Bettman explains NHL decision to reinstate disgraced Blackhawks executives
On July 1st, the NHL reinstated Stan Bowman, Joel Quenneville, and Al MacInnis after being banned by the league for their role in the Chicago Blackhawks scandal.
Today, the NHL released a statement explaining that commissioner Gary Bettman has met with each of the individuals, and have seen that they've taken personal steps to learn from their mistakes. Insider Chris Johnston shared the NHL's message.
General Manager Stan Bowman has been heavily connected to the vacant job for the Edmonton Oilers in recent weeks. According to Frank Seravalli, Bowman was on Edmonton's radar when they decided to hire Jeff Jackson.
Plenty of Oilers fans have been extremely vocal about the team not hiring Stan Bowman, for obvious reasons. The public trust is still broken towards Bowman for being behind a heinous cover-up. The NHL should be a privileged league to work in, and many fans think Bowman doesn't deserve that, even if he's taken steps to be reinstated. Not only that, but there's plenty more GM candidates who have actually been working in hockey for the last few years.
The next General Manager hire needs to be at the top of the list for priorities for Jeff Jackson at the moment. He's done a fantastic job so far with player moves, and if he can hire the right GM, fhe Oilers will be on their way to another Cup Final at least.
Source: Chris Johnston
NHL explains reinstating Blackhawks executives
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