Is Katz selling the team our only hope?

[Oildrum]

Honestly tired of all these washed up old guys trying to run a hockey team and getting nowhere, but Katz seems to love all the old useless management. Chia, Holland, Gretzky, Coffey, Nicholson etc - When does it stop? bring in some guys under the age of 50 with a mix of experience but open to new age ideas. Honestly don't see it happening with Katz owning the team.

Unfortunately he is so rich and doesn't even live here that I don't think it will happen anytime soon.

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[SK13]

Yawn.

Oilers fan hysteria is pretty exhausting. Take a walk or something.

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

Again, Eminent domain - Wikipedia - Eminent Domain

I have mentioned this before, get the city to take the team away from him, and then it can be fixed by the fans in the city.

 

[Oildrum]

Yawn.

Oilers fan hysteria is pretty exhausting. Take a walk or something.

Not hysteria, just an honest question. Last year I watched less games than ever, and next year that number will continue to shrink as the team continues to fail to get better. I don't get super upset I just quit watching and attending.

 

[Filthy Dangles]

they should give a young guy like Kyle Dubas the reigns

 

[Shizuka]

If you can find a billionaire wanting to buy, great. We're stuck with this moron owner however, and his never ending love affair with the old boys' network (whether it's ex-Oilers, or imported clown shows from another organization).

 

[rboomercat90]

they should give a young guy like Kyle Dubas the reigns

Another year or two and that guy will be available to screw up another team.

 

[Paralyzer]

What a stupid thread. That's my answer to this.

 

[syz]

Old boys clubs are a league-wide problem.

 

[MettleMcOiler]

/close thread

 

[brentashton]

they should give a young guy like Kyle Dubas the reigns

Is John Chayka unavailable?

 

[McFlash97]

Relax bro. Keith might be overpaid for the next 2, but if you look at it from a glass half full side, imagine the things Broberg and Bouchard can learn from him.

 

[ManofSteel55]

Honestly tired of all these washed up old guys trying to run a hockey team and getting nowhere, but Katz seems to love all the old useless management. Chia, Holland, Gretzky, Coffey, Nicholson etc - When does it stop? bring in some guys under the age of 50 with a mix of experience but open to new age ideas. Honestly don't see it happening with Katz owning the team.

Unfortunately he is so rich and doesn't even live here that I don't think it will happen anytime soon.

No. Just no. Katz buying the Oilers was one of the best things to happen to this fanbase. We didn't have to worry about the group of local businessmen having to sell the team to an outsider. We stopped having to worry about selling all of our players for futures when they were ready for big contracts. We didn't have to hear about the Oilers probably leaving, or about how we had the ugliest rink in the league.

I bet you couldn't even tell us what Gretzky or Coffey were responsible for with their roles here.