Now THAT…is bold.
The Edmonton Oilers raised the bar, and expectations today, with the hiring of Peter Chiarelli as President of Hockey Operations and…General Manager.
Kevin Lowe? Retained, but in a far reduced role, both in perception and reality. I had been told that Lowe was actually a part of the process that brought Chiarelli in. But he should be “far away enough” for the haters to (mostly) lay off. I’ve long thought that Kevin Lowe has had more poo flung at him than was entirely deserved, but that’s me.