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CaptainCrunch · 03-04-2015, 10:38 AM

Since becoming a solo coach for the oilers

Todd Nelson has a 6 win 14 loss 6 OT or SO win record.

For gf it looks like they've scored 2.5 gf and 3.07 ga during Nelson's tenure.

They might look better but frankly the results speak for themselvs.

Over an 82 game season the Oilers would get roughly 72 points and have bottom 3rd scoring and bottom 3rd ga for a season

which would be a extrapolated 5 point improvement over last year

a decrease of 3 points in the lockout season if it was stretched out to 82 games

and a decrease of I think 2 points compared to the 2011-2012 season.

So realistically under Nelson in a results oriented business they're really not that much better.

Now we know that the Roster is horrible up there, and that's not Nelson's fault, but if your looking for Oiler management's justification for cutting Nelson loose as they go (snicker) big game hunting for a coach next season, its pretty apparent.

03-04-2015, 10:38 AM	#106
CaptainCrunch Norm! Join Date: Jun 2002 Exp:	Since becoming a solo coach for the oilers Todd Nelson has a 6 win 14 loss 6 OT or SO win record. For gf it looks like they've scored 2.5 gf and 3.07 ga during Nelson's tenure. They might look better but frankly the results speak for themselvs. Over an 82 game season the Oilers would get roughly 72 points and have bottom 3rd scoring and bottom 3rd ga for a season which would be a extrapolated 5 point improvement over last year a decrease of 3 points in the lockout season if it was stretched out to 82 games and a decrease of I think 2 points compared to the 2011-2012 season. So realistically under Nelson in a results oriented business they're really not that much better. Now we know that the Roster is horrible up there, and that's not Nelson's fault, but if your looking for Oiler management's justification for cutting Nelson loose as they go (snicker) big game hunting for a coach next season, its pretty apparent. __________________ My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings; Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!