Wayne Gretzky’s younger brother trends for all the wrong reasons…
The Oilers are hearing it!
In August of 2016, Wayne Gretzky’s younger brother Keith Gretzky was named assistant general manager of the Edmonton Oilers. With Ken Holland now out of the picture as team’s GM, many candidates have been mentioned as possible replacements and one of them is, you’ve guessed it, baby brother Gretzky.
For now, the Oilers and CEO Jeff Jackson have said that the club was operating day by day and not feeling any pressure to resolve the situation. Fans are starting to read in between the lines and seeing that Jackson could have a provisional plan in place, looking to Keith Gretzky to take the reins.
And Oilers’ fans are thrilled about it. On Wednesday, Jim Matheson in Edmonton pointed to Keith Gretzky as the best candidate to become the team’s general manager.
“Again, I think Keith Gretzky can be Oilers’ GM going forward. He’s very smart, he’s put the work in, he runs the farm team. There’s such thing as rewarding and trusting people from within an organization with an advancement. Carolina did it with Eric Tulsky.”
Right away, fans’ responses got the younger Gretzky trending for all the wrong reasons. Fans clearly do not want him to take over for Holland though the Oilers have been making sound decisions since the opening day of Free Agency:
Since Keith Gretzky has been hired in Edmonton, he’s proven that there is plenty more to him than just being Wayne Gretzky’s younger brother. However, there is a sense that he is not that dedicated to becoming the team’s GM, meaning he would be a hard sell in Edmonton as fans seem adamant that he is not the right pick to take over the Oilers.
What’s your say?
