The Edmonton Oilers have burned plenty of good will with the recent Stan Bowman hire, and these recent Wayne Gretzky comments certainly won't help. For the past 24 hours, the Edmonton Oilers have dealt with immense criticism over their controversial hire in Stan Bowman, and it's safe to say that fans, especially on social media aren't taking it well. Despite the criticism, Jeff Jackson is defending the decision, revealing that the Oilers front office went through all of the right processes to get to this hire. <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/TSN_Sports/status/1816175782894723473'> </a></blockquote></div> For the majority of Oilers fans however, they simply aren't buying it, and now fans have dug up recent comments from Wayne Gretzky, making the move by the Oilers front office look even worse. <q>I'm sitting here thinking, as a parent 'My son is 18 years old and he's going to maybe be drafted by that team...I want to know my 18-yr-old son is going to be protected.</q> <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/THEOILLUMINATI/status/1808604609277276561'> </a></blockquote></div> Gretzky's comments perfectly echo how many fans are feeling today, as a simple three year ban from the NHL just wasn't enough, and while Bowman may have gone through the right processes, many feel that he hasn't been punished. Regardless, the Oilers now have to live with the move, but if it continues to rub people the wrong way, it may end up being a move that comes back to haunt them in a big way. Source: Oilers Daily <a href='https://www.oilersdaily.com/nhl-team/edmonton-oilers/gretzky-harrowing-comments-on-bowman-led-blackhawks-scandal' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Gretzky's harrowing comments on Bowman-led Blackhawks scandal</a>