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Originally Posted by RandyBoBandy
https://www.tsn.ca/nicholson-koskine...tion-1.1246091
Edmonton Oilers president of hockey operations and CEO Bob Nicholson said Wednesday that former general manager Peter Chiarelli didn’t sign goaltender Mikko Koskinen to a contract extension on his own.
Koskinen was extended by the Oilers Monday on a three-year, $13.5 million deal – just one day before TSN’s Ryan Rishaug reported Chiarelli’s firing. Nicholson said Wednesday that the decision was approved by the organization, including the pro scouts.
“Peter did not make that deal all by himself. This deal really started when we got together with our pro scouts in Palm Springs in our meetings. We looked at the depth of the goalies that would be available next year. We really believe in Mikko. We had to make a decision between Mikko and Cam [Talbot]. We made that decision to go with Mikko and sign him to a three-year deal,” Nicholson said.
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He was covering... If this choice was actually made in house everyone including Joey Moss should be fired... Dumbest move ever. ALMOST as bad as the one that our GM pulled by putting out a offer sheet that could have had huge implications if it was accepted.