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nullterm wrote on Fri, 03 November 2023 18:35

HamBlaster wrote on Thu, 02 November 2023 21:46

If that happens, what type of coaching archetype do you think comes in as a replacement?

And who, of that archetype, is available?

Again, another likely unpopular opinion here... however I think the Oilers reach out to one of the more notorious hard***es out there in Joel Quenneville. You know he'll be back at some point, considering how long he's been in the league. He won't want to end his career the way he left Chicago, and some team will be desperate enough to bring both he and his baggage onboard.


I think coaches (and management/government in general) is best run in a long term of cycles between one end of the spectrum and the other.

Woody seemed like he was a player's coach that was able to let the horses run... and now we're at a point where that's not enough from a team perspective. And his staff seems unable to adapt, especially defensively.

I think we need someone that is gonna push the roster from the bottom up, and also get some better defensive structure in place. We need the bottom six to contribute, and the defence to not whither apart. I'm not sure that's a player's coach, that's someone with higher expectations and accountability of his players. And that can look at a game situation and be smarter about reading what's happening on the ice and adjusting his gameplan accordingly.


They shouldn't hire the dick coach until the big boys sign their extensions. Everything for the next 2 years will be about keeping them happy and comfortable. Same reason Brown will continue to get his minutes.



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