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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
Who said they were cup contenders? Certainly not me and I don't recall many here expecting more than maybe a trip to the 2nd round. They should be a playoff team at the very least and not below the Avalanche in the West. They key is you need to see progress. They have gone from out of the playoffs to wildcard to back out of the playoffs again. This is clearly not forward progress. Firing a coach doesn't necessarily lead to improvement but when you miss the playoffs there's not much worse you can get. Wasting another season on a head coach that has proven he's not the guy is probably the worst thing the GM can do at this point as you can't blow up the roster.
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The Oilers say, "hold my beer."
Actually, I agree with your point EE; just couldn't resist the obvious!