Edmonton Oilers 20 Worst Contracts in the Salary Cap Era
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Being the General Manager of the Edmonton Oilers is not an easy job. Most of the people who have filled those shoes since their days of Stanley Cup glory have failed miserably. Was every GM just a bad choice? Or does being the northern most city in the NHL inhibit effective/efficient free agent recruitment? Peter Chiarelli made some marvelous moves in taking Boston to a Stanley Cup, then took the Edmonton job and fell flat on his face. Edmonton was supposed to be one of the small markets that would benefit from spending restrictions thrust upon the big markets, and never parlayed that into parity.
Edmonton Oilers 20 Worst Contracts in the Salary Cap Era
Edmonton Oilers 20 Worst Contracts in the…
Edmonton Oilers 20 Worst Contracts in the Salary Cap Era
Being the General Manager of the Edmonton Oilers is not an easy job. Most of the people who have filled those shoes since their days of Stanley Cup glory have failed miserably. Was every GM just a bad choice? Or does being the northern most city in the NHL inhibit effective/efficient free agent recruitment? Peter Chiarelli made some marvelous moves in taking Boston to a Stanley Cup, then took the Edmonton job and fell flat on his face. Edmonton was supposed to be one of the small markets that would benefit from spending restrictions thrust upon the big markets, and never parlayed that into parity.