One week after , the Oilers are expected to hireformer Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli to oversee their hockey department during a critical offseason for the falteringfranchise.Chiarelli, last NFL Seattle Seahawks Jersey week,has been in Edmonton for two days meeting with Oilers CEOBob Nicholson, . and other outlets have reported theteam is expected to hold a pre s conference Friday afternoon to makean official announcement. The Oilers hadnot confirmed the hiring or a pre s conference as of Thursday night.MORE: | Edmonton's front office staff has a meeting Tedric Thompson Jersey scheduled forFridaymorning, in which it will be informed of structuralchanges to the organization.Though his official title is not confirmed,Chiarelliseeks"full autonomy" in personnel decisions andall signs point George Fant Jersey to himbeing named president of hockey operations, the TSN report said. It's not known how the hiring would affect the status ofgeneral manager Craig MacTavish.Chiarelli's addition would bring a Stanley Cup-winning pedigree to the Oilers franchise, which hasn't made the playoffs since winning the Western Conference in2006. That's the same year Boston hired Chiarelli. The Bruins made the playoffs Bobby Wagner Jersey in seven of his nine seasonswith the team and won the Cup in 2011.PLAYOFFS: | When he took over the Bruins, Chiarelli was ina situation similar to the one facing the Oilers thisoffseason. Edmonton holds the top pick in the June 26 draft; in 2006, theBruins used the fifth overall selection to Richard Sherman Jersey draftPhil Ke sel.Chiarelli's decision would be much simpler this time around with consensus top prospectConnor McDavidon the board. His greater challenge will be building a contending team around McDavid usingthe wealth of previous top picks on the Oilers' roster.