The Oilers problem is not on the business side and that's where Nicholson is working on. It is the hockey personnel that they are having problem, which to no surprise is lead by none other than the KLowe. So Nicholson might help bring in some more fans and revenue to the Oilers' organization, unfortunately he won't be able to fix the team's performance while Kevin Lowe is still the President of Hockey Operation.
So in other words, Edmonton is still NO GOOD!! oooops wrong thread but who cares?