For many, the acquisition of Brandon Manning was the tipping point, and a loss to the last-place Detroit Red Wings just put it over the edge. After four years, Peter Chiarelli has been fired from the Edmonton Oilers — and will not have another General Manager job in the NHL again.
Believe it or not, this piece is tough for me to write. Growing up a Boston Bruins fan, I idolized the man who constructed the roster that would bring my childhood team its first Stanley Cup in almost 40 years.
However, I do believe Peter Chiarelli hindered the Bruins potential to continue to be a sustainable powerhouse for the next decade when he moved on from Tyler Seguin in 2013.