current roster, but with a more competent GM, and see if you can get a combo, maybe better goaltending, keep looking for the right mix?

 

[Skar]

I'll take aghast-Craig MacTavish any day over this idiot.

At least MacT had the balls to own up to the media and fans. Chia's just locked in a bunker somewhere.

 

[Skar]

Been reading this thread to see what the take on Chiarelli is, and I am getting crazy frustrated reading posts on job he is doing, and I’m a Jet fan.

Can’t imagine how frustrating it is for fans of the team.

My question to this board is, what direction do you think is best, at this point and time, for the team? (assuming you fire Chiarelli):

1) A quick retooling, sell off some assets, suck for a couple of seasons to try and draft some running mates for McDavid?

2) more of a rebuild, a 5 to 7 year build it top down, trade off assets for draft picks to put higher talent around McDavid.

Or

3) to keep tweaking the current roster, but with a more competent GM, and see if you can get a combo, maybe better goaltending, keep looking for the right mix?

I think at this point we pretty much have to rely on a 2-3+ year retool/rebuild. We're stuck with some bad contracts for a few years, and our top picks in Pulju and Yamamoto haven't been able to develop within this organization (no surprise there).

Whoever the next GM is, he has a hell of a job to do.

 

[ConnorMcNugesaitl]

How does this guy still have a job?

Seriously

 

[McShogun99]

Been reading this thread to see what the take on Chiarelli is, and I am getting crazy frustrated reading posts on job he is doing, and I’m a Jet fan.

Can’t imagine how frustrating it is for fans of the team.

My question to this board is, what direction do you think is best, at this point and time, for the team? (assuming you fire Chiarelli):

1) A quick retooling, sell off some assets, suck for a couple of seasons to try and draft some running mates for McDavid?

2) more of a rebuild, a 5 to 7 year build it top down, trade off assets for draft picks to put higher talent around McDavid.

Or

3) to keep tweaking the current roster, but with a more competent GM, and see if you can get a combo, maybe better goaltending, keep looking for the right mix?

I think all this roster needs is some tweaking. They already have Mcdavid, Draisaitl, RNH, Klefbom, Nurse, Larsson and Koskinen to build around. JP, Jones and Yamamoto are still developing but look like future NHLers. Bouchard and Mcleod are looking good in Junior plus this years 1st should be a good pick.

They just need to focus on finding some wingers and a veteran D partner for Nurse. A good GM should be able to fix this in an offseason,

 

[WayneGreatzky]

Wait, when did the Oilers have that sort of franchise since the 80's?

LOL

They havn't, but I was certainly proud of those hard working, gritty consistent playoff teams in the mid-late 90's and early 00's

 

[Soundwave]

At least MacT had the balls to own up to the media and fans. Chia's just locked in a bunker somewhere.

That is one thing I'll give Mac T props for. He wouldn't duck the media and made himself available quite often to take questions. Chia is a chicken shit.

 

[oobga]

How does this guy still have a job?

Seriously

Only explanation that makes sense now is that he managed to rope in the other losers in this org for all his major moves. So the boss knows they were all in on the big moves together and are all accountable together.

I always get this sense when Nicholson talks. He refuses to get into specifics about big mistakes, and he always bumbles his way through trying to explain the decision making process in the org.

 

[frag2]

That is one thing I'll give Mac T props for. He wouldn't duck the media and made himself available quite often to take questions. Chia is a chicken ****.

Remember even last year, he showed his face to media maybe 5 times all season? Chia is a POS.
MacT was stupid but at least he met with media. Chia just hides...probably in Boston somewhere.

 

[Del Preston]

It is going to be absolute chaos if the Oilers lose tomorrow.

 

[Tyrolean]

It is going to be absolute chaos if the Oilers lose tomorrow.

You mean when they lose.

 

[Stoneman89]

Been reading this thread to see what the take on Chiarelli is, and I am getting crazy frustrated reading posts on job he is doing, and I’m a Jet fan.

Can’t imagine how frustrating it is for fans of the team.

My question to this board is, what direction do you think is best, at this point and time, for the team? (assuming you fire Chiarelli):

1) A quick retooling, sell off some assets, suck for a couple of seasons to try and draft some running mates for McDavid?

2) more of a rebuild, a 5 to 7 year build it top down, trade off assets for draft picks to put higher talent around McDavid.

Or

3) to keep tweaking the current roster, but with a more competent GM, and see if you can get a combo, maybe better goaltending, keep looking for the right mix?

Not sure why you even inserted #2 as an option. If you think McDavid’s camp is going to wait around for 5-7 years for a competent lineup to be put together, I have some land to sell to you.

 

[Stoneman89]

It is going to be absolute chaos if the Oilers lose tomorrow.

Nah, that seems to get said before every game. Fired after this one, removed after this road trip, canned at Christmas, blah blah blah. Likely be the same old same old. Would love to finally be wrong, but nothing surprises me with these clowns anymore.

 

[Del Preston]

Bob McKenzie: McKenzie: ‘Rocket ride to hell for Edmonton Oiler fans’

Ray Ferraro: https://www.tsn.ca/video/what-are-the-oilers-options-for-making-in-season-gm-change~1592751

 

[MettleMcOiler]

If Katz has any semblence of hockey fan mindset. He has to see how horribly built this team is. How can you keep the GM who made this team employed. It literally staring him in the face, everyone else sees it. This is god awful hockey we are watching. What little chemistry was left seems to be obliterated. This team is not even worth watching anymore. They need to get this destroyer of teams removed now!