A good coach can only do so much. They might be the best coach in the world, but if the players and leaders on the team refuse to buy in and are essentially uncoachable, it doesn't matter.
Maybe Woodcroft is the Oiler whisperer that they have been looking for and he can get through to them, but I think the failure of the previous coaches show that the x's and o's don't matter for the Oilers.
I almost feel sorry for Woodcroft. This could be a career killer for him. I wonder if Gulutzan was the original guy they were going to promote, and he was like thanks but no. One more HC failure for him and he will never get another chance.
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