Re: Edmonton Oilers
Good points. I agree with everything except saying Nurse is a #4/5. While he may not be a #1 he is a tweener #2.
Given how cap constricted the Oilers are there are very limited options:
1. Fire the Coach
2. A trade where you take on no additional dollars. Very hard and limited in season.
If Lawman was in charge at the coaching level he would say "F(*CK It, Go Score" We are going to play all out offense and try and right this ship by outscoring our problems.
Play 10 games of all out attack on offense and a simpler game on D.
Also, the Oilers Goalie coach should have been fired a loooooong time ago. He has been there 9 years now and not a single goalie has gotten better while with the team.
Several have left the team and found a second life.
12 team H-2-H 1 year league, daily roster changes, 3 goalie start minimum/week
2xC, 2xRW, 2xLW, 4xD, 3xUtil, 2xG, 5 Bench
G, A, P, PIM, PPP, SHP, GWG, SOG, Hits, W, SV%, GAA, SVs
C: C. Keller, C. Mittelstadt, B. Nelson, R. Strome,
LW: K. Connor, B. Tkachuk, J. Gaudreau, J. Marchessault, E. Rodrigues, A. Lafreniere
RW: K. Fiala, J. Bratt, T. Jeannot V. Arvidsson
D: R. Josi, J. Trouba, E. Gustafsson,
G: L. Thompson, F. Gustavsson, V. Vanecek
NO IR