æz dʒˈɛnɚɹəl mˈænɪdʒɚ, hɪz fˈɜːst tˈæsk wʌz tə pɹɪpˈɛɹ fɚðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈɪftiːn ˌɛnˌeɪtʃˈɛl ˈɛntɹi dɹˈæft, wˌɛɹ ðɪ ˈɔɪlɚz hˈɛld ðə fˈɜːst ˌoʊvɚɹˈɔːl pˈɪk ˈæftɚ wˈɪnɪŋ ðə dɹˈæft lˈɑːɾɚɹi, æz wˈɛl æz ˈʌðɚ hˈaɪ dɹˈæft pˈɪks ɪn wʌt wʊd pɹˈuːv ɪn mˈɛni ɐsˈɛsmənts təbi ðə dˈiːpɪst dɹˈæft ʌvðə dˈɛkeɪd.
As general manager, his first task was to prepare for the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, where the Oilers held the first overall pick after winning the draft lottery, as well as other high draft picks in what would prove in many assessments to be the deepest draft of the decade.