I don't even particularly dislike Hall. I do passionately dislike this team by now. So denouncing is never far removed..
being honest here
AS far as Hall he's been given every chance to succeed by this org and linemates appropriate to do that with. Yak has been afforded no such opportunity. Yak and Gagner got the crumbs. Whether it be linemate or D pairing.
Really now? So has the management even tried to help the young guns succeed? The moment they were drafted, they were instantly hoped to carry the oilers to the playoffs. Weak supporting cast and veterans such as Eager, Belanger, Hordichuk, etc. Would Seguin even succeed here? Better yet, would he even be able to handle all of the adversity as Hall has? The only capable veteran Hall had the moment he got drafted was Horcoff. Crosby had guys like Guerin. Bergeron had Recchi, and the list goes on. Renney tried to shelter the young guns, and he got pressured to play the kids more. Another evident reason why obviously he wasn't kept, because he refused to do what the idiotic management told him too. How many coaches have the young guns gone through? One that actually had them going in the right direction with progress gets fired after a half season sure helped, eh? Or how about the marvelous scouting staff that haven't managed to have players outside the first round make any sort of impact in the NHL, other than Petry and Marincin? Why would Cogliano talk about a losing culture where games were felt to lose? Why did Souray blast the management for playing him injured? I could tell Hall wasn't 100% ready to go, when he came back, but knowing how the oilers handled Souray ; it doesn't surprise me that Hall got rushed in. What about the way they're developing Draisaitl right now? You can dislike this team all you want, but if there's any majority blame, it should be to the idiots who run this team, along with an owner who gives no damn regard about the team he owns. And in regards of your comment of being able to take unfortunate families to the event. I've seen oiler ticket prices even lower than the average rexall beer on stubhub fyi.
The way the management is doing things right now, do you even think they're not tanking? When they could bring in Chipchura and Roy for cheap, and send Draisaitl down, why didn't they do it? They said the nhl isn't a development league, so why is the kid still here? Scratched him, refused to send him to juniors, and he's still here. Smart move by the management, eh? Is that another reason why Brad awful Hunt is still here ahead of Marincin, or how Lander gets sent down immediately after one productive game by him?
So with all of that, 6 rings Lowe is still here for what reason? Fans are calling for his heads in any way they can, and the owner has been absolute quiet hiding in Vancouver, despite MacT saying he's as upset as he is? For guys like LaForge to blame the weather for the 2nd consecutive year of the empty seats? It doesn't surprise me why top ufa's refuse to come here, or how players that succeed elsewhere suck here, and vice versa. For a team that loses, and has accepted moral victories as a proper standard is no way to build a team to win. Or drafting first overall every year and making trades/signings. The management has failed miserably to make this team the next blackhawks/pens. Unfortunately their arrogance refuses to acknowledge it. Name me any other organization that has kept a POHO the same way Lowe has been given his job security.