Peter Chiarelli appears to be back in the hockey business, The former GM of the Boston Bruins and Edmonton Oilers has reportedly landed a job with the defending Stanley Cup Champions, the St. Louis Blues. That's according to Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports, who says Chiarelli will be working as a consultant with the Blues organization.
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Chiarelli had also interviewed for the position of GM with the Minnesota Wild over the summer, following the firing of Paul Fenton. Bill Guerin ultimately landed the job and it was noted by Michael Russo, who covers Minnesota for The Athletic, that Chiarelli never really had a serious chance at the position. That likely comes as no surprise to Edmonton fans, as Chiarelli's tenure as GM of the Oilers is considered one of the worst in recent years.
Edmonton reached the playoffs just once in his four years there. Chiarelli signed Milan Lucic to a huge contract that turned out to be a disaster (Lucic has since been traded to Calgary), traded forward Taylor Hall to the New Jersey Devils for defenseman Adam Larsson (Hall would go on to win the Hart Trophy in New Jersey), and traded forward Jordan Eberle to the New York Islanders for Ryan Strome. Strome was subsequently traded to the New York Rangers for foward Ryan Spooner, who now plays in Europe.
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