Is Peter Chiarelli the worst trading GM in the league?

[PinkFly]

Hall for Larsson
Eberle for Strome
Barzal+ for Reinhart
Seguin trade

Just to name a few... Probably some really big ones I'm missing.

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[Nalens Oga]

Trades aren't what necessarily make you a bad GM, it's more of what you've not done or what you've failed miserably at trying to do.

In his case, it's the awful set of complementary players they have, what a shitty bottom six that is.

 

[PWJunior]

Tim Murray needs consideration. Probably why he's out of a job now.

 

[K Fleur]

Yes.

Seguin, Hall, and Eberle for a whole bunch of trash.

 

[LeafFever]

Yes. He is terrible.
He also traded Seguin for nothing.

 

[KlefDown]

Yes is he.
Bottom 3 for sure.
I'd say he's worst because he's ruining my team.

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

Yes. His contracts are nothing to write home about either. (Lucic and Russell)

 

[WingsMJN2965]

Welp, you're missing the Seguin trade...

 

[PinkFly]

Yes. He is terrible.
He also traded Seguin for nothing.

Holy shit. How did I forget about that one

 

[StevenF1919]

100% yes. He's set this team back 5 years.

 

[Beautvillier]

don't forget to add beauvillier to the reinhart trade

 

[PinkFly]

Yes. His contracts are nothing to write home about either. (Lucic and Russell)

I was going to include those in the OP, but decided not to since it would kinda be off topic.

 

[PinkFly]

Yes.

Seguin, Hamilton, Hall, and Eberle for a whole bunch of trash.

Hamilton was traded by Sweeny.

 

[LeafFever]

In his moves with Edmonton, they are all ones meant more for a team in 2002 than in 2017. He's made the team significantly slower. Allof those acquisitions were slow.
Everyone knew Reinhart was a poor man's Luke Schenn by the time the Islanders gave up on him.

 

[K Fleur]

Hamilton was traded by Sweeny.

Ah yes, my bad. And I forgot the abomination that was the Griffin Reinhart trade.

 

[Del Preston]

He's fine with minor trades (Kassian/Maroon/Talbot) but gets smoked on the major ones.

 

[CanuckGame39]

He is easily the worst. It really is beautiful to watch.

 

[McFlyingV]

Good

• Hall for Larsson (can argue this to death, at worst its neutral imo)
• Scrivens for Kassian (despite him not being great this year he came for free)
• Sekera signing
• 4th + Gernat for Maroon(25% retained)
• 2nd+5th+7th for Talbot+7th

Neutral

• Caggiula signing (pretty meh at this point)
• Benning signing (similar to Caggiula)
• Letestu signing (good on PP, useless at even strength)
• Marincin for 4th
• 4th (from Marincin trade)+Ewanyk for Gryba (he belongs as a 7/8)

Bad (so far)

• 16th+33rd for Reinhart (set the team back an entire draft with this abomination)
• Lucic contract
• Russell contract
• Eberle for Strome
• Jokinen signing
• Gustavsson signing last year
• Pouliot buyout (didn't make much sense to prolong the cap hit)
• Auvitu (doesn't do much)

He's probably not the worst trading GM although he not very good at that, but his biggest issues are his signings.

 

[FerklundCGY]

Also, Barzal and Eberle are just dominating over there with the Islanders. Luckily, the Oilers have Strome and Reinhart. Oh wait...

 

[ffh]

He negotiates contracts even worse.

 

[PinkFly]

Good

• Hall for Larsson (can argue this to death, at worst its neutral imo)
• Scrivens for Kassian (despite him not being great this year he came for free)
• Sekera signing
• 4th + Marincin for Maroon(25% retained)
• 2nd+5th+7th for Talbot+7th

Neutral

• Caggiula signing (pretty meh at this point)
• Benning signing (similar to Caggiula)
• Letestu signing (good on PP, useless at even strength)
• 4th+Ewanyk for Gryba (he belongs as a 7/8)

Bad (so far)

• 16th+33rd for Reinhart (set the team back an entire draft with this abomination)
• Lucic contract
• Russell contract
• Eberle for Strome
• Jokinen signing
• Gustavsson signing last year
• Pouliot buyout (didn't make much sense to prolong the cap hit)
• Auvitu (doesn't do much)

He's probably not the worst trading GM although he not very good at that, but his biggest issues are his signings.

Would add another header after Bad called Abomination, where the Seguin trade would have its own place.

Also not sure about Hall for Larsson, personally don't like it.

Other than that, seems good.

 

[McBaevid]

He's good at identifying immediate weak points in the roster, and thats it.

Worst in the league at trading (someone please ban him from calling Garth Snow) and just as bad at contract negotiations.

A vocal minority of Oilers fans seem to love him though

 

[WillTheThrill]

Yes and it's hilarious.

 

[McFlyingV]

Would add another header after Bad called Abomination, where the Seguin trade would have its own place.

Also not sure about Hall for Larsson, personally don't like it.

Other than that, seems good.

We'll never agree on Larsson that much was clear in the Larsson vs. Zaitsev poll, and thats fine.

I defended Chia for a while early on when he made some good minor moves, but his mistakes are compounding and its time for him to go. Hope they fire him soon, but I doubt they will.

 

[mw2noobbuster]

He panics and makes some pretty horrifying trades in desperation. He's good at quickly patching up teams short-term, looking for weaknesses. Pretty bad at negotiating contracts as well.