Post-Game Talk: The Return of Son of Fire Chiarelli's Revenge: Electric Boogaloo: Back To The Minors: The Squeakquel

[PBandJ]

Yeah he does.

Does he? I have a hard time believing he has sources with the Oilers.

 

[Soundwave]

LOL he has no sources.

He's on Sportsnet now apparently.

 

[Del Preston]

Does he? I have a hard time believing he has sources with the Oilers.

He's really close with Lucic.

 

[member 290103]

Eklund is now reporting that his sources (hfboards) are telling him Chiarelli is done.

 

[PBandJ]

He's really close with Lucic.

Well f*** me sideways.

 

[MikeGrier99]

I don't know about that. He's been pushing for Manning for years, Spooner and Cave are his Boston connections, Koskinen is his guy and he signed an equally unproven Talbot to pretty much the same deal a couple of years ago. These recent moves all reeked of Chia IMO.

Ya fair points. I remember someone mentioned that Hitchcock thanked Keith Gretzky for the recent acquisitions, but who knows with this org. Bizarre end to Chia's tenure one way or the other.

 

[Jet Walters]

They might take their time announcing a replacement with the break in the schedule. I picture an Old Boys Conclave in a cabin near Kelowna with lots of wine. The chosen one will then emerge after the ceremonial jock sniffing by Katz. I heard he gets right in there. My money is on a Gretzky.

 

[The Batman]

Excellent.

 

[The Nuge]

Does he? I have a hard time believing he has sources with the Oilers.

Considering his history, it could very well be straight from Chia

 

[Soundwave]

It's the front page story on TSN too (Oilers moving on from Chiarelli) so I'm guessing yeah it's happening.

 

[BeanBurrito]

How dare you.

Get a room, you two.

 

[PBandJ]

They might take their time announcing a replacement with the break in the schedule. I picture an Old Boys Conclave in a cabin near Kelowna with lots of wine. The chosen one will then emerge after the ceremonial jock sniffing by Katz. I heard he gets right in there. My money is on a Gretzky.

Messier has a more recently used one, I'm picking him.

 

[iCanada]

Does he? I have a hard time believing he has sources with the Oilers.

Maybe its from Chia himself.

 

[rboomercat90]

Wonder if we'll get to see Chia give some kinda final presser or if he'll just vanish. Would be curious to see if he blames the OBC on the way out, or what his explanation of things is.

I don’t think we’ll get a final presser. These guys have a code. People around the NHL will know what happened here. If Chiarelli gets hired anywhere else, anytime soon, that will be a clear indication this mess wasn’t all his.

 

[MikeGrier99]

Well that's one down. At least four more to go.

 

[bobbythebrain]

It's the front page story on TSN too (Oilers moving on from Chiarelli) so I'm guessing yeah it's happening.

 

[harpoon]

With the guy getting the new contract being one of the worst Oilers tonight

He didn't look good at all. Nice stop on the breakaway, but there were two weak goals tonight, one of them was super weak.

other than RNH who looked like he was playing for Detroit already.

Wings broadcast was pumping Larkin up big time tonight. They spoke about how he had has matured (at 22) and this season is looking like he can carry a line (on the worst team in the league to be sure). I couldn't help but contrast with FOA pick RNH who shows no indication of ever being able to even lead a line, never mind carry one.

 

[ohheyhemsky]

I don’t think we’ll get a final presser. These guys have a code. People around the NHL will know what happened here. If Chiarelli gets hired anywhere else, anytime soon, that will be a clear indication this mess wasn’t all his.

Lol, that coward wouldn't do a final presser if there was a gun to his head. He'd offer the gunman a NTC on his way out though.

 

[Skar]

Probably too little too late with the firing. He's already hamstrung us for years.

 

[MikeGrier99]

Probably too little too late with the firing. He's already hamstrung us for years.

If it was done 24 hours earlier could've saved us the potential headache of the Koskinen signing. Huge gamble recklessly made.

 

[ConnorMcMullet]

@belair

What do you think of Chiarelli's probable firing?

 

[ConnorMcMullet]

If it's anyone already in the organization I'll be mad. Really mad.

I'm fine with Kieth Gretzky though.

 

[Skar]

If it's anyone already in the organization I'll be mad. Really mad.

I'm fine with Kieth Gretzky though.

I don't think it can be anyone else but someone from the OBC at this point in the season

 

[pabst blue ribbon]

The fact that ownership allowed him to do so many roster damaging moves in the final month of his tenure is such a depressing thought.

At least Chia got the proper send off by losing to a bad team on home ice

 

[CycloneSweep]

If it's anyone already in the organization I'll be mad. Really mad.

I'm fine with Kieth Gretzky though.

It'll most likely be an in org guy as the interim GM as they look for one for the draft

Well...at least that's what good teams would do.