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

[BudBundy]

Katz is a fool. What other explanation is there for Chiarelli not being fired by now?

 

[Raoul Duke]

Katz is a fool. What other explanation is there for Chiarelli not being fored by now?

He probably doesn’t care to pay Chia millions to not work for him and likely only has a casual Oilers fan’s understanding of the league.

 

[Senor Catface]

The brain trust is super dumb. I'm pretty confident they see this recent dip in play solely as a result of Klefbom being out since it coincided with the big losing streak.

They're too myopic to see it's 100 reasons, most of which have been created by one guy.

This guy won't get fired until our assets are all gone and it's too late.

And before we crown McKingis the king of the board, can we remember he wouldn't shut up about wanting to trade Hall and Eberle? That's why people gave him flack, not because he didn't like Chia.

 

[Ritchie Valens]

And goaltending sucks, fire Schwartz, PP also sucks so fire Gulutzan. Fire everyone!

For a power play specialist, Vivieros must wonder what the hell he gave up his HC gig in Swift for if he's not allowed to touch the powerplay under two different coaches.

 

[Cloned]

The brain trust is super dumb. I'm pretty confident they see this recent dip in play solely as a result of Klefbom being out since it coincided with the big losing streak.

They're too myopic to see it's 100 reasons, most of which have been created by one guy.

This guy won't get fired until our assets are all gone and it's too late.

And before we crown McKingis the king of the board, can we remember he wouldn't shut up about wanting to trade Hall and Eberle? That's why people gave him flack, not because he didn't like Chia.

At this rate, we should be actively rooting for the PA in the next CBA negotiations to get rid of the salary cap.

That's really our only chance.

 

[ThreeOfAPerfectPair]

I wonder what kind of job Chia will get after this, is there anything he's shown to be adept at? Poor talent analysis so scouting is out, poor communicator so media gigs are a no go, ...

 

[Cloned]

I wonder what kind of job Chia will get after this, is there anything he's shown to be adept at? Poor talent analysis so scouting is out, poor communicator so media gigs are a no go, ...

There are worse things in life than being an out of work millionaire.

 

[ThreeOfAPerfectPair]

There are worse things in life than being an out of work millionaire.

Peter is going to start trading in the stock market and be broke in 6 months.

 

[Tyrolean]

I doubt if fans can be a better GM because there are always ranting in hindsight. Having said this, fans are also on the pause of the team because they care so much. Impatience and knee jerk are the order of the day.

 

[oiler4ever]

Is Edmonton a dumping graveyard of NHL?
Chia- yeah he made dumb moves before with Boston, like trading Seguin, still won a cup. When he joined oilers, most fans were excited about it.
Todd- Had good regular season with Sharks
Lucic- former 20 goal scorer
the list can go on and on. The biggest issue for this team is the personnel both on and off ice. Weed out Chia before he makes another dumb move like trading first for Panarin or Simmonds who are going to be UFA

Pressbox some players or waive and form a kid line who has the hearts to play. we need energy in this line up. a true hearts out line. wish had players like young moreau, grier mold type in the farm. calll up Benson Malone Russel. sit broadziak Kassian, spooner for few games.

 

[BudBundy]

In other news Ryan Strome now has 7 goals. Thats now more than double what Spooner has “achieved.”

What does Chiarelli have to do to get fired? Waddle out to center ice during the anthem with his pants around his ankles and take a literal dump on the Oilers logo?

 

[Aceboogie]

Katz is a fool. What other explanation is there for Chiarelli not being fired by now?

Hot unconfirmed rumor coming up. Comes from a season ticket holder who had drinks with Bob Nicholson last year and had a indepth conversation. Take it for what its worth

Basically, when he and Chiarelli were hired, Katz said they had a 5 year window/grace period. He was tired of the revolving door of GMs and wanted consistency. So promised them they had a long leash and 5 years to build a winner. They could make long term moves without the fear of being fired.

While I actually really agree with this mindset, the execution was horrible because Katz bet on the wrong horse. Chiarelli was already a burn out and a flawed decision maker.

But I do agree, that owners should encourage GMs to think long term and should stick with them even in tough times. GMs incentives shouldnt be short term like they are now. Most just make knee jerk reactions to save their job another year

I cant imagine Katz will keep Chiarelli after this year, given how horrible hes been

 

[ohheyhemsky]

In other news Ryan Strome now has 7 goals. Thats now more than double what Spooner has “achieved.”

What does Chiarelli have to do to get fired? Waddle out to center ice during the anthem with his pants around his ankles and take a literal dump on the Oilers logo?

"That's an experience move from a guy who has a winning past, with a Stanley Cup ring. We value that type of bravado, and we have full confidence in his ability at the helm." - Bob Nicholson.

 

[CornKicker]

I wonder what kind of job Chia will get after this, is there anything he's shown to be adept at? Poor talent analysis so scouting is out, poor communicator so media gigs are a no go, ...

he will sit with brian burke and argue stupidity on sportsnet, like a canadian tv version of milbury

 

[Canovin]

Chia should just resign. Dude is a disgrace to GM

 

[CornKicker]

the accuracy shooting at the skills comp should have been chia in a dunk tank and the players sniping him into ice cold water

 

[Aerrol]

he will sit with brian burke and argue stupidity on sportsnet, like a canadian tv version of milbury

I dunno about that. Burke and Milbury at least can finish their sentences without a ton of pauses and uhs. Chiarelli isn't exactly riveting TV to hear watch, as stupid as he comes across. Burke and Milbury would just yell at Chiarelli and he'd struggle to get a word in lol.

 

[CornKicker]

I dunno about that. Burke and Milbury at least can finish their sentences without a ton of pauses and uhs. Chiarelli isn't exactly riveting TV to hear watch, as stupid as he comes across. Burke and Milbury would just yell at Chiarelli and he'd struggle to get a word in lol.

exactly and id tune everytime to watch that bumbling idiot defend his takes.

 

[BudBundy]

Hot unconfirmed rumor coming up. Comes from a season ticket holder who had drinks with Bob Nicholson last year and had a indepth conversation. Take it for what its worth

Basically, when he and Chiarelli were hired, Katz said they had a 5 year window/grace period. He was tired of the revolving door of GMs and wanted consistency. So promised them they had a long leash and 5 years to build a winner. They could make long term moves without the fear of being fired.

While I actually really agree with this mindset, the execution was horrible because Katz bet on the wrong horse. Chiarelli was already a burn out and a flawed decision maker.

But I do agree, that owners should encourage GMs to think long term and should stick with them even in tough times. GMs incentives shouldnt be short term like they are now. Most just make knee jerk reactions to save their job another year

I cant imagine Katz will keep Chiarelli after this year, given how horrible hes been

Giving a GM an allotted time frame before he will be assessed is a smart thing to do when hiring, as it would theoretically allow GMs to make deals that are good for the team in the long run. If such an agreement exists for Chia, it would certainly explain why he wasnt canned even after so many ruinous moves. Understanding all that, how long can Nicholson and Katz watch a toddler run around with scissors before stopping it? So many of Chias moves were aimed at “speeding up” the rebuild and the long-term damage is clear. This thing isnt going to improve from year 4 to year 5, so why pretend anymore? Fire this incompetent boob now!

 

[Aerrol]

exactly and id tune everytime to watch that bumbling idiot defend his takes.

OK that's fair

 

[Ritchie Valens]

the accuracy shooting at the skills comp should have been chia in a dunk tank and the players sniping him into ice cold water

Or a tank full of piranha.

 

[Drivesaitl]

BS again.

You obviously have no idea what you are talking about. I have seen Larsson play since pre-draft. And yes, oddly enough he was an excellent #2 in NJD 14/15 and 15/16. Similar to how he played in 16/17, a bit better to be honest. Last year no good, this year a bit up and down. That's because he's not a #1 but rather a #2. Put him as the anchor on the first pair and often he'll struggle.

I don't give a rat's culo about the trade. Trades happen, good bad whatever. What is evident though is that many are biased in the exact opposite way than what you descibe. Seeing as we lost the trade some use that to call him bottom pair garbage... The way that the D stabilized after he came is forgotten, the way most of his partners have great years playing with him (and praise him an excellent D partner), etc. Take him out and this already very fragile D core will fall once again.

The last misstake I really hope Chia does not make is trading either Klefbom, Nurse or Larsson. Would be a disaster.

Not sure what you're saying with this because every season here it becomes more apparen that Larsson is just a Jason Smith with less leadership skills. Anything that was forecast for him, that he would start to be a dominating D, or grow his offensive and transition game has not occurred. This is a player that looks ordinary as befits a top pairing in hockey. Really a lot of nights he looks just like a 3-4. Not somebody I'm tying the train to for sure.

 

[BudBundy]

the accuracy shooting at the skills comp should have been chia in a dunk tank and the players sniping him into ice cold water

Given the team Chia has built, he’d still be dry when it was over.

 

[Drivesaitl]

In other news Ryan Strome now has 7 goals. Thats now more than double what Spooner has “achieved.”

What does Chiarelli have to do to get fired? Waddle out to center ice during the anthem with his pants around his ankles and take a literal dump on the Oilers logo?

"But lets just wait for Spooner to be here awhile before judging him. Why you gotta be so negative" heh

Man, I could smell the stench in this deal a mile away. Eberle-Strome-Spooner-Waiver. lmfao.

 

[Magnum23]

Peter Chirelli is destroying the Oilers. 95% of his trades he loses and about 50% of those are so bad he is ridiculed by all pundits. He must be fired now. Nicholson and his audit needs to be canned too for letting this happen. Bobby’s biggest contribution so far is inspiring a $18 hamburger... Fire Chia Today, don’t make us die hard Oiler fans cheer for our Oilers to lose just to ensure this loser is fired.

Legit question: how would you rate the $18 hamburger? Is it worth the price at least....