Getting talented hockey people to come to Edmonton has always been a challenge. The Oilers have to overpay or overpromise, and then that individual would have to overcome his apprehensions over geography and the direction of the franchise (which has been in a downward death sprial, lately).
Funny how winning the rights to a once-in-a-generation hockey talent can change things …
Peter Chiarelli, the general manager who built a Stanley Cup champion with the Boston Bruins before his dismissal last week, is expected to be named the new president of hockey operations for the Edmonton Oilers on Friday, according to published reports.