Quote Originally Posted by Arfguy View Post
What an absolute **** 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.