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Re: Three Year Woody [message #809362 is a reply to message #809360 ]	Wed, 22 June 2022 08:52

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Adam wrote on Wed, 22 June 2022 08:42

CrusaderPi wrote on Wed, 22 June 2022 08:03

Oscargasm wrote on Wed, 22 June 2022 06:30

Oscargasm wrote on Tue, 21 June 2022 11:29

inverno76 wrote on Tue, 21 June 2022 11:26

Oscargasm wrote on Tue, 21 June 2022 11:08

Oscargasm wrote on Sat, 18 June 2022 15:55

The next move will have ppl partying in the streets, but the one after… riot.

The party on twitter has begun… who’s ready for the next part?

The riot…yamo overpay? You need to be less Garfield and more Odie.

I live for chaos.

Just another topic for a different thread.

Pretty sure we should leave this one to focus on the Wood.

For others curious, the answer was in the post I’m quoting

Although no one is curious, this is what I was referring in the post I'm quoting

CrusaderPi wrote on Tue, 21 June 2022 11:15

I like this signing and think it's deserved. As a fan, I couldn't help but noticed the team dramatically turned their season around right at the time Woodcroft was appointed. I do have a lingering concern any time Oilers senior management does... anything.

Are the Oilers making the best choice after serious consideration or are the making the easy choice after reviewing what's right in front of them?

All of the above! This signing appeals to the Oilers management and in particular Holland for a number of reasons:

1) It's easy! Just talk to one guy, pay him what he wants and be done with it. None of that whole pesky scene of interviewing people, or trying to convince your old Red Wing/Hockey Canada friend to leave Middle of Nowhere, Saskatchewan.

2) The fans seem to like Woodcroft, so don't have to worry about getting spit and roasted on twitter all summer. That's really annoying. Not just the stupid analytics people either, but run of the mill fans, that base who still read Matheson articles! They all like the guy, so that's a nice to have.

3) It allows them to suggest that they knew they were making the right move all along when Holland made a snap decision to fire a coach who'd been struggling to get wins out of his team for two months after two straight playoff exits where they looked totally unprepared and had no adjustments to make. Right at the point he was ready to declare the season lost - remember the whole "we can't trade a high pick unless we're a contender" speech? - Woodcroft helped to completely turn things around. He tossed a coin to pick his coach, and that coach took the team to the Final Four. Is there anything better than that? Holland is a hockey genius clearly!

So would you have preferred the Oilers to not sign Woody? I don't understand why anyone could not be celebrating this move completely. How do you poke holes in this?

They picked a young guy with fresh ideas instead of a retread - GOOD.
They didn't go Habs and just pick a former player who's never coached before. They picked a young guy that literally started at the bottom, worked his way up and had success. - GOOD.
They picked a guy who literally coached, worked with or developed most of the key guys that make up the team now and into the future. If there is a guy that should know how to properly deploy the bulk of the Oilers roster, it's Woody. - GOOD
They picked a guy that has had success where ever he coached. - GOOD
They picked a guy that the players like and clearly believe in. -GOOD
They picked a guy that likes to use numbers. - GOOD

The fact that the fans like him is a bonus. The fact that he was in the organization is a bonus. The Oilers actually didn't overthink it, didn't try to be smarter than everyone else and they didn't go stupid. They actually made the right choice and you want to poke holes in it still! I guess you guys just can't help yourselves. icon_lol

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Three Year Woody	By: Oscargasm on Tue, 21 June 2022 11:05
Re: Three Year Woody	By: Oscargasm on Tue, 21 June 2022 11:08
Re: Three Year Woody	By: inverno76 on Tue, 21 June 2022 11:26
Re: Three Year Woody	By: Oscargasm on Tue, 21 June 2022 11:29
Re: Three Year Woody	By: Oscargasm on Wed, 22 June 2022 06:30
Re: Three Year Woody	By: CrusaderPi on Wed, 22 June 2022 08:03
Re: Three Year Woody	By: Adam on Wed, 22 June 2022 08:42
Re: Three Year Woody	By: RDOilerfan on Wed, 22 June 2022 08:52
Re: Three Year Woody	By: Adam on Wed, 22 June 2022 09:00
Re: Three Year Woody	By: Oscargasm on Wed, 22 June 2022 09:12
Re: Three Year Woody	By: CrusaderPi on Wed, 22 June 2022 09:18
Re: Three Year Woody	By: Oscargasm on Wed, 22 June 2022 09:27
Re: Three Year Woody	By: Skookum Jim on Wed, 22 June 2022 11:12
Re: Three Year Woody	By: RDOilerfan on Wed, 22 June 2022 09:27
Re: Three Year Woody	By: CrusaderPi on Wed, 22 June 2022 09:32
Re: Three Year Woody	By: Oscargasm on Wed, 22 June 2022 10:25
Re: Three Year Woody	By: CrusaderPi on Wed, 22 June 2022 10:39
Re: Three Year Woody	By: Kr55 on Wed, 22 June 2022 13:02
Re: Three Year Woody	By: CrusaderPi on Tue, 21 June 2022 11:15
Re: Three Year Woody	By: smyth260 on Tue, 21 June 2022 11:27
Re: Three Year Woody	By: Oscargasm on Tue, 21 June 2022 11:32
Re: Three Year Woody	By: Kr55 on Tue, 21 June 2022 11:52
Re: Three Year Woody	By: Skookum Jim on Tue, 21 June 2022 13:03
Re: Three Year Woody	By: Oscargasm on Tue, 21 June 2022 13:54
Re: Three Year Woody	By: inverno76 on Tue, 21 June 2022 22:17
Re: Three Year Woody	By: smyth260 on Tue, 21 June 2022 23:40
Re: Three Year Woody	By: Oscargasm on Wed, 22 June 2022 06:28
Re: Three Year Woody	By: inverno76 on Thu, 30 June 2022 18:09
Re: Three Year Woody	By: Oscargasm on Fri, 01 July 2022 09:33

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