We always go with the line of thinking that the Oilers are just “nepotism embodied” by choice. That they purposely seek out guys who have some connection to the Oilers or McDavid or whatever.
Personally, I think it’s more likely that they can’t actually get anyone else. Look at all the half-decent careers and reputations that have been irreparably damaged by being involved with the Oilers. They just made a ho-hum AHL coach who couldn’t hack it as an NHL assistant their head coach, and made a used-car salesman with virtually no coaching experience (outside a little stint on the Junior A team he owns and a stint in AAA where he got suspended for using a discriminatory slur) their assistant coach.
Do actual professionals worth anything even want to come anywhere near that organization at this point? I highly doubt it.
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