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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
Yup - said at the time that it was a move that could (and likely would) worsen things in the room (was going to say 'destroy', but they were already bad).
Since then, the Oilers have not only been abysmal, but their give-a-crap meter has been setting new lows.
Hitchcock may not have created the two-tiered bench, but he perpetuated it. And now he has lost the room.
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agreed...
its funny cause Hitchcock did seem to get "buy in" when the Oilers went on that run when he was first hired.... you would have thought that that taste of success would be positive reinforcement to continue playing that way...instead, at the first sign of adversity they've crumbled.
it was always said that Hitchcock was a demanding taskmaster of a coach who can wear out a room...
Playing favorites like that, with the Oilers culture being as bad as it is, accelerated Hitchcock's half life with the oilers...