[News] Oilers fire Tippett. Jay Woodcroft to be named HC

[Jbo]

Solution is in the room!

[dino7c]

solution probably in the room

lol, sounds confident

Keith out long term
Kassian too but that is an upgrade

[Ashasx]

I can't believe how bad this presser is. This is almost Lowe + McTavish bad.

[FBI]

Gullickson

[Monahammer]

This press conference.

Wow. Someone get Holland off live screen for good, there's no coherence there.

[flames_fan_down_under]

Originally Posted by Erick Estrada

You have to wonder if he's had the discussion with his agent or a matter of when. If he hasn't I imagine this could be the summer it happens if they miss the playoffs. We all realize that McDavid isn't exactly a bubbly personality but the guy looks even more miserable than normal. Looks like a beaten down young man. It's also reflected in his play as this is a miserable stretch of hockey for him.

You know I have noticed his body language as well, he looks frustrated and out of answers. But truly it's up to 97 if he wants to win in the NHL. McDavid is a hockey freak. He's tall, incredibly strong on the puck. can skate like the wind, when he has the puck he does things that no one in the league can do. But he just doesn't care when he doesn't have the puck. We all see it, it's obvious. He has the ability to be a Ryan O'Reilly or a Bergeron and then some. If Johnny Gaudreau can back check on guys twice his size and tilt the ice 5 on 5, then someone with 97s skillset can absolutely do it. So he can be frustrated that his teammates aren't getting it done, or be frustrated with the goalie, of maybe even eventually demand a trade, but right now he is the one wearing the C. He sets the tone, and his bread and butter is PP goal cellys, high speed 1 on 3 drives towards the net that sometimes result in highlight of the year stuff, and he thinks he has done his job. Until he realizes the only thing better than points is wins then he will continue to be frustrated. Not sure what coach will be able to get that out of him, people don't often change.

[devo22]

Holland and the Oilers really are a match made in heaven. And here I thought Chiarelli was a gift.

[Reggie Dunlop]

So if they run down Kostin’Em how can they get any trade value?

[Monahammer]

Whats with all this sucking of his cheeks he's doing... He sounds unhinged.

[Ashasx]

From HF

Holland looks and sounds like a guy who just killed someone being interrogated by the police for killing someone.

[JackIsBack]

Originally Posted by VilleN

McDavid is their problem. He is not captain material... he is not built for it, doesn't have the character to do it. He doesn't do it by leading by example as he plays selfish one-way hockey. As long as he is the captain, there will be no leadership on that team. The culture problems on that team are his responsibility, and from what I can intuit from interviews, play, etc. it is a responsibility he does not want, but is stuck with.

This is exactly right... I said it when they named him captain. In Edmonton's rush to name him the youngest captain ever in the NHL, they never stopped to ask the question about if it was a good move, in Edmonton, that doesn't matter, having the "youngest" or "fastest" is almost like winning, they can raise another banner to the rafters as having the youngest captain in NHL history - that was the objective - if McDavid was a good captain or not... it didn't matter.


But now how do you fix it? The answer is that they can't... they can't take the 'C' away from Connor until they trade him, or plan to trade him, or lose him to free agency. The only other way is to wait until Connor is older and nearing the end of his career... my point is, to fix the mistake, they have to lose him. It's really sad... because there was no reason at all to name him Captain in the first place. Your best player doesn't have to be Captain... or even an assistant Captain, Johnny has no letters. There is no rule that your best or highest earning player has to be captain, Jordan Staal is the Captain in Carolina, MacKinnon (a stretch I know) in Colorado. McDavid strikes me as a guy that wants to come to the rink and play... he doesn't want to lead. I think Iginla wasn't the best captain choice, but he was certainly better than McDavid.

[Monahammer]

Is someone under the table pulling his toenails off while he's talking? lol

[Textcritic]

"It's just a gut feel." Yeah, that's how you run a successful multi-million dollar organisation.

[MacDaddy77]

asked about too many coaches starts speaking about drafting lol

[Sylvanfan]

Nicholson and Lowe remind me of Marty and Wendy Byrde from Ozark except that Nicholson is only Marty's unaware personality but without any of the skills to actually do the job...and Lowe is the meddling spouse around finding ways to have everyone around them killed both directly or indirectly. Holland appears to be like the realtor who they keep conning into losing money to serve their agenda. After they ruin him...they'll just find another unsuspecting citizen.

[MacDaddy77]

this is so awful

[flames_fan_down_under]

Originally Posted by Textcritic

"It's just a gut feel." Yeah, that's how you run a successful multi-million dollar organisation.

Old Boys Club Code Of Conduct right there. Gut feelings, hunches, giving an old buddy a shot! Amazed Woodcroft got this opportunity and not Babs!

[D as in David]

Originally Posted by Monahammer

Whats with all this sucking of his cheeks he's doing... He sounds unhinged.

He inhales (loudly) through his teeth - like a man grasping for his last breath.

[FBI]

Wow.. If this wasn't Holland and the Oilers I would kinda feel sorry for that guy... He's just a stuttering mess

[Reggie Dunlop]

Originally Posted by MacDaddy77

this is so awful

This is awesome!