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Originally Posted by killer_carlson
I think Hitchcock was an excellent hire - whether intended or not.
Here is why. Hitch:
A) isn't a member of the old boys club
B) is a hall of fame coach (or has that resume)
C) has nothing to prove
D) (perhaps most importantly) is going to give his opinion on the situation
E) knows how important the Oilers are to the fan base and knows the fan base deserves better than they have been getting.
If Lowe, Mactavish, Gretzky etc really are pulling the strings and dabbling in hockey operations (because the organization is about "Loyalty" ) then Hitch is the guy to call this out publicly, which he has started on twice.
This will boil over and Hitch won't go down quietly.
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Make no mistake, Hitch got his marching orders about playing McDavid the max minutes to ensure the scoring title. When you do the math McDavid plays the equivalent of 7-8 games more than Kucherov and about 6 more than Gaudreau.
In the past Hitchcock has publicly stated he didn't like to wear down his top players but changed his tune now because supposedly " McDavid has a special ability to recover faster than anyone else"
Since the team sucks I guess the old boys figure the only way to keep the building full is a scoring title