no gm... no coach... Edm going to be busy during the playoffs
Not unexpectedly Bob Nicholson has confirmed that Ken Hitchcock will not return to coach the Oilers next season.
no gm... no coach... Edm going to be busy during the playoffs
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What I said is true by Mark Spektor's tweet
Mark Spector @SportsnetSpec
Hitchcock’s time as coach of the Oilers is over with the season being completed, Nicholson said.
But you're correct, the Oilers official statement so far is merely
Edmonton Oilers@EdmontonOilers
Bob Nicholson says Ken Hitchcock will be with the #Oilers in some fashion moving forward but his future as a coach will be up to the team's new GM.
Neither actually contains a quote of what was specifically said.
It will likely be Keith Gretzky, with Lowe and MacTavish and the boys all hanging around for cigars and drinks every week. McDavid will ask for a trade within the next couple seasons when nothing changes.
I'd prefer it not to be Gretzky, but other than his last name, he has nothing to do with the OBC.
10 Team, Points Only, Cash League
25 Man Roster (no position), top 20 point getters count at end of month
Keep 20/25 at seasons end, Cut 5 to FA for redrafting
Goalie points W=2pt L=-1pt SHO=2pt
Stamkos, Tavares, Eichel, Mercer, JRobertson, RThomas, Kucherov, Nugent-Hopkins, Tuch, KConnor, Necas, Point, Konecny, SJarvis, Cozenz, Morrissey, Bouchard, Josi, Novak, Tolvanen, Peterka, SBennett
G- Vasilevskiy, Sorokin, Oettinger
"Cleavage is like the sun. You can look, but dont stare.. Unless you're wearing sunglasses."
That's the rub with Keith Gretzky, we could/would be a serious GM candidate anywhere but his last name would loom large over him in Edmonton. He would have to have a mistake free, cup laden career in Edmonton before he is to be taken seriously. I'm not even sure Yzerman, who apparently walks on water and can get any NHL job that he wants, can step into the Oiler's GM role and hope for realistic total success ie win a cup.
Mike Gillis denied reports on TSN1040 over the weekend he's had any contact with Edm whatsoever.
If they do contact him, I expect him to reject the job.
He wants everyone to be on the same page, be creative, think outside the box and experiment.
He was a very innovative thinker with Vancouver.
He also wants a specific level of autonomy on player decisions.
I'm not sure Edm fits this wish-list at all
Let's face it, until all the 80's Oilers are only seen by their numbers/names hanging from the rafters.... Edm will stay unfixed
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I'll be surprised if they don't contact him. They're going to throw a pretty wide net.
10 Team, Points Only, Cash League
25 Man Roster (no position), top 20 point getters count at end of month
Keep 20/25 at seasons end, Cut 5 to FA for redrafting
Goalie points W=2pt L=-1pt SHO=2pt
Stamkos, Tavares, Eichel, Mercer, JRobertson, RThomas, Kucherov, Nugent-Hopkins, Tuch, KConnor, Necas, Point, Konecny, SJarvis, Cozenz, Morrissey, Bouchard, Josi, Novak, Tolvanen, Peterka, SBennett
G- Vasilevskiy, Sorokin, Oettinger
"Cleavage is like the sun. You can look, but dont stare.. Unless you're wearing sunglasses."
I won't claim that the OBC taint has not touched all levels of OEG, but many 3rd party sources feel that Keith Gretzky has been consistently a step apart from them and might even have his own mind of on to be a GM, assistant or otherwise. At any rate the hiring of someone last name Gretzky will be too bad of an optic to sell to Edmonton fans.
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