Confirmed with Link: Jay Woodcroft and Dave Manson fired - no more Woody during NNN - Kris Knoblauch hired, Coffey as assistant

[TopShelfGloveSide]

Ken Holland is an incompetent moron.

Pretty clear this isn’t his hire.

 

[RandomGuy79]

Maybe we can find a job as coach for McDavid's dad too. Might as well.

Rename the team to the Edmonton McDavids, maybe if we focus on anything but winning and hiring everyone McDavid knows he won't leave!

 

[Markham30]

First coach Holland has ever fired. He will be gone soon.

Dave Tippett…

 

[dem]

You always hear the phrase about how there is “something in the water in Edm“, well, it had to be true because this franchise continues make so many boneheaded decisions. Lol

Everyone in the organization thinks they are a god damn celebrity because they are the only show in town.

Winning isn’t their first priority

 

[K1984]

I still can’t believe this was the hire of all the candidates available. The pressure is absolutely on this team to go on a run and turn things around and we’re relying on a rookie coach.

I have a feeling we are so f***ed

Which other candidates? I can’t think of another time where there were fewer possible options.

 

[Steve Yzerlland]

Tippett was fired mid season by Holland as well.

Yes I just remembered as I posted this thanks. It should have been him instead.

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

First coach Holland has ever fired. He will be gone soon.

second
he fired Tippett

 

[ConnorNova0929]

Ken Holland is an incompetent moron.

I agree but I think he has nothing to do with this move. This screams Jeff Jackson as he and Knoblauch have a prior hockey relationship.

Meet the new Old Boys Club.

 

[rboomercat90]

Fire Woodcroft to make Paul Coffey a coach

f*** this old boys club

Should we just be happy Paul Coffey was hired as an assistant coach and not as the GM like the rumour that’s been floating around the last 24 hours was saying? Lol, it’s like we’ve moved back in time 10 years and we’re just realizing what a circus this organization is.

 

[Old Boys Club]

Knobloch gonna play McDavid 28 mins a game? I'd imagine McDrai is a permanent fixture now, as no way McCoach allows any other wingers on his line.

 

[FanOfSadTeam]

Apparently they've switched out the arena's water supply with biosteel. As per Friedman

 

[dustrock]

I am very curious to see McDavid next game. If he's back then a bit of an indictment of him

 

[Heavy Dee]

The ONE thing Coffey will do is call out Nurse and Bouchard for poor play. He is a bit of an arrogant prick that way.

 

[McTonyBrar]

How is it not clear to people on here that this is NOT a Holland hire. It's clear he's not GM anymore

 

[Fourier]

okay--I am at work and have limited access to sites right now--I assume he was his Pee Wee coach or something?

Knoblauch was McDavid's coach in Erie. He also coached Brown and Foegele in Erie as well, the latter after McDavid left. He has other Edmonton connections though. He played junior in Edmonton and also played at the U of A after his junior career was over.

In general, I like Knoblauch, but in this situation this is a huge risk. If it goes south I have no idea what that means for McDavid long term in Edmonton.

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

How is it not clear to people on here that this is NOT a Holland hire. It's clear he's not GM anymore

Then why does he still have a job?

 

[Leonardlizard]

To a man, I talked a lot of shit about all coaches and the GM but Woodcroft and the BOA series win is what I'll choose to remember him by ... The problem is that was yesterday's business and we need to be thinking about today's business.

 

[frag2]

All that matters is if they are actually turning it around. The rest (McD coach, McD agent, etc...) is noise. Just win.

This. Both Knob and Woody have almost identical AHL records if my math is right. Plus, the same fanbase here had a few that were shitting on the Woody hire in the beginning as well.

If we win, idgaf who is behind the bench at this point.

 

[Cloned]

Dont worry, we all made it in our heads too.

Just the wording of the post was too good.

 

[McTonyBrar]

So Dustin Schwartz survives. The best coach we’ve had in a while is fired and we hired Mcdavid’s OHL coach.

This is a disaster waiting to happen. Why tf would we hire Knoblauch? What credentials does he have at this point that make him qualified for the job besides history with Connor and Jackson?

f***ing brutal. Todd Nelson is a more accomplished coach than Koblauch is at this point, were better off bringing him back.

He's coached in the AHL the last 5 years. Get your facts straight

 

[sepHF]

I am very curious to see McDavid next game. If he's back then a bit of an indictment of him

Big time

If he’s been throwing all year he can f*** right off too

 

[Shaquille Oatmeal]

I get the feeling that Coffey might just be filling the role interm. Didn't he do this as the Defensive coach also?

Edit: skills development coach

 

[frag2]

How is it not clear to people on here that this is NOT a Holland hire. It's clear he's not GM anymore

We still need a goalie. Come on JJ!!!

 

[Leonardlizard]

Then why does he still have a job?

You sometimes need to run their nose in it so they never leave palm springs again.

 

[RandomGuy79]

Then why does he still have a job?

Because it's probably easier just to let him ride out the year doing nothing