Quote Originally Posted by Arfguy View Post
What an absolute shit show! If there was any coach that could have been chosen by the Edmonton Oilers to coach this team further into the ground, it's Hitchcock.

The team might see a quick spike, because Hitchcock is new. Alas, his ideals and methodology is so out-dated that it's only a matter of time that the Oilers are in the basement...again.
Agreed, the issues on this team aren't going to be solved by a coaching change. A new GM is needed and they need to revamp the entire scouting department. If they could find a way to win a trade or two they'd be in a better place, but the Chia has built a team that the Hockey Gods themselves wouldn't be able to coach to the playoffs.