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I see this signing as the Oilers organization having people in place who finally recognize talent. In the past they had young coaches who they let go. Nelson was a guy who was an up and comer but they did try him for a short time at their HC. A guy I am thinking of is Rocky Thompson who's a rising start and leading other teams AHL teams to do very well. So this is a good move.
Plus Woodcoft is a skills type of coach so I think he will make a big impact in helping to develop their young players. In the past when the Oilers had Flemming as their AHL coach, I think he was a guy who was more concerned about trying to coach to win games vs development. So he leaned on AHLers way too much. You want to win in the AHL but development of players should be the #1 priority.
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