Quote:
Originally Posted by Ducay
Bringing in a young rookie coach is very un-old-boys-club. Interesting move, but ultimately they're so flawed in goal and the backend that Im not even sure coaching can help a whole ton
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
I suspect none of the current available coaches with any pedigree wanted to take over that mess. i wouldn't be surprised if they called people like Babcock, Maurice, Torts, and AV, and they all said thanks, but no thanks.
|
The Oilers have run through every kind of coach - rookies like Eakins, old warhorses like Hitchcock, big names like McLelland, insiders like MacT, through the ranks like Nelson, defensive guys like Tippett, it just never works.