He had very limited offensive upside from the start. Hall was underpaid on his deal. He's definitely worth 2 1st rounders, or a blue chip prospect + 1st rounder. So, compared to what Chia should have gotten, and what he did get, I would be pretty upset if I was an Oilers fan.
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He had very limited offensive upside from the start. Hall was underpaid on his deal. He's definitely worth 2 1st rounders, or a blue chip prospect + 1st rounder. So, compared to what Chia should have gotten, and what he did get, I would be pretty upset if I was an Oilers fan.
Hall was paid very well years ago . The difference with the $ explosion now with kids is they are among the best players in the game .
That wasn't the case back then with Hall, MacKinnon , Scheifele , etc...
These players were paid on future potential .
Now Marner , Point , Rantanen etc.... are putting up major points and will be cashing in .
6 mil per year for Hall , Eberle, Nate, and others was good money when they signed
worm
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lecoqsportif
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Chiarelli put to the sword.
Yup , now they added Gretzky and Coffey in an advisory role as well
The issue is when your locker room is full of tension and morale is terrible that makes it even worse .
Our Habs lack talent but probably is the best cohesive team we had in years .
Nothing worse than going to work to a miserable and toxic environment
GrandWazoo
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I have no sympathy for tanking teams
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east coast
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No, but they probably have in the past and now are being constantly rewarded for stupidity with high picks. Just as bad. Mind you, stupidity means they don't really gain from the picks......
GrandWazoo
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They did it many times voluntarily, and many were holding them up as an example that we should follow. Other times it was by incompetence. But it was already awarded handsomely, only to be ruined by the team. I feel bad for all those picks who would likely had a much more rewarding career anywhere else.
I hate rewarding incompetence. I also hate rewarding competently being terrible.
That's how I see it...it's unbelievable to see that a team that has drafted so often in the top five in the last 10-12 years be so terrible.
It's a pathetic organization from top to bottom.
worm
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It was not. They legit were trying to win. The entire time. Trying to win actually hurt them because they would rush the next hero.
He would be gone in the NBA by now with 4 year contracts mainly in place .
Its the same as Anthony Davis of the Pelicans . Teams stinks get what you can if you know he isn't resigning
Superstars run the NBA , they control the balance of power .
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MLB less also. It's NFL/NBA where they complain the most.
and who could blame him
as it should be, people pay to watch the players