It’s That Time Again

[Took a pill in Sbisa]

Can someone post where he ranks for wins among NHL coaches since entering the league?

I can't imagine an argument for a better coach being available.

 

[tardigrade81]

Every young Oilers head coach who gets a taste of success in the playoffs and then figures he can "take it easy on the boys in preseason". Team then proceeds to play pre-season hockey for the next 8 weeks.

Knob fell into the same trap as Woodcroft, hook, line, and sinker.

He also can't help the goalie situation. It is hard to win games when your goalie gives up saves a high school kid should make. Lots of things have gone wrong but changing coaches isn't going to solve it.

 

[Stoneman89]

Well I think it’s that time again. Whatever secret sauce Kris Knoblauch had last year has run out and he has no answer. Special teams are at or near the bottom of the league as is goal scoring, goaltending and defence are not good enough. What say you?

I say we've had enough of coaching changes. Can't be doing this year after year after year. This group needs to pull their heads out of their asses or face the consequences of missing the playoffs, or worse. Not even a consideration in my mind.

 

[Stoneman89]

My only wish is Bowman is fired and never finds another job in the NHL again. His indefensible moves when the offer sheets came in sank this season thus far. The guy is an idiot. There is no defending the amount of stupid you have to be to not match neither and go get minor league turds as replacements

He's not the one that gave one goal scorer Arvidsson a 2 year deal for 4 mill each, and another to Skinner for 3 mill. Those 2 deals pus others given to other unproductive souls on this team, plus Campbell's buyout and Nurse's ridiculous contract basically hamstrung any GM that came into this org. If you're mad at him for what happened in Chicago, that's fine and up to you, but he was really put in an already impossible situation when he came here.

Maybe an assistant coach change but first I'd like to see more speed and physicality added to the lineup.

Not sure about the speed, there was a bunch on here who said we were plenty fast out there.

 

[GOilers88]

You start selling core players before you fire another coach.

If the leadership group on this team needs a new coach every year to get their heads straight, then just trade McDrai now and get it over with.

 

[brentashton]

You start selling core players before you fire another coach.

If the leadership group on this team needs a new coach every year to get their heads straight, then just trade McDrai now and get it over with.

I mean, as harsh as that sounds, that’s what it comes down to, right? As I said earlier, at some point it’s not a coaching issue anymore.

We’re past that point.

Thats said, I have belief this group can figure it out and still has potential to be a championship team with a few player changes and players getting it right. But this is the season they have to do that. If not, an interesting dismantle will commence I believe.

 

[TheNumber4]

My only wish is Bowman is fired and never finds another job in the NHL again. His indefensible moves when the offer sheets came in sank this season thus far. The guy is an idiot. There is no defending the amount of stupid you have to be to not match neither and go get minor league turds as replacements

I think not retaining Broberg and Holloway was a mistake. A huge mistake on the Broberg front. I might be the only one that thinks letting Mcleod go was a mistake too but that’ll depend on Savoies progress.

But I find it hard to blame Bowman exclusively. So many wheels were in motion that lead to losing those were done by Holland and then JJ. This whole offseason of not having a GM and not having a long term plan is also to blame. We had no plan and teams took advantage of that.

Which is why I wanted Holland to stay on as an advisor in some capacity with JJ and new GM being the main hockey ops guys.

 

[Drivesaitl]

You start selling core players before you fire another coach.

If the leadership group on this team needs a new coach every year to get their heads straight, then just trade McDrai now and get it over with.

The core of the club that went to one game away from SC have figured it out fine. But like any players or team they know that the task is herculean and in WC is never repeated the next year. I don't get all the leadership commentary or that theres some kind of flaw in the core other than Nurse. What we have here as per usual is a lack of contribution through the lineup. Like I said in another post today Knights have 7 players with 4 or more goals in lineup. We have 1. Knights have a dozen players with 3 goals already.

Knights have several players that have scored several goals. For us its just Draisaitl.

The leadership of McDrai is actually pretty amazing to have drug the team through so many series wins in recent seasons. I do mean drag each playoffs very few are earnestly in the hunt. Last season it was 5 players hauling this team all the way. year before it was 4.

Look at the Knights roster and every player is solid and has a role. Not at all the case with this bargain basement roster.

I think not retaining Broberg and Holloway was a mistake. A huge mistake on the Broberg front. I might be the only one that thinks letting Mcleod go was a mistake too but that’ll depend on Savoies progress.

But I find it hard to blame Bowman exclusively. So many wheels were in motion that lead to losing those were done by Holland and then JJ. This whole offseason of not having a GM and not having a long term plan is also to blame. We had no plan and teams took advantage of that.

Which is why I wanted Holland to stay on as an advisor in some capacity with JJ and new GM being the main hockey ops guys.

No, not the only one.

Agreed with all.

 

[Spawn]

I don’t want a coach that puts no value on hitting and intimidation, like has any NHL coach ever stated this and kept his job? My guess is a big fat NOPE.

Did Kris Knoblauch say this? Or did he say something different with far more context and nuance?