Until the Oilers start looking at the current state as a 'top down' problem, the hilarity will continue. The one in a position to change things is Katz, as he can replace Lowe with a good hockey operations person, and he (or she) can take care of the rest. If they can get a John Davidson, or Brian Burke type of person in that position, I can see the fallout being something along the lines of Micheal Futa as GM, Dan Bylsma as coach and Eberle traded to break up the room. This is the level of massive culture change that is needed to pull the Oilers out of the mess that they are in. (The names that I selected are completely out of a hat)
There are character guys there like Ferance, Gordon and Perron, who are so fed up they would pay for their own train ticket out. The solution is not 'bottom up'.
But none of this will ever happen, which is why the Edmonton is No Good thread will continue to be a great source of humour and cathartic fun for the next decade or so. Good luck with your report.
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