Twitter has been heating up the last few days with many bringing up the thought of keeping Keith Gretzky as the teams full-time Edmonton Oilers GM.
Edmonton Oilers: So let’s dive deep into his track-record and decide if he could be a suitable candidate for the job.
Lots of noise now about Keith Gretzky as the #Oilers GM.
— Paul Almeida (@AzorcanGlobal) March 10, 2019
Heard he originally didn’t want the job, has that changed?
In my mind he has always been the choice. https://t.co/NYPQaZhqCh
You can read a tweet that one from Paul Almeida and might comfortable with the fact that Keith Gretzky is garnering serious contention for the General Manager position past this season.
Keith Gretzky has done a decent job building a pipeline here in Edmonton but he still passed on Matt Barzal .......three times. I’d pump the brakes a little.
— Dustin Nielson (@nielsonTSN1260) March 10, 2019
You can also begin to read the multitude of tweets about the somewhat ‘sketchy’ track record held by Keith and be excessively nervous of that same scenario.
In this article, we are going to look into this track record, all his home runs, massive strikeouts, and safe plays made throughout his career with three different NHL teams in scouting and managerial positions.