Well see, those rumours scream Chiarelli. Specifically the JP and Connolly parts
The reach at 8 and Connolly scream Holland though. He has developed a thing for reaching for players in the draft recently and he has always loved signing UFAs coming off career years. Bad contracts were his MO in Detriot
Another pararell to Chiarelli is that when both were hired, media and fans excused their bad moves and blamed it on ownership/higher ups (Holland wen tall in on signing svets because the owner was in bad health and wanted a cup/ Chiarelli was forced to trade Seguin and make win now moves). Then when Chiarelli came to Edmonton he picked up where he left off. Holland, only by the rumours, is doing the same. Doing the same moves he did in Detriot that put that team in a major bind
Again, Ill wait till actual moves are made. I can only comment on the rumours