Speculation: Success in Rogers Place?

[tawheed]

Okay, I'll preface this by saying this is a complete conspiracy, tin-foil hat wearing, tape over your webcam type theory.

I feel as if though the people at the top of the Oilers are planning / hoping for this team to become competitive just as they're getting into the new arena. How great would it be to get back into the playoffs as soon as you're in the bright, shiny building the owner of the team made into a reality?

As far fetched as this is, it brings me some peace as to why management make the ridiculous decisions they do.

Flame on!

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[Spawn]

I think you are giving far too much credit. What you see is what you get. Incompetence through and through.

 

[AUAIOMRN]

How great would it be to get back into the playoffs as soon as you're in the bright, shiny building the owner of the team made into a reality?

Significantly worse than having success now that carried over into the new arena.

 

[jbean]

Well management likes money, so I think they would take playoff revenue as soon as they could.

 

[SoftDumps]

Significantly worse than having success now that carried over into the new arena.

Exactly this lol

 

[bucktown]

Been saying this for years. Katz does not become as successful as he is without serious forethought and planning. The cupboards are being stocked while the kitchen is being built.

I would go as far as to say the continued level of managerial incompetence is a combination of deliberate design, and Katz having final say over a lot of the front office stuff.

I fully expect some major changes from the top down between now and the opening of the new building, including some major player pieces being (allowed to be) moved for the last ingredients in the recipe for success.

edit:

Well management likes money, so I think they would take playoff revenue as soon as they could.

The team is profitable without playoff revenue. Part of the reason why this plan (extended rebuild) is possible.

 

[tawheed]

Been saying this for years. Katz does not become as successful as he is without serious forethought and planning. The cupboards are being stocked while the kitchen is being built.

I would go as far as to say the continued level of managerial incompetence is a combination of deliberate design, and Katz having final say over a lot of the front office stuff.

I fully expect some major changes from the top down between now and the opening of the new building, including some major player pieces being (allowed to be) moved for the last ingredients in the recipe for success.

edit:


The team is profitable without playoff revenue. Part of the reason why this plan (extended rebuild) is possible.

Haha, I'm just glad to see I'm not the only one thinking this way.. It really does all add up.

 

[tawheed]

I don't post much, but I thought I remembered posting this - great time for a bump!

 

[Deplorable Lenny]

Doesn't Katz hate Northlands?


How vengeful is the guy?

Seriously though I'd say it was a happy coincident

 

[Paralyzer]

And the free masons run the government, dontchaknow?

Very big coincidence IMO haha.

 

[Fixed to Ruin]

I think Toronto had the same plan when they moved into the ACC

 

[oXo Cube]

The real conspiracy is in 2013.

Steve Tambellini was replaced with Craig MacTavish when he was because Kevin Lowe thought the upward swing was beginning and he wanted to install his buddy as GM so that they could take all the credit.

In some ways I'm glad it backfired spectacularly.

 

[ujju2]

The real conspiracy is in 2013.

Steve Tambellini was replaced with Craig MacTavish when he was because Kevin Lowe thought the upward swing was beginning and he wanted to install his buddy as GM so that they could take all the credit.

In some ways I'm glad it backfired spectacularly.

Completely disagree, but ok.

 

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

This thread is a joke.

 

[ujju2]

This thread is a joke.

Yeah, I'm pretty sure it's meant to be.

 

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

Yeah, I'm pretty sure it's meant to be.

I really hope so!

 

[tawheed]

I really hope so!

PFFFT! Not at all, as you can see, I called this all in 2014.. This was completely planned!!