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Kr55 wrote on Mon, 06 May 2019 17:27

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Kr55 wrote on Mon, 06 May 2019 15:59

Jm Matheson @NHLbyMatty
Holland told friends around the NHL he was blown away by the Oilers offer (reportedly 5 years, $5 mil per), plus his friends all knew he still had the fire to be a GM. Not ready to put his feet up at 63...


So, this kinda went like a Chia negotiation? We just go all in with an offer the other guy never could have imagined. Then, I guess hope he feels bad and asks for less? Thank goodness there is no management salary cap :)


I actually don't have a problem with the Oilers spending more on their front office. In a cap world, and as one of the highest revenue teams in the league (although less so now with a low Canadian dollar), the Oilers should have an advantage over less wealthy teams. The caveat of course being that the Oilers actually use their money to hire the best possible people and not just old Hockey Canada buddies.


I wouldn't mind either, if this wasn't just a part of a pattern, like the last group decision big signing they made on re-signing Koskinen. I bet Koskinen knows exactly the feeling Holland just had.

It is still kinda lame too though that we tossed an offer Holland never expected, if this report is true. Shows a level of desperation. Being old friends was not enough I guess, Nicholson felt he had to blow his mind.


The concern I would have is if it causes them to hang onto people longer than they should because the make so much money. Like Chiarelli should have been gone long before he was; was part of the reason his rope was so long because of how much he made?

Same with Holland; if by Year 3 we realize that he is not the right choice and the team isn't where it should be, do they can him, or does he get the benefit of the doubt and get Year 4 because he has $10M remaining on his deal?

The cap doesn't matter for management, but I wonder how much the prospect of flushing actual dollars influences a teams decision to retain or sever employment.



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