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 Re: Ken Holland Season Ending Press Conference [message #786933 is a reply to message #786932 ]
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Adam wrote on Mon, 31 May 2021 14:54

RDOilerfan wrote on Mon, 31 May 2021 14:47

Adam wrote on Mon, 31 May 2021 14:34

Kr55 wrote on Mon, 31 May 2021 13:46

Hey, did you guys know that Holland's son Brad Holland is one of our scouts now? :)

https://www.nhl.com/oilers/info/media-guide-19-20

page 28. Apparently he's the only guy allowed to wear a suit among our scouts.


Was looking for what our analytics team looked like. I guess it's just a guy, Justin Mahe (page 28 too, and page 4 kinda suggests it's a 1 man team)


Good grief. Does every executive get a few free positions for family members and other nepotism? Is that part of the sales pitch when we're signing these guys up?

I'm pretty shocked Mike Chiarelli has managed to keep his job. I assumed most of these positions disappeared when the more famous relative gets canned.

EDIT: Also, that thing scared me. I saw Howson's photo in there and saw red. Then noticed afterwards that it's a 2019-2020 booklet, so it's before his departure to the AHL. I was worried he'd boomeranged again.

WOW, do you guys need something to talk about. You are scoring a 2 yr old media guy for things to complain about?


Some quick questions for you:

Do you think Brad Holland got his job because he is the best person for that critical role within the organization? Or because his dad is the GM?

What about Mike Chiarelli - best available person for the job?

Do you think in today's day and age, given the massive amount that most of the really good teams are spending on analytics, that a single person is an adequate amount of resources to devote to it for an NHL team?


Brad Holland's career appears to be some civil law practice. Communications/logistics work with the Leafs, and forum moderation and online video work for nhl.com.

I have to give him credit I guess. Probably a more diverse background than most of the family members we hire.

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 Re: Ken Holland Season Ending Press Conference [message #786937 is a reply to message #786932 ]
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Adam wrote on Mon, 31 May 2021 14:54

RDOilerfan wrote on Mon, 31 May 2021 14:47

Adam wrote on Mon, 31 May 2021 14:34

Kr55 wrote on Mon, 31 May 2021 13:46

Hey, did you guys know that Holland's son Brad Holland is one of our scouts now? :)

https://www.nhl.com/oilers/info/media-guide-19-20

page 28. Apparently he's the only guy allowed to wear a suit among our scouts.


Was looking for what our analytics team looked like. I guess it's just a guy, Justin Mahe (page 28 too, and page 4 kinda suggests it's a 1 man team)


Good grief. Does every executive get a few free positions for family members and other nepotism? Is that part of the sales pitch when we're signing these guys up?

I'm pretty shocked Mike Chiarelli has managed to keep his job. I assumed most of these positions disappeared when the more famous relative gets canned.

EDIT: Also, that thing scared me. I saw Howson's photo in there and saw red. Then noticed afterwards that it's a 2019-2020 booklet, so it's before his departure to the AHL. I was worried he'd boomeranged again.

WOW, do you guys need something to talk about. You are scoring a 2 yr old media guy for things to complain about?


Some quick questions for you:

Do you think Brad Holland got his job because he is the best person for that critical role within the organization? Or because his dad is the GM?

What about Mike Chiarelli - best available person for the job?

Do you think in today's day and age, given the massive amount that most of the really good teams are spending on analytics, that a single person is an adequate amount of resources to devote to it for an NHL team?

Until you 2 starting debating about him from a 2 yr old media, I didn't know he was in the organization or knew he even existed. I have no idea if he's good at his job or not. Maybe he's really good, maybe he doesn't nothing more than make photo copies of scouting reports and they gave him a fake title. I don't know anything about him.

Do you know anything about him Adam or are you basing your opinion on his name? I am not saying he's good or bad but I have worked with many a guy who's family member was a boss and just because they have the same last name, doesn't mean they are awful at their job.

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 Re: Ken Holland Season Ending Press Conference [message #786939 is a reply to message #786937 ]
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RDOilerfan wrote on Mon, 31 May 2021 15:17

Adam wrote on Mon, 31 May 2021 14:54

RDOilerfan wrote on Mon, 31 May 2021 14:47

Adam wrote on Mon, 31 May 2021 14:34

Kr55 wrote on Mon, 31 May 2021 13:46

Hey, did you guys know that Holland's son Brad Holland is one of our scouts now? :)

https://www.nhl.com/oilers/info/media-guide-19-20

page 28. Apparently he's the only guy allowed to wear a suit among our scouts.


Was looking for what our analytics team looked like. I guess it's just a guy, Justin Mahe (page 28 too, and page 4 kinda suggests it's a 1 man team)


Good grief. Does every executive get a few free positions for family members and other nepotism? Is that part of the sales pitch when we're signing these guys up?

I'm pretty shocked Mike Chiarelli has managed to keep his job. I assumed most of these positions disappeared when the more famous relative gets canned.

EDIT: Also, that thing scared me. I saw Howson's photo in there and saw red. Then noticed afterwards that it's a 2019-2020 booklet, so it's before his departure to the AHL. I was worried he'd boomeranged again.

WOW, do you guys need something to talk about. You are scoring a 2 yr old media guy for things to complain about?


Some quick questions for you:

Do you think Brad Holland got his job because he is the best person for that critical role within the organization? Or because his dad is the GM?

What about Mike Chiarelli - best available person for the job?

Do you think in today's day and age, given the massive amount that most of the really good teams are spending on analytics, that a single person is an adequate amount of resources to devote to it for an NHL team?

Until you 2 starting debating about him from a 2 yr old media, I didn't know he was in the organization or knew he even existed. I have no idea if he's good at his job or not. Maybe he's really good, maybe he doesn't nothing more than make photo copies of scouting reports and they gave him a fake title. I don't know anything about him.

Do you know anything about him Adam or are you basing your opinion on his name? I am not saying he's good or bad but I have worked with many a guy who's family member was a boss and just because they have the same last name, doesn't mean they are awful at their job.

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 Re: Ken Holland Season Ending Press Conference [message #786941 is a reply to message #786937 ]
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RDOilerfan wrote on Mon, 31 May 2021 15:17

Adam wrote on Mon, 31 May 2021 14:54

RDOilerfan wrote on Mon, 31 May 2021 14:47

Adam wrote on Mon, 31 May 2021 14:34

Kr55 wrote on Mon, 31 May 2021 13:46

Hey, did you guys know that Holland's son Brad Holland is one of our scouts now? :)

https://www.nhl.com/oilers/info/media-guide-19-20

page 28. Apparently he's the only guy allowed to wear a suit among our scouts.


Was looking for what our analytics team looked like. I guess it's just a guy, Justin Mahe (page 28 too, and page 4 kinda suggests it's a 1 man team)


Good grief. Does every executive get a few free positions for family members and other nepotism? Is that part of the sales pitch when we're signing these guys up?

I'm pretty shocked Mike Chiarelli has managed to keep his job. I assumed most of these positions disappeared when the more famous relative gets canned.

EDIT: Also, that thing scared me. I saw Howson's photo in there and saw red. Then noticed afterwards that it's a 2019-2020 booklet, so it's before his departure to the AHL. I was worried he'd boomeranged again.

WOW, do you guys need something to talk about. You are scoring a 2 yr old media guy for things to complain about?


Some quick questions for you:

Do you think Brad Holland got his job because he is the best person for that critical role within the organization? Or because his dad is the GM?

What about Mike Chiarelli - best available person for the job?

Do you think in today's day and age, given the massive amount that most of the really good teams are spending on analytics, that a single person is an adequate amount of resources to devote to it for an NHL team?

Until you 2 starting debating about him from a 2 yr old media, I didn't know he was in the organization or knew he even existed. I have no idea if he's good at his job or not. Maybe he's really good, maybe he doesn't nothing more than make photo copies of scouting reports and they gave him a fake title. I don't know anything about him.

Do you know anything about him Adam or are you basing your opinion on his name? I am not saying he's good or bad but I have worked with many a guy who's family member was a boss and just because they have the same last name, doesn't mean they are awful at their job.


You only answered one of my questions, and even then, only partially. Here's another for you:

Do you think it could be at all an organizational issue if there were a lot of positions handed out to the progeny of executives?

How many of the people with the last name Lowe, Nicholson, Chiarelli, Messier, Gretzky, Holland, etc. do you think had to interview for their position and beat out others?

I think there's a little bit of a difference between some guys working for their dad's oilfield services company in Red Deer and a National Hockey League team. For one, Holland doesn't own the team, so its more like having a foreman decide to hire his son as a site supervisor than if the owner's kid is in the organization. Both can be problematic, but one guy is a relatively temporary employee.

I would say pro scouting is a pretty important function within a NHL team. The team isn't a big one - only three people. I'd say it's likely that the role IS pretty important at the end of the day and he isn't just making coffee for people - although either way, the nepotism is problematic. If you have someone who's got a position, gets a salary and you can't trust him to do his job so people have him doing menial tasks instead, that is almost as destructive to moral and corporate culture as having someone who has their job only due to their last name making a mess of things because they are incompetent for the job they've been hired in to.

It's worth noting, the Oilers have made some errors in their pro scouting over the last couple of years. Was it Holland, Messier, the other guy or some combination that was responsible for Kyle Turris? Did they talk to the analytics guy at all before they made that signing?

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 Re: Ken Holland Season Ending Press Conference [message #786942 is a reply to message #786941 ]
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Adam wrote on Mon, 31 May 2021 15:32

RDOilerfan wrote on Mon, 31 May 2021 15:17

Adam wrote on Mon, 31 May 2021 14:54

RDOilerfan wrote on Mon, 31 May 2021 14:47

Adam wrote on Mon, 31 May 2021 14:34

Kr55 wrote on Mon, 31 May 2021 13:46

Hey, did you guys know that Holland's son Brad Holland is one of our scouts now? :)

https://www.nhl.com/oilers/info/media-guide-19-20

page 28. Apparently he's the only guy allowed to wear a suit among our scouts.


Was looking for what our analytics team looked like. I guess it's just a guy, Justin Mahe (page 28 too, and page 4 kinda suggests it's a 1 man team)


Good grief. Does every executive get a few free positions for family members and other nepotism? Is that part of the sales pitch when we're signing these guys up?

I'm pretty shocked Mike Chiarelli has managed to keep his job. I assumed most of these positions disappeared when the more famous relative gets canned.

EDIT: Also, that thing scared me. I saw Howson's photo in there and saw red. Then noticed afterwards that it's a 2019-2020 booklet, so it's before his departure to the AHL. I was worried he'd boomeranged again.

WOW, do you guys need something to talk about. You are scoring a 2 yr old media guy for things to complain about?


Some quick questions for you:

Do you think Brad Holland got his job because he is the best person for that critical role within the organization? Or because his dad is the GM?

What about Mike Chiarelli - best available person for the job?

Do you think in today's day and age, given the massive amount that most of the really good teams are spending on analytics, that a single person is an adequate amount of resources to devote to it for an NHL team?

Until you 2 starting debating about him from a 2 yr old media, I didn't know he was in the organization or knew he even existed. I have no idea if he's good at his job or not. Maybe he's really good, maybe he doesn't nothing more than make photo copies of scouting reports and they gave him a fake title. I don't know anything about him.

Do you know anything about him Adam or are you basing your opinion on his name? I am not saying he's good or bad but I have worked with many a guy who's family member was a boss and just because they have the same last name, doesn't mean they are awful at their job.


You only answered one of my questions, and even then, only partially. Here's another for you:

Do you think it could be at all an organizational issue if there were a lot of positions handed out to the progeny of executives?

How many of the people with the last name Lowe, Nicholson, Chiarelli, Messier, Gretzky, Holland, etc. do you think had to interview for their position and beat out others?

I think there's a little bit of a difference between some guys working for their dad's oilfield services company in Red Deer and a National Hockey League team. For one, Holland doesn't own the team, so its more like having a foreman decide to hire his son as a site supervisor than if the owner's kid is in the organization. Both can be problematic, but one guy is a relatively temporary employee.

I would say pro scouting is a pretty important function within a NHL team. The team isn't a big one - only three people. I'd say it's likely that the role IS pretty important at the end of the day and he isn't just making coffee for people - although either way, the nepotism is problematic. If you have someone who's got a position, gets a salary and you can't trust him to do his job so people have him doing menial tasks instead, that is almost as destructive to moral and corporate culture as having someone who has their job only due to their last name making a mess of things because they are incompetent for the job they've been hired in to.

It's worth noting, the Oilers have made some errors in their pro scouting over the last couple of years. Was it Holland, Messier, the other guy or some combination that was responsible for Kyle Turris? Did they talk to the analytics guy at all before they made that signing?

I am just going to drop it. I don't know the guy, I have no clue if he is good or not. If you asked me who all works in the Oilers scouting department, I couldn't tell you. I regret even saying anything. I don't even know why I said anything because I really don't care.

You win Adam.

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 Re: Ken Holland Season Ending Press Conference [message #786943 is a reply to message #786942 ]
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RDOilerfan wrote on Mon, 31 May 2021 15:42

Adam wrote on Mon, 31 May 2021 15:32

RDOilerfan wrote on Mon, 31 May 2021 15:17

Adam wrote on Mon, 31 May 2021 14:54

RDOilerfan wrote on Mon, 31 May 2021 14:47

Adam wrote on Mon, 31 May 2021 14:34

Kr55 wrote on Mon, 31 May 2021 13:46

Hey, did you guys know that Holland's son Brad Holland is one of our scouts now? :)

https://www.nhl.com/oilers/info/media-guide-19-20

page 28. Apparently he's the only guy allowed to wear a suit among our scouts.


Was looking for what our analytics team looked like. I guess it's just a guy, Justin Mahe (page 28 too, and page 4 kinda suggests it's a 1 man team)


Good grief. Does every executive get a few free positions for family members and other nepotism? Is that part of the sales pitch when we're signing these guys up?

I'm pretty shocked Mike Chiarelli has managed to keep his job. I assumed most of these positions disappeared when the more famous relative gets canned.

EDIT: Also, that thing scared me. I saw Howson's photo in there and saw red. Then noticed afterwards that it's a 2019-2020 booklet, so it's before his departure to the AHL. I was worried he'd boomeranged again.

WOW, do you guys need something to talk about. You are scoring a 2 yr old media guy for things to complain about?


Some quick questions for you:

Do you think Brad Holland got his job because he is the best person for that critical role within the organization? Or because his dad is the GM?

What about Mike Chiarelli - best available person for the job?

Do you think in today's day and age, given the massive amount that most of the really good teams are spending on analytics, that a single person is an adequate amount of resources to devote to it for an NHL team?

Until you 2 starting debating about him from a 2 yr old media, I didn't know he was in the organization or knew he even existed. I have no idea if he's good at his job or not. Maybe he's really good, maybe he doesn't nothing more than make photo copies of scouting reports and they gave him a fake title. I don't know anything about him.

Do you know anything about him Adam or are you basing your opinion on his name? I am not saying he's good or bad but I have worked with many a guy who's family member was a boss and just because they have the same last name, doesn't mean they are awful at their job.


You only answered one of my questions, and even then, only partially. Here's another for you:

Do you think it could be at all an organizational issue if there were a lot of positions handed out to the progeny of executives?

How many of the people with the last name Lowe, Nicholson, Chiarelli, Messier, Gretzky, Holland, etc. do you think had to interview for their position and beat out others?

I think there's a little bit of a difference between some guys working for their dad's oilfield services company in Red Deer and a National Hockey League team. For one, Holland doesn't own the team, so its more like having a foreman decide to hire his son as a site supervisor than if the owner's kid is in the organization. Both can be problematic, but one guy is a relatively temporary employee.

I would say pro scouting is a pretty important function within a NHL team. The team isn't a big one - only three people. I'd say it's likely that the role IS pretty important at the end of the day and he isn't just making coffee for people - although either way, the nepotism is problematic. If you have someone who's got a position, gets a salary and you can't trust him to do his job so people have him doing menial tasks instead, that is almost as destructive to moral and corporate culture as having someone who has their job only due to their last name making a mess of things because they are incompetent for the job they've been hired in to.

It's worth noting, the Oilers have made some errors in their pro scouting over the last couple of years. Was it Holland, Messier, the other guy or some combination that was responsible for Kyle Turris? Did they talk to the analytics guy at all before they made that signing?

I am just going to drop it. I don't know the guy, I have no clue if he is good or not. If you asked me who all works in the Oilers scouting department, I couldn't tell you. I regret even saying anything. I don't even know why I said anything because I really don't care.

You win Adam.


I'm not really arguing with you here - just asking you your opinion on these questions. Do you think it's a problem if everyone in management hires their kids and friends to important positions within the organization?

"Thinking that a bad team's best players are the reason the team is bad is the "Tambellini re-signing Lennart Petrell" of sports opinions." @Woodguy55
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 Re: Ken Holland Season Ending Press Conference [message #786946 is a reply to message #786943 ]
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Adam wrote on Mon, 31 May 2021 16:07

RDOilerfan wrote on Mon, 31 May 2021 15:42

Adam wrote on Mon, 31 May 2021 15:32

RDOilerfan wrote on Mon, 31 May 2021 15:17

Adam wrote on Mon, 31 May 2021 14:54

RDOilerfan wrote on Mon, 31 May 2021 14:47

Adam wrote on Mon, 31 May 2021 14:34

Kr55 wrote on Mon, 31 May 2021 13:46

Hey, did you guys know that Holland's son Brad Holland is one of our scouts now? :)

https://www.nhl.com/oilers/info/media-guide-19-20

page 28. Apparently he's the only guy allowed to wear a suit among our scouts.


Was looking for what our analytics team looked like. I guess it's just a guy, Justin Mahe (page 28 too, and page 4 kinda suggests it's a 1 man team)


Good grief. Does every executive get a few free positions for family members and other nepotism? Is that part of the sales pitch when we're signing these guys up?

I'm pretty shocked Mike Chiarelli has managed to keep his job. I assumed most of these positions disappeared when the more famous relative gets canned.

EDIT: Also, that thing scared me. I saw Howson's photo in there and saw red. Then noticed afterwards that it's a 2019-2020 booklet, so it's before his departure to the AHL. I was worried he'd boomeranged again.

WOW, do you guys need something to talk about. You are scoring a 2 yr old media guy for things to complain about?


Some quick questions for you:

Do you think Brad Holland got his job because he is the best person for that critical role within the organization? Or because his dad is the GM?

What about Mike Chiarelli - best available person for the job?

Do you think in today's day and age, given the massive amount that most of the really good teams are spending on analytics, that a single person is an adequate amount of resources to devote to it for an NHL team?

Until you 2 starting debating about him from a 2 yr old media, I didn't know he was in the organization or knew he even existed. I have no idea if he's good at his job or not. Maybe he's really good, maybe he doesn't nothing more than make photo copies of scouting reports and they gave him a fake title. I don't know anything about him.

Do you know anything about him Adam or are you basing your opinion on his name? I am not saying he's good or bad but I have worked with many a guy who's family member was a boss and just because they have the same last name, doesn't mean they are awful at their job.


You only answered one of my questions, and even then, only partially. Here's another for you:

Do you think it could be at all an organizational issue if there were a lot of positions handed out to the progeny of executives?

How many of the people with the last name Lowe, Nicholson, Chiarelli, Messier, Gretzky, Holland, etc. do you think had to interview for their position and beat out others?

I think there's a little bit of a difference between some guys working for their dad's oilfield services company in Red Deer and a National Hockey League team. For one, Holland doesn't own the team, so its more like having a foreman decide to hire his son as a site supervisor than if the owner's kid is in the organization. Both can be problematic, but one guy is a relatively temporary employee.

I would say pro scouting is a pretty important function within a NHL team. The team isn't a big one - only three people. I'd say it's likely that the role IS pretty important at the end of the day and he isn't just making coffee for people - although either way, the nepotism is problematic. If you have someone who's got a position, gets a salary and you can't trust him to do his job so people have him doing menial tasks instead, that is almost as destructive to moral and corporate culture as having someone who has their job only due to their last name making a mess of things because they are incompetent for the job they've been hired in to.

It's worth noting, the Oilers have made some errors in their pro scouting over the last couple of years. Was it Holland, Messier, the other guy or some combination that was responsible for Kyle Turris? Did they talk to the analytics guy at all before they made that signing?

I am just going to drop it. I don't know the guy, I have no clue if he is good or not. If you asked me who all works in the Oilers scouting department, I couldn't tell you. I regret even saying anything. I don't even know why I said anything because I really don't care.

You win Adam.


I'm not really arguing with you here - just asking you your opinion on these questions. Do you think it's a problem if everyone in management hires their kids and friends to important positions within the organization?

Completely depends on their qualifications. I am not in the pro hockey industry but in my industry, I have worked with people who were family with the boss. Lots of them were good at their job, some were not. I have no clue what his involvement in the players they bring in is. For all I know, he could have been the one guy that said Turris was a bust but they ignored him.

Maybe they give each pro scout 1 player who they are allowed to decide on all by himself. Maybe that guy was Turris or maybe his guy was Smith or Barrie who were pretty darn good signing for the money they made. Do you know how the organization makes decisions on who to go after? I don't.

So again, I didn't know the guy existed until today nor do I have a clue if he is good at his job. I know it bothers you what their last name is, it doesn't me because I do not discriminate against who a person is, all I care about is if they are good at your job or not. I have no idea if he is or not.

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RDOilerfan wrote on Mon, 31 May 2021 16:26

Adam wrote on Mon, 31 May 2021 16:07

RDOilerfan wrote on Mon, 31 May 2021 15:42

Adam wrote on Mon, 31 May 2021 15:32

RDOilerfan wrote on Mon, 31 May 2021 15:17

Adam wrote on Mon, 31 May 2021 14:54

RDOilerfan wrote on Mon, 31 May 2021 14:47

Adam wrote on Mon, 31 May 2021 14:34

Kr55 wrote on Mon, 31 May 2021 13:46

Hey, did you guys know that Holland's son Brad Holland is one of our scouts now? :)

https://www.nhl.com/oilers/info/media-guide-19-20

page 28. Apparently he's the only guy allowed to wear a suit among our scouts.


Was looking for what our analytics team looked like. I guess it's just a guy, Justin Mahe (page 28 too, and page 4 kinda suggests it's a 1 man team)


Good grief. Does every executive get a few free positions for family members and other nepotism? Is that part of the sales pitch when we're signing these guys up?

I'm pretty shocked Mike Chiarelli has managed to keep his job. I assumed most of these positions disappeared when the more famous relative gets canned.

EDIT: Also, that thing scared me. I saw Howson's photo in there and saw red. Then noticed afterwards that it's a 2019-2020 booklet, so it's before his departure to the AHL. I was worried he'd boomeranged again.

WOW, do you guys need something to talk about. You are scoring a 2 yr old media guy for things to complain about?


Some quick questions for you:

Do you think Brad Holland got his job because he is the best person for that critical role within the organization? Or because his dad is the GM?

What about Mike Chiarelli - best available person for the job?

Do you think in today's day and age, given the massive amount that most of the really good teams are spending on analytics, that a single person is an adequate amount of resources to devote to it for an NHL team?

Until you 2 starting debating about him from a 2 yr old media, I didn't know he was in the organization or knew he even existed. I have no idea if he's good at his job or not. Maybe he's really good, maybe he doesn't nothing more than make photo copies of scouting reports and they gave him a fake title. I don't know anything about him.

Do you know anything about him Adam or are you basing your opinion on his name? I am not saying he's good or bad but I have worked with many a guy who's family member was a boss and just because they have the same last name, doesn't mean they are awful at their job.


You only answered one of my questions, and even then, only partially. Here's another for you:

Do you think it could be at all an organizational issue if there were a lot of positions handed out to the progeny of executives?

How many of the people with the last name Lowe, Nicholson, Chiarelli, Messier, Gretzky, Holland, etc. do you think had to interview for their position and beat out others?

I think there's a little bit of a difference between some guys working for their dad's oilfield services company in Red Deer and a National Hockey League team. For one, Holland doesn't own the team, so its more like having a foreman decide to hire his son as a site supervisor than if the owner's kid is in the organization. Both can be problematic, but one guy is a relatively temporary employee.

I would say pro scouting is a pretty important function within a NHL team. The team isn't a big one - only three people. I'd say it's likely that the role IS pretty important at the end of the day and he isn't just making coffee for people - although either way, the nepotism is problematic. If you have someone who's got a position, gets a salary and you can't trust him to do his job so people have him doing menial tasks instead, that is almost as destructive to moral and corporate culture as having someone who has their job only due to their last name making a mess of things because they are incompetent for the job they've been hired in to.

It's worth noting, the Oilers have made some errors in their pro scouting over the last couple of years. Was it Holland, Messier, the other guy or some combination that was responsible for Kyle Turris? Did they talk to the analytics guy at all before they made that signing?

I am just going to drop it. I don't know the guy, I have no clue if he is good or not. If you asked me who all works in the Oilers scouting department, I couldn't tell you. I regret even saying anything. I don't even know why I said anything because I really don't care.

You win Adam.


I'm not really arguing with you here - just asking you your opinion on these questions. Do you think it's a problem if everyone in management hires their kids and friends to important positions within the organization?

Completely depends on their qualifications. I am not in the pro hockey industry but in my industry, I have worked with people who were family with the boss. Lots of them were good at their job, some were not. I have no clue what his involvement in the players they bring in is. For all I know, he could have been the one guy that said Turris was a bust but they ignored him.

Maybe they give each pro scout 1 player who they are allowed to decide on all by himself. Maybe that guy was Turris or maybe his guy was Smith or Barrie who were pretty darn good signing for the money they made. Do you know how the organization makes decisions on who to go after? I don't.

So again, I didn't know the guy existed until today nor do I have a clue if he is good at his job. I know it bothers you what their last name is, it doesn't me because I do not discriminate against who a person is, all I care about is if they are good at your job or not. I have no idea if he is or not.




Would you think it was an issue if everyone in upper management brought at least one relative, and some more than one relative to the organization? Or just a coincidence and the best people might really all be related to them?

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Completely depends on their qualifications. I am not in the pro hockey industry but in my industry, I have worked with people who were family with the boss. Lots of them were good at their job, some were not. I have no clue what his involvement in the players they bring in is. For all I know, he could have been the one guy that said Turris was a bust but they ignored him.

Maybe they give each pro scout 1 player who they are allowed to decide on all by himself. Maybe that guy was Turris or maybe his guy was Smith or Barrie who were pretty darn good signing for the money they made. Do you know how the organization makes decisions on who to go after? I don't.

So again, I didn't know the guy existed until today nor do I have a clue if he is good at his job. I know it bothers you what their last name is, it doesn't me because I do not discriminate against who a person is, all I care about is if they are good at your job or not. I have no idea if he is or not.




The issue for me isn't this one person, but we know that the results for the Oilers haven't been good. So the fact that nepotism seems to be common throughout the organization isn't really a good look. Of course it's possible that all of the brothers and kids of past and current Oilers are doing a great job, and it's all the other hires that are bringing the organization down, but does anyone really think that?

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Nepotism does not work in my industry. It’s created a terrible culture where the best candidates no longer aspire for management roles. It’s reasonable to believe that’s why we don’t get great candidates knocking on the Oilers door when their is an opportunity.

Analytics needs to be part of the consideration when looking at incoming players. The team may still prefer the eye test, but information is power. I highly doubt Katz is going to say no to increasing that department when he freely spends money to keep the dream team around as collectibles.

When was the last time our pro scouts nailed a trade, Pronger? Maybe the whole 2006 deadline? Perron? I remember countless misses and then doubling and tripling down on even worse players. The Eberle tree. Reinhart trade.....I can’t go on. Ugh.

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Nepotism does not work in my industry. It’s created a terrible culture where the best candidates no longer aspire for management roles. It’s reasonable to believe that’s why we don’t get great candidates knocking on the Oilers door when their is an opportunity.

Analytics needs to be part of the consideration when looking at incoming players. The team may still prefer the eye test, but information is power. I highly doubt Katz is going to say no to increasing that department when he freely spends money to keep the dream team around as collectibles.

When was the last time our pro scouts nailed a trade, Pronger? Maybe the whole 2006 deadline? Perron? I remember countless misses and then doubling and tripling down on even worse players. The Eberle tree. Reinhart trade.....I can’t go on. Ugh.


If only someone's son had been an analytics whiz!

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Adam wrote on Mon, 31 May 2021 17:13

RDOilerfan wrote on Mon, 31 May 2021 16:26

Adam wrote on Mon, 31 May 2021 16:07

RDOilerfan wrote on Mon, 31 May 2021 15:42

Adam wrote on Mon, 31 May 2021 15:32

RDOilerfan wrote on Mon, 31 May 2021 15:17

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RDOilerfan wrote on Mon, 31 May 2021 14:47

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Kr55 wrote on Mon, 31 May 2021 13:46

Hey, did you guys know that Holland's son Brad Holland is one of our scouts now? :)

https://www.nhl.com/oilers/info/media-guide-19-20

page 28. Apparently he's the only guy allowed to wear a suit among our scouts.


Was looking for what our analytics team looked like. I guess it's just a guy, Justin Mahe (page 28 too, and page 4 kinda suggests it's a 1 man team)


Good grief. Does every executive get a few free positions for family members and other nepotism? Is that part of the sales pitch when we're signing these guys up?

I'm pretty shocked Mike Chiarelli has managed to keep his job. I assumed most of these positions disappeared when the more famous relative gets canned.

EDIT: Also, that thing scared me. I saw Howson's photo in there and saw red. Then noticed afterwards that it's a 2019-2020 booklet, so it's before his departure to the AHL. I was worried he'd boomeranged again.

WOW, do you guys need something to talk about. You are scoring a 2 yr old media guy for things to complain about?


Some quick questions for you:

Do you think Brad Holland got his job because he is the best person for that critical role within the organization? Or because his dad is the GM?

What about Mike Chiarelli - best available person for the job?

Do you think in today's day and age, given the massive amount that most of the really good teams are spending on analytics, that a single person is an adequate amount of resources to devote to it for an NHL team?

Until you 2 starting debating about him from a 2 yr old media, I didn't know he was in the organization or knew he even existed. I have no idea if he's good at his job or not. Maybe he's really good, maybe he doesn't nothing more than make photo copies of scouting reports and they gave him a fake title. I don't know anything about him.

Do you know anything about him Adam or are you basing your opinion on his name? I am not saying he's good or bad but I have worked with many a guy who's family member was a boss and just because they have the same last name, doesn't mean they are awful at their job.


You only answered one of my questions, and even then, only partially. Here's another for you:

Do you think it could be at all an organizational issue if there were a lot of positions handed out to the progeny of executives?

How many of the people with the last name Lowe, Nicholson, Chiarelli, Messier, Gretzky, Holland, etc. do you think had to interview for their position and beat out others?

I think there's a little bit of a difference between some guys working for their dad's oilfield services company in Red Deer and a National Hockey League team. For one, Holland doesn't own the team, so its more like having a foreman decide to hire his son as a site supervisor than if the owner's kid is in the organization. Both can be problematic, but one guy is a relatively temporary employee.

I would say pro scouting is a pretty important function within a NHL team. The team isn't a big one - only three people. I'd say it's likely that the role IS pretty important at the end of the day and he isn't just making coffee for people - although either way, the nepotism is problematic. If you have someone who's got a position, gets a salary and you can't trust him to do his job so people have him doing menial tasks instead, that is almost as destructive to moral and corporate culture as having someone who has their job only due to their last name making a mess of things because they are incompetent for the job they've been hired in to.

It's worth noting, the Oilers have made some errors in their pro scouting over the last couple of years. Was it Holland, Messier, the other guy or some combination that was responsible for Kyle Turris? Did they talk to the analytics guy at all before they made that signing?

I am just going to drop it. I don't know the guy, I have no clue if he is good or not. If you asked me who all works in the Oilers scouting department, I couldn't tell you. I regret even saying anything. I don't even know why I said anything because I really don't care.

You win Adam.


I'm not really arguing with you here - just asking you your opinion on these questions. Do you think it's a problem if everyone in management hires their kids and friends to important positions within the organization?

Completely depends on their qualifications. I am not in the pro hockey industry but in my industry, I have worked with people who were family with the boss. Lots of them were good at their job, some were not. I have no clue what his involvement in the players they bring in is. For all I know, he could have been the one guy that said Turris was a bust but they ignored him.

Maybe they give each pro scout 1 player who they are allowed to decide on all by himself. Maybe that guy was Turris or maybe his guy was Smith or Barrie who were pretty darn good signing for the money they made. Do you know how the organization makes decisions on who to go after? I don't.

So again, I didn't know the guy existed until today nor do I have a clue if he is good at his job. I know it bothers you what their last name is, it doesn't me because I do not discriminate against who a person is, all I care about is if they are good at your job or not. I have no idea if he is or not.




Would you think it was an issue if everyone in upper management brought at least one relative, and some more than one relative to the organization? Or just a coincidence and the best people might really all be related to them?

How many freaking times do I have to answer the same f-ing question? Like seriously, what's your deal?
This is the absolute last time I will address what I feel is a stupid topic. This might be the stupidest topic yet that I have made the mistake to address.

WHAT ARE HIS/HER QUALIFICATIONS!!!

If the person has zero qualifications and only have a job because of his/her last name, then of course it's ridiculous to hire them. But if they are good at their job, then I don't give a damn what their name is. I honestly do not care 1 damn bit what a persons name is in ANY industry, all I care about is are you good at your job or not. That's it. That in my mind is the only thing that matters. I don't care if they are man or woman, what race, religion, creed, where they went to school, what your previous job was, how old you are, who you are related too or what your freaking last name is. Are you qualified to do the job and can do it well or not? That's all that matters. In my opinion, if a person has a problem with someone who is completely qualified and good at their job and their only reason is solely because of their name or who they are related too, then in my opinion, that person who has a problem is a small minded, discriminatory person looking for anything they can find to go against that person.

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Adam wrote on Mon, 31 May 2021 17:13

RDOilerfan wrote on Mon, 31 May 2021 16:26

Adam wrote on Mon, 31 May 2021 16:07

RDOilerfan wrote on Mon, 31 May 2021 15:42

Adam wrote on Mon, 31 May 2021 15:32

RDOilerfan wrote on Mon, 31 May 2021 15:17

Adam wrote on Mon, 31 May 2021 14:54

RDOilerfan wrote on Mon, 31 May 2021 14:47

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Kr55 wrote on Mon, 31 May 2021 13:46

Hey, did you guys know that Holland's son Brad Holland is one of our scouts now? :)

https://www.nhl.com/oilers/info/media-guide-19-20

page 28. Apparently he's the only guy allowed to wear a suit among our scouts.


Was looking for what our analytics team looked like. I guess it's just a guy, Justin Mahe (page 28 too, and page 4 kinda suggests it's a 1 man team)


Good grief. Does every executive get a few free positions for family members and other nepotism? Is that part of the sales pitch when we're signing these guys up?

I'm pretty shocked Mike Chiarelli has managed to keep his job. I assumed most of these positions disappeared when the more famous relative gets canned.

EDIT: Also, that thing scared me. I saw Howson's photo in there and saw red. Then noticed afterwards that it's a 2019-2020 booklet, so it's before his departure to the AHL. I was worried he'd boomeranged again.

WOW, do you guys need something to talk about. You are scoring a 2 yr old media guy for things to complain about?


Some quick questions for you:

Do you think Brad Holland got his job because he is the best person for that critical role within the organization? Or because his dad is the GM?

What about Mike Chiarelli - best available person for the job?

Do you think in today's day and age, given the massive amount that most of the really good teams are spending on analytics, that a single person is an adequate amount of resources to devote to it for an NHL team?

Until you 2 starting debating about him from a 2 yr old media, I didn't know he was in the organization or knew he even existed. I have no idea if he's good at his job or not. Maybe he's really good, maybe he doesn't nothing more than make photo copies of scouting reports and they gave him a fake title. I don't know anything about him.

Do you know anything about him Adam or are you basing your opinion on his name? I am not saying he's good or bad but I have worked with many a guy who's family member was a boss and just because they have the same last name, doesn't mean they are awful at their job.


You only answered one of my questions, and even then, only partially. Here's another for you:

Do you think it could be at all an organizational issue if there were a lot of positions handed out to the progeny of executives?

How many of the people with the last name Lowe, Nicholson, Chiarelli, Messier, Gretzky, Holland, etc. do you think had to interview for their position and beat out others?

I think there's a little bit of a difference between some guys working for their dad's oilfield services company in Red Deer and a National Hockey League team. For one, Holland doesn't own the team, so its more like having a foreman decide to hire his son as a site supervisor than if the owner's kid is in the organization. Both can be problematic, but one guy is a relatively temporary employee.

I would say pro scouting is a pretty important function within a NHL team. The team isn't a big one - only three people. I'd say it's likely that the role IS pretty important at the end of the day and he isn't just making coffee for people - although either way, the nepotism is problematic. If you have someone who's got a position, gets a salary and you can't trust him to do his job so people have him doing menial tasks instead, that is almost as destructive to moral and corporate culture as having someone who has their job only due to their last name making a mess of things because they are incompetent for the job they've been hired in to.

It's worth noting, the Oilers have made some errors in their pro scouting over the last couple of years. Was it Holland, Messier, the other guy or some combination that was responsible for Kyle Turris? Did they talk to the analytics guy at all before they made that signing?

I am just going to drop it. I don't know the guy, I have no clue if he is good or not. If you asked me who all works in the Oilers scouting department, I couldn't tell you. I regret even saying anything. I don't even know why I said anything because I really don't care.

You win Adam.


I'm not really arguing with you here - just asking you your opinion on these questions. Do you think it's a problem if everyone in management hires their kids and friends to important positions within the organization?

Completely depends on their qualifications. I am not in the pro hockey industry but in my industry, I have worked with people who were family with the boss. Lots of them were good at their job, some were not. I have no clue what his involvement in the players they bring in is. For all I know, he could have been the one guy that said Turris was a bust but they ignored him.

Maybe they give each pro scout 1 player who they are allowed to decide on all by himself. Maybe that guy was Turris or maybe his guy was Smith or Barrie who were pretty darn good signing for the money they made. Do you know how the organization makes decisions on who to go after? I don't.

So again, I didn't know the guy existed until today nor do I have a clue if he is good at his job. I know it bothers you what their last name is, it doesn't me because I do not discriminate against who a person is, all I care about is if they are good at your job or not. I have no idea if he is or not.




Would you think it was an issue if everyone in upper management brought at least one relative, and some more than one relative to the organization? Or just a coincidence and the best people might really all be related to them?

How many freaking times do I have to answer the same f-ing question? Like seriously, what's your deal?
This is the absolute last time I will address what I feel is a stupid topic. This might be the stupidest topic yet that I have made the mistake to address.

WHAT ARE HIS/HER QUALIFICATIONS!!!

If the person has zero qualifications and only have a job because of his/her last name, then of course it's ridiculous to hire them. But if they are good at their job, then I don't give a damn what their name is. I honestly do not care 1 damn bit what a persons name is in ANY industry, all I care about is are you good at your job or not. That's it. That in my mind is the only thing that matters. I don't care if they are man or woman, what race, religion, creed, where they went to school, what your previous job was, how old you are, who you are related too or what your freaking last name is. Are you qualified to do the job and can do it well or not? That's all that matters. In my opinion, if a person has a problem with someone who is completely qualified and good at their job and their only reason is solely because of their name or who they are related too, then in my opinion, that person who has a problem is a small minded, discriminatory person looking for anything they can find to go against that person.



Culture starts at the top. Sounds like you work for a company that may be different, but what I believe Adam is saying may be relevant. By hiring people you know, although good, they are not necessarily going to be the best. There are 32 NHL teams and you should be hiring the absolute best available people for the job and when an organization looks more like a family tree, then alarm bells go off. Could they be the best candidates? Maybe, but improbable that Chiarelli, Messier, Gretzky, Holland, etc are the best people for the job, but the most likely to fall in line with the current standard. Like I was saying in a different post, I come from an industry that in cancerous and full of backdoor hires. The Culture is crap and thankfully I will retire soon. The change needs to come from the top in order to fix the problem. The Oilers mirror my workplace.

Oilers' culture has been horrible for far too long. A systematic change needs to happen and I think it has gotten better, but far from cancer-free. Adding an advanced analytics team, by poaching people from other teams and doing an exhaustive employee search will go far in challenging the OBC and the eye test.

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He's really losing his touch.

The Oilers might think they're using cutting edge analytics as a decision making tool. Who knows? Hell, maybe if you change the definition of the word just a little bit they are.

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Kr55 wrote on Wed, 02 June 2021 08:30

Pierre thinks our team was built using analytics for some reason lol


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McGuire on TSN690: "The two teams that have been built through analytics and they are both on the outside looking in: the Toronto Maple Leafs and Edmonton Oilers."

He's really losing his touch.

The Oilers might think they're using cutting edge analytics as a decision making tool. Who knows? Hell, maybe if you change the definition of the word just a little bit they are.


Maybe they still use that company who said Kris Russell is a top 30 NHL defenceman at transitions or whatever Chia said they found in addition to the lonely dude creating spreadsheets in Kevin Lowe's basement.

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CrusaderPi wrote on Wed, 02 June 2021 08:55

Kr55 wrote on Wed, 02 June 2021 08:30

Pierre thinks our team was built using analytics for some reason lol


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McGuire on TSN690: "The two teams that have been built through analytics and they are both on the outside looking in: the Toronto Maple Leafs and Edmonton Oilers."

He's really losing his touch.

The Oilers might think they're using cutting edge analytics as a decision making tool. Who knows? Hell, maybe if you change the definition of the word just a little bit they are.


Maybe they still use that company who said Kris Russell is a top 30 NHL defenceman at transitions or whatever Chia said they found in addition to the lonely dude creating spreadsheets in Kevin Lowe's basement.


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How someone could manage that for any statistic relating to creating offense is a mystery that unfortunately may never be solved.

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Kr55 wrote on Wed, 02 June 2021 18:00

Adam wrote on Wed, 02 June 2021 17:54

CrusaderPi wrote on Wed, 02 June 2021 08:55

Kr55 wrote on Wed, 02 June 2021 08:30

Pierre thinks our team was built using analytics for some reason lol


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McGuire on TSN690: "The two teams that have been built through analytics and they are both on the outside looking in: the Toronto Maple Leafs and Edmonton Oilers."

He's really losing his touch.

The Oilers might think they're using cutting edge analytics as a decision making tool. Who knows? Hell, maybe if you change the definition of the word just a little bit they are.


Maybe they still use that company who said Kris Russell is a top 30 NHL defenceman at transitions or whatever Chia said they found in addition to the lonely dude creating spreadsheets in Kevin Lowe's basement.


Erik Karlsson in his prime #1
Kris Russell #2


How someone could manage that for any statistic relating to creating offense is a mystery that unfortunately may never be solved.


Super secret. They hired the OTHER smartest guys in the room to help.

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Adam wrote on Wed, 02 June 2021 17:54

CrusaderPi wrote on Wed, 02 June 2021 08:55

Kr55 wrote on Wed, 02 June 2021 08:30

Pierre thinks our team was built using analytics for some reason lol


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McGuire on TSN690: "The two teams that have been built through analytics and they are both on the outside looking in: the Toronto Maple Leafs and Edmonton Oilers."

He's really losing his touch.

The Oilers might think they're using cutting edge analytics as a decision making tool. Who knows? Hell, maybe if you change the definition of the word just a little bit they are.


Maybe they still use that company who said Kris Russell is a top 30 NHL defenceman at transitions or whatever Chia said they found in addition to the lonely dude creating spreadsheets in Kevin Lowe's basement.


I think a lot of media folks outside of the Edmonton locals assume they have a deep analytics department.
The team has made statements directly claiming, "Norris potential" or "untapped/unseen offensive potential" or doing "a lot of great things that dont show up on the score sheet" as BS to mask players who aren't performing up to expectations.
Those statements imply some sort of data collection and analysis.
Sometimes those expectations are created by outside hype (Schultz), trade cost (Larsson) or price tag of a contract (too many to list).
Where the hype comes from is irrelevant though, when the team starts seeing moves look bad they make statements like the above as if they had some top secret statistical data being analyzed in an innovative way to influence said moves.

There is a reason you don't see these types of statements when one pans out (Draisaitl, both in his draft spot and contract).

The team doesn't appear to believe in or use, advance analytics or scouting tools. If they did they would talk about them in other situations than to cover up bad decisions.

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Pierre thinks our team was built using analytics for some reason lol


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McGuire on TSN690: "The two teams that have been built through analytics and they are both on the outside looking in: the Toronto Maple Leafs and Edmonton Oilers."

He's really losing his touch.

The Oilers might think they're using cutting edge analytics as a decision making tool. Who knows? Hell, maybe if you change the definition of the word just a little bit they are.


Maybe they still use that company who said Kris Russell is a top 30 NHL defenceman at transitions or whatever Chia said they found in addition to the lonely dude creating spreadsheets in Kevin Lowe's basement.


I think a lot of media folks outside of the Edmonton locals assume they have a deep analytics department.
The team has made statements directly claiming, "Norris potential" or "untapped/unseen offensive potential" or doing "a lot of great things that dont show up on the score sheet" as BS to mask players who aren't performing up to expectations.
Those statements imply some sort of data collection and analysis.
Sometimes those expectations are created by outside hype (Schultz), trade cost (Larsson) or price tag of a contract (too many to list).
Where the hype comes from is irrelevant though, when the team starts seeing moves look bad they make statements like the above as if they had some top secret statistical data being analyzed in an innovative way to influence said moves.

There is a reason you don't see these types of statements when one pans out (Draisaitl, both in his draft spot and contract).

The team doesn't appear to believe in or use, advance analytics or scouting tools. If they did they would talk about them in other situations than to cover up bad decisions.


“We are visually better than our record”. Nothing has changed since MacT left. Analytics Schmanalytics. All about the eye test.

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https://twitter.com/joepompliano/status/1400245761854652417? s=21

My phone was eavesdropping on our conversation.

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inverno76 wrote on Wed, 02 June 2021 21:38

https://twitter.com/joepompliano/status/1400245761854652417? s=21

My phone was eavesdropping on our conversation.

Would never work in a sport like hockey where grit and intensity are such important factors.

You can't always get what you want, but if you try sometimes, you just might find, you can get a lottery pick.


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CrudeRemarks wrote on Wed, 02 June 2021 21:45

inverno76 wrote on Wed, 02 June 2021 21:38

https://twitter.com/joepompliano/status/1400245761854652417? s=21

My phone was eavesdropping on our conversation.

Would never work in a sport like hockey where grit and intensity are such important factors.


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Staples has an article calling out the Oilers pro scouting. Won't link it because I don't want to trigger anyone icon_lol

Anyways, he fails to mention in the article that 2/3 of our pro scouts are Holland's son and messier's bro. I think that would have been worth mentioning for such a critique.

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Yikes. I wish it was analytics, but we're definitely closer to the guy that won the lottery and is giving financial advice, than knocking at the door by working the details to find value. The do nothing case for the our roster is pretty strong if we eliminated trades and just picked off the Hockey News ratings.

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Rutuu wrote on Thu, 17 June 2021 21:34

Yikes. I wish it was analytics, but we're definitely closer to the guy that won the lottery and is giving financial advice, than knocking at the door by working the details to find value. The do nothing case for the our roster is pretty strong if we eliminated trades and just picked off the Hockey News ratings.

RNH #1 pick
McDavid #1 pick
Draisatl #3 pick...thank you Florida (Ekblad) and Buffalo (Rheinhart)






No credit for the Nurse pick? MacT worked hard to calculate the "Grandpas Met in Bathrooms"/60 mins stat to make that pick.

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No credit for the Nurse pick? MacT worked hard to calculate the "Grandpas Met in Bathrooms"/60 mins stat to make that pick.


Ok, I'm going to need an explanation on this.

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Kr55 wrote on Thu, 17 June 2021 22:12



No credit for the Nurse pick? MacT worked hard to calculate the "Grandpas Met in Bathrooms"/60 mins stat to make that pick.


Ok, I'm going to need an explanation on this.


Running joke about MacT picking Nurse because of how he ran into his grandpa while taking a bathroom break :)

Jump to 11:30



Think in other interviews later Mr. Yappy yapper elaborated more about the bathroom encounter.

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Kr55 wrote on Thu, 17 June 2021 17:19

Staples has an article calling out the Oilers pro scouting. Won't link it because I don't want to trigger anyone icon_lol

Anyways, he fails to mention in the article that 2/3 of our pro scouts are Holland's son and messier's bro. I think that would have been worth mentioning for such a critique.



It shouldn't make a bit of difference who the people are. It should come down to are they doing a good job or not. One can make the case that the pro scouting hasn't been great. Some hits, some misses but they could be better in my books.

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RDOilerfan wrote on Fri, 18 June 2021 10:18

Kr55 wrote on Thu, 17 June 2021 17:19

Staples has an article calling out the Oilers pro scouting. Won't link it because I don't want to trigger anyone icon_lol

Anyways, he fails to mention in the article that 2/3 of our pro scouts are Holland's son and messier's bro. I think that would have been worth mentioning for such a critique.



It shouldn't make a bit of difference who the people are. It should come down to are they doing a good job or not. One can make the case that the pro scouting hasn't been great. Some hits, some misses but they could be better in my books.

Well, they’re bad at their jobs and it’s plausible they got them based solely on their last names. So it kind of matters who the people are.

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CrusaderPi wrote on Fri, 18 June 2021 10:27

RDOilerfan wrote on Fri, 18 June 2021 10:18

Kr55 wrote on Thu, 17 June 2021 17:19

Staples has an article calling out the Oilers pro scouting. Won't link it because I don't want to trigger anyone icon_lol

Anyways, he fails to mention in the article that 2/3 of our pro scouts are Holland's son and messier's bro. I think that would have been worth mentioning for such a critique.



It shouldn't make a bit of difference who the people are. It should come down to are they doing a good job or not. One can make the case that the pro scouting hasn't been great. Some hits, some misses but they could be better in my books.

Well, they’re bad at their jobs and it’s plausible they got them based solely on their last names. So it kind of matters who the people are.


I'm sure lots of family members of high up people in the league are capable of doing a good job. But yeah, I don't think this org cares that much either way. It's the org that cares more about the names than abilities when they hire people.

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CrusaderPi wrote on Fri, 18 June 2021 10:27

RDOilerfan wrote on Fri, 18 June 2021 10:18

Kr55 wrote on Thu, 17 June 2021 17:19

Staples has an article calling out the Oilers pro scouting. Won't link it because I don't want to trigger anyone icon_lol

Anyways, he fails to mention in the article that 2/3 of our pro scouts are Holland's son and messier's bro. I think that would have been worth mentioning for such a critique.



It shouldn't make a bit of difference who the people are. It should come down to are they doing a good job or not. One can make the case that the pro scouting hasn't been great. Some hits, some misses but they could be better in my books.

Well, they’re bad at their jobs and it’s plausible they got them based solely on their last names. So it kind of matters who the people are.

That could be but my point is, the goal should be to have the best people in place period. So in my opinion, it would be foolish of any organization to disqualify a person who's good at their job based on their name or association to someone in an organization.

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RDOilerfan wrote on Fri, 18 June 2021 09:40

CrusaderPi wrote on Fri, 18 June 2021 10:27

RDOilerfan wrote on Fri, 18 June 2021 10:18

Kr55 wrote on Thu, 17 June 2021 17:19

Staples has an article calling out the Oilers pro scouting. Won't link it because I don't want to trigger anyone icon_lol

Anyways, he fails to mention in the article that 2/3 of our pro scouts are Holland's son and messier's bro. I think that would have been worth mentioning for such a critique.



It shouldn't make a bit of difference who the people are. It should come down to are they doing a good job or not. One can make the case that the pro scouting hasn't been great. Some hits, some misses but they could be better in my books.

Well, they’re bad at their jobs and it’s plausible they got them based solely on their last names. So it kind of matters who the people are.

That could be but my point is, the goal should be to have the best people in place period. So in my opinion, it would be foolish of any organization to disqualify a person who's good at their job based on their name or association to someone in an organization.


What do you think is more likely?

1. The Oilers had a job search and decided that Keith Gretzky, Keegan Lowe, Michael Chiarelli, Brad Holland, and Paul Messier were the best people available?

2. The Oilers did not have a job search and hired Keith Gretzky, Keegan Lowe, Michael Chiarelli, Brad Holland, and Paul Messier out of favor.

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smyth260 wrote on Fri, 18 June 2021 11:07

RDOilerfan wrote on Fri, 18 June 2021 09:40

CrusaderPi wrote on Fri, 18 June 2021 10:27

RDOilerfan wrote on Fri, 18 June 2021 10:18

Kr55 wrote on Thu, 17 June 2021 17:19

Staples has an article calling out the Oilers pro scouting. Won't link it because I don't want to trigger anyone icon_lol

Anyways, he fails to mention in the article that 2/3 of our pro scouts are Holland's son and messier's bro. I think that would have been worth mentioning for such a critique.



It shouldn't make a bit of difference who the people are. It should come down to are they doing a good job or not. One can make the case that the pro scouting hasn't been great. Some hits, some misses but they could be better in my books.

Well, they’re bad at their jobs and it’s plausible they got them based solely on their last names. So it kind of matters who the people are.

That could be but my point is, the goal should be to have the best people in place period. So in my opinion, it would be foolish of any organization to disqualify a person who's good at their job based on their name or association to someone in an organization.


What do you think is more likely?

1. The Oilers had a job search and decided that Keith Gretzky, Keegan Lowe, Michael Chiarelli, Brad Holland, and Paul Messier were the best people available?

2. The Oilers did not have a job search and hired Keith Gretzky, Keegan Lowe, Michael Chiarelli, Brad Holland, and Paul Messier out of favor.

Is there really a point in me even answering this question. You already have your mind made up to the answer you will accept so what's the point. I am not looking to get into another discussion about why the Oilers are the worst managed team in the world. I have heard it 1000's of times. I don't care who these people are or how they find them, just get good people.

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RDOilerfan wrote on Fri, 18 June 2021 11:33

smyth260 wrote on Fri, 18 June 2021 11:07

RDOilerfan wrote on Fri, 18 June 2021 09:40

CrusaderPi wrote on Fri, 18 June 2021 10:27

RDOilerfan wrote on Fri, 18 June 2021 10:18

Kr55 wrote on Thu, 17 June 2021 17:19

Staples has an article calling out the Oilers pro scouting. Won't link it because I don't want to trigger anyone icon_lol

Anyways, he fails to mention in the article that 2/3 of our pro scouts are Holland's son and messier's bro. I think that would have been worth mentioning for such a critique.



It shouldn't make a bit of difference who the people are. It should come down to are they doing a good job or not. One can make the case that the pro scouting hasn't been great. Some hits, some misses but they could be better in my books.

Well, they’re bad at their jobs and it’s plausible they got them based solely on their last names. So it kind of matters who the people are.

That could be but my point is, the goal should be to have the best people in place period. So in my opinion, it would be foolish of any organization to disqualify a person who's good at their job based on their name or association to someone in an organization.


What do you think is more likely?

1. The Oilers had a job search and decided that Keith Gretzky, Keegan Lowe, Michael Chiarelli, Brad Holland, and Paul Messier were the best people available?

2. The Oilers did not have a job search and hired Keith Gretzky, Keegan Lowe, Michael Chiarelli, Brad Holland, and Paul Messier out of favor.

Is there really a point in me even answering this question. You already have your mind made up to the answer you will accept so what's the point. I am not looking to get into another discussion about why the Oilers are the worst managed team in the world. I have heard it 1000's of times. I don't care who these people are or how they find them, just get good people.


Probably easiest to just look at the results over the years.

Hmmm, checking....

Conclusion: No, they aren't making the effort to ensure they hire the best people.

Our drafting outisde the 1st round in the last decade+ would have be better by having zero amateur scouts and just going by the central scouting rankings.

Out pro scouting would be better by just using a dart board with names of available players.

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Kr55 wrote on Fri, 18 June 2021 12:04

RDOilerfan wrote on Fri, 18 June 2021 11:33

smyth260 wrote on Fri, 18 June 2021 11:07

RDOilerfan wrote on Fri, 18 June 2021 09:40

CrusaderPi wrote on Fri, 18 June 2021 10:27

RDOilerfan wrote on Fri, 18 June 2021 10:18

Kr55 wrote on Thu, 17 June 2021 17:19

Staples has an article calling out the Oilers pro scouting. Won't link it because I don't want to trigger anyone icon_lol

Anyways, he fails to mention in the article that 2/3 of our pro scouts are Holland's son and messier's bro. I think that would have been worth mentioning for such a critique.



It shouldn't make a bit of difference who the people are. It should come down to are they doing a good job or not. One can make the case that the pro scouting hasn't been great. Some hits, some misses but they could be better in my books.

Well, they’re bad at their jobs and it’s plausible they got them based solely on their last names. So it kind of matters who the people are.

That could be but my point is, the goal should be to have the best people in place period. So in my opinion, it would be foolish of any organization to disqualify a person who's good at their job based on their name or association to someone in an organization.


What do you think is more likely?

1. The Oilers had a job search and decided that Keith Gretzky, Keegan Lowe, Michael Chiarelli, Brad Holland, and Paul Messier were the best people available?

2. The Oilers did not have a job search and hired Keith Gretzky, Keegan Lowe, Michael Chiarelli, Brad Holland, and Paul Messier out of favor.

Is there really a point in me even answering this question. You already have your mind made up to the answer you will accept so what's the point. I am not looking to get into another discussion about why the Oilers are the worst managed team in the world. I have heard it 1000's of times. I don't care who these people are or how they find them, just get good people.


Probably easiest to just look at the results over the years.

Hmmm, checking....

Conclusion: No, they aren't making the effort to ensure they hire the best people.

Our drafting outisde the 1st round in the last decade+ would have be better by having zero amateur scouts and just going by the central scouting rankings.

Out pro scouting would be better by just using a dart board with names of available players.

Guess they are screwed then. All is lost. No point in even watching anymore so might be best to just stop watching and save the aggravation.

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RDOilerfan wrote on Fri, 18 June 2021 12:41

Kr55 wrote on Fri, 18 June 2021 12:04

RDOilerfan wrote on Fri, 18 June 2021 11:33

smyth260 wrote on Fri, 18 June 2021 11:07

RDOilerfan wrote on Fri, 18 June 2021 09:40

CrusaderPi wrote on Fri, 18 June 2021 10:27

RDOilerfan wrote on Fri, 18 June 2021 10:18

Kr55 wrote on Thu, 17 June 2021 17:19

Staples has an article calling out the Oilers pro scouting. Won't link it because I don't want to trigger anyone icon_lol

Anyways, he fails to mention in the article that 2/3 of our pro scouts are Holland's son and messier's bro. I think that would have been worth mentioning for such a critique.



It shouldn't make a bit of difference who the people are. It should come down to are they doing a good job or not. One can make the case that the pro scouting hasn't been great. Some hits, some misses but they could be better in my books.

Well, they’re bad at their jobs and it’s plausible they got them based solely on their last names. So it kind of matters who the people are.

That could be but my point is, the goal should be to have the best people in place period. So in my opinion, it would be foolish of any organization to disqualify a person who's good at their job based on their name or association to someone in an organization.


What do you think is more likely?

1. The Oilers had a job search and decided that Keith Gretzky, Keegan Lowe, Michael Chiarelli, Brad Holland, and Paul Messier were the best people available?

2. The Oilers did not have a job search and hired Keith Gretzky, Keegan Lowe, Michael Chiarelli, Brad Holland, and Paul Messier out of favor.

Is there really a point in me even answering this question. You already have your mind made up to the answer you will accept so what's the point. I am not looking to get into another discussion about why the Oilers are the worst managed team in the world. I have heard it 1000's of times. I don't care who these people are or how they find them, just get good people.


Probably easiest to just look at the results over the years.

Hmmm, checking....

Conclusion: No, they aren't making the effort to ensure they hire the best people.

Our drafting outisde the 1st round in the last decade+ would have be better by having zero amateur scouts and just going by the central scouting rankings.

Out pro scouting would be better by just using a dart board with names of available players.

Guess they are screwed then. All is lost. No point in even watching anymore so might be best to just stop watching and save the aggravation.


It's fun having things to complain about though :) And few things have been so reliable for being able to do that than this hockey team icon_wink

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- Lowe, 2013

"Next year I would forecast as another developmental year"
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Kr55 wrote on Fri, 18 June 2021 12:43

RDOilerfan wrote on Fri, 18 June 2021 12:41

Kr55 wrote on Fri, 18 June 2021 12:04

RDOilerfan wrote on Fri, 18 June 2021 11:33

smyth260 wrote on Fri, 18 June 2021 11:07

RDOilerfan wrote on Fri, 18 June 2021 09:40

CrusaderPi wrote on Fri, 18 June 2021 10:27

RDOilerfan wrote on Fri, 18 June 2021 10:18

Kr55 wrote on Thu, 17 June 2021 17:19

Staples has an article calling out the Oilers pro scouting. Won't link it because I don't want to trigger anyone icon_lol

Anyways, he fails to mention in the article that 2/3 of our pro scouts are Holland's son and messier's bro. I think that would have been worth mentioning for such a critique.



It shouldn't make a bit of difference who the people are. It should come down to are they doing a good job or not. One can make the case that the pro scouting hasn't been great. Some hits, some misses but they could be better in my books.

Well, they’re bad at their jobs and it’s plausible they got them based solely on their last names. So it kind of matters who the people are.

That could be but my point is, the goal should be to have the best people in place period. So in my opinion, it would be foolish of any organization to disqualify a person who's good at their job based on their name or association to someone in an organization.


What do you think is more likely?

1. The Oilers had a job search and decided that Keith Gretzky, Keegan Lowe, Michael Chiarelli, Brad Holland, and Paul Messier were the best people available?

2. The Oilers did not have a job search and hired Keith Gretzky, Keegan Lowe, Michael Chiarelli, Brad Holland, and Paul Messier out of favor.

Is there really a point in me even answering this question. You already have your mind made up to the answer you will accept so what's the point. I am not looking to get into another discussion about why the Oilers are the worst managed team in the world. I have heard it 1000's of times. I don't care who these people are or how they find them, just get good people.


Probably easiest to just look at the results over the years.

Hmmm, checking....

Conclusion: No, they aren't making the effort to ensure they hire the best people.

Our drafting outisde the 1st round in the last decade+ would have be better by having zero amateur scouts and just going by the central scouting rankings.

Out pro scouting would be better by just using a dart board with names of available players.

Guess they are screwed then. All is lost. No point in even watching anymore so might be best to just stop watching and save the aggravation.


It's fun having things to complain about though :) And few things have been so reliable for being able to do that than this hockey team icon_wink

There you go. It will be interesting to see what the people who enjoy complaining about the Oilers 365 days a year will do if they ever win the cup. I am sure they will find something.

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RDOilerfan wrote on Fri, 18 June 2021 12:46

Kr55 wrote on Fri, 18 June 2021 12:43

RDOilerfan wrote on Fri, 18 June 2021 12:41

Kr55 wrote on Fri, 18 June 2021 12:04

RDOilerfan wrote on Fri, 18 June 2021 11:33

smyth260 wrote on Fri, 18 June 2021 11:07

RDOilerfan wrote on Fri, 18 June 2021 09:40

CrusaderPi wrote on Fri, 18 June 2021 10:27

RDOilerfan wrote on Fri, 18 June 2021 10:18

Kr55 wrote on Thu, 17 June 2021 17:19

Staples has an article calling out the Oilers pro scouting. Won't link it because I don't want to trigger anyone icon_lol

Anyways, he fails to mention in the article that 2/3 of our pro scouts are Holland's son and messier's bro. I think that would have been worth mentioning for such a critique.



It shouldn't make a bit of difference who the people are. It should come down to are they doing a good job or not. One can make the case that the pro scouting hasn't been great. Some hits, some misses but they could be better in my books.

Well, they’re bad at their jobs and it’s plausible they got them based solely on their last names. So it kind of matters who the people are.

That could be but my point is, the goal should be to have the best people in place period. So in my opinion, it would be foolish of any organization to disqualify a person who's good at their job based on their name or association to someone in an organization.


What do you think is more likely?

1. The Oilers had a job search and decided that Keith Gretzky, Keegan Lowe, Michael Chiarelli, Brad Holland, and Paul Messier were the best people available?

2. The Oilers did not have a job search and hired Keith Gretzky, Keegan Lowe, Michael Chiarelli, Brad Holland, and Paul Messier out of favor.

Is there really a point in me even answering this question. You already have your mind made up to the answer you will accept so what's the point. I am not looking to get into another discussion about why the Oilers are the worst managed team in the world. I have heard it 1000's of times. I don't care who these people are or how they find them, just get good people.


Probably easiest to just look at the results over the years.

Hmmm, checking....

Conclusion: No, they aren't making the effort to ensure they hire the best people.

Our drafting outisde the 1st round in the last decade+ would have be better by having zero amateur scouts and just going by the central scouting rankings.

Out pro scouting would be better by just using a dart board with names of available players.

Guess they are screwed then. All is lost. No point in even watching anymore so might be best to just stop watching and save the aggravation.


It's fun having things to complain about though :) And few things have been so reliable for being able to do that than this hockey team icon_wink

There you go. It will be interesting to see what the people who enjoy complaining about the Oilers 365 days a year will do if they ever win the cup. I am sure they will find something.


I'm sure the complaining could shift to other things if we actually start to look like a contender.

In the mean time, the reasons to complain just keep on existing because of all the reasons we're not a contender even gifted with 2 of the best players in the world on our team.

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- Lowe, 2013

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- MacT, 2015

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RDOilerfan wrote on Fri, 18 June 2021 15:46

There you go. It will be interesting to see what the people who enjoy complaining about the Oilers 365 days a year will do if they ever win the cup. I am sure they will find something.


Would you believe me if I told you Adam used to be even more of a homer than you? I used to call him Pompoms. The team could do no wrong. And then they broke him.

There is hope for you yet icon_biggrin

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