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Re: Worst of the Worst [message #799185 is a reply to message #799183 ]	Mon, 07 February 2022 15:23

Adam
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Dragon_Matt wrote on Mon, 07 February 2022 13:04

I feel like going 1980-2000 is too broad a space. Sather reaped the rewards of what he created in the 80s, so he does deserve credit there, however I feel like you need to split him into 80's and 90's.
the 90's are a much MUCH different picture.
90's Edmonton Oilers
384 wins 430 losses, 121 ties, 15 OT - good for 19th.
80's Edmonton Oilers
456 wins, 239 losses, 105 toes - good for 1st overall

Yes, we were at a point where the Oilers were a farm team for the real NHL, but it does show that he wasn't a 'great' GM for the second half of his tenure here.

He was forced to retool by an owner who not just was unable to afford to keep everyone, but was insisting on getting cash back as a part of the trades for every major player they dealt, while payrolls got out of hand. We did manage to retool such that the team was in the playoffs the last four seasons Sather was here.

He still managed to find good deals - Tikkanen for Weight, MacTavish for Marchant, Corson (or more specifically the picks we would have gotten for Corson) for Grier and CuJo, a pick for Jason Smith. The team he built in the late 1990s kept us competitive through the early 2000s.

He did lapse on drafting, allowing our head scout to work from Mexico and so we had some struggles there, and certainly, Sather was past his prime by the time he went to New York. What has followed here though? Blech.

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Worst of the Worst	By: Adam on Mon, 07 February 2022 10:45
Re: Worst of the Worst	By: Adam on Mon, 07 February 2022 12:43
Re: Worst of the Worst	By: Dragon_Matt on Mon, 07 February 2022 13:04
Re: Worst of the Worst	By: Adam on Mon, 07 February 2022 15:23
Re: Worst of the Worst	By: oilfan94 on Mon, 07 February 2022 15:31
Re: Worst of the Worst	By: Adam on Mon, 07 February 2022 16:03
Re: Worst of the Worst	By: Mike on Tue, 08 February 2022 07:15
Re: Worst of the Worst	By: CrusaderPi on Tue, 08 February 2022 12:07
Re: Worst of the Worst	By: Kr55 on Tue, 08 February 2022 12:10
Re: Worst of the Worst	By: Adam on Tue, 08 February 2022 14:10
Re: Worst of the Worst	By: nullterm on Tue, 08 February 2022 14:58
Re: Worst of the Worst	By: CrusaderPi on Tue, 08 February 2022 15:31
Re: Worst of the Worst	By: Kr55 on Tue, 08 February 2022 18:25
Re: Worst of the Worst	By: Mike on Wed, 09 February 2022 05:23
Re: Worst of the Worst	By: Rocksteady on Wed, 09 February 2022 08:50
Re: Worst of the Worst	By: Mike on Wed, 09 February 2022 08:57
Re: Worst of the Worst	By: Rocksteady on Wed, 09 February 2022 09:04
Re: Worst of the Worst	By: Adam on Wed, 09 February 2022 09:19
Re: Worst of the Worst	By: CrudeRemarks on Wed, 09 February 2022 09:30
Re: Worst of the Worst	By: CrusaderPi on Wed, 09 February 2022 09:32
Re: Worst of the Worst	By: CrudeRemarks on Wed, 09 February 2022 09:39
Re: Worst of the Worst	By: CrusaderPi on Wed, 09 February 2022 09:51
Re: Worst of the Worst	By: Dragon_Matt on Wed, 09 February 2022 11:52
Re: Worst of the Worst	By: Adam on Wed, 09 February 2022 15:45

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