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

[Ritchie Valens]

Yeah let's run McDavid out of town.

I'm sorry, but this is the 4th coach under his watch as team captain. Where's the leadership to band the team together to instill what the coach is telling them? Or is he part of the coach killer ring?

As I said to another poster in another thread, after 4 coaches, team defense is still an issue. No more cheating for offense, flying the zone or not covering anyone by tying up a stick or whatever. Just because he's Connor McDavid does not or should not absolve him from any criticism or blame. He's just as responsible for the coaching carousel as the other players. At some point, the carousel has to stop.

 

[mkatcherin00]

LeBron McDavid

That would be a dream. Becoming like a Lebron, arguable the 2nd best player to ever play basketball.

 

[Pass the Saitl Sauce]

On a lighter note…Oilers last 4 coaches:

Ken Hitchcock (The cock)
Dave Tippett (Tip)
Jay Woodcroft (Woody)
Kris Knoblauch (Knob)

Do the Oilers brass realize that they don’t have to stick with coaches named after male anatomy?

What were they supposed to do? Hire boob Stauffer as coach?

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

Lol because the Oilers were doing so well before Katz.

Katz should have the monetary resources to hire the best in the business instead of hiring buddies and charging the masses for a streaming service.

 

[Shaquille Oatmeal]

On a lighter note…Oilers last 4 coaches:

Ken Hitchcock (The cock)
Dave Tippett (Tip)
Jay Woodcroft (Woody)
Kris Knoblauch (Knob)

Do the Oilers brass realize that they don’t have to stick with coaches named after male anatomy?

We just need to hire a Ballzak and Foreman and the curse will be lifted

 

[ChaoticOrange]

Perhaps that cut-throat approach will extend to Connor Brown being sent down before his 10th game . . .

The only throats the Oilers know how to cut are their own

 

[Drivesaitl]

How many series did Tippett's Oilers win in the playoffs?

They were literally an Adin Hill away from a Cup last year. Give him a goalie

look at the numbers Woodcroft got with Skinner and Campbell as his goalies and Cody Ceci on the first pair

Woody was the main reason we lost to Vegas last year. His failures to adjust, failures to use personnel, refusal to even consider starting anybody but Skinner who was obviously struggling.

Even if we had Adin Hill no way Woody would be playing him or Schwartz would recommend him. A lot of coaches scouts favor certain styles of goalies. unorthodox styles like Adin Hill get usually tossed into obscurity these days. its a real fault in current goalie evaluation.

 

[CycloneSweep]

That's it. His friend, who is the first diehard AHL fan I have heard of in my 40 years on this earth, is glad Knob is gone. Bad hire!

I know for someone like you, friends are an impossible thing to have.

 

[McDNicks17]

Running a system that the Oilers either can’t or won’t play isn’t encouraging.

 

[TopShelfGloveSide]

Katz should have the monetary resources to hire the best in the business instead of hiring buddies and charging the masses for a streaming service.

Lol Katz has put a ridiculous amount of money into this organization. You wouldn’t know because you live in Calgary.

Oilers + lol just don’t buy it.

 

[TheNumber4]

Researching Knob. Apparently he has a reputation of being good at in-game adjustments.

 

[Cloned]

Running a system that the Oilers either can’t or won’t play isn’t encouraging.

They were better running a 1-2-2 forecheck last season than the modified 1-3-1 this year.

Now the DZ system - that’s an issue that’s gonna require fixing. Oilers players seemingly can’t grasp how to properly play a Box+1.

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

Lol Katz has put a ridiculous amount of money into this organization. You wouldn’t know because you live in Calgary.

Oilers + lol just don’t buy it.

And yet the team is still terrible under his watchful eye. He’s doing a remarkable job.

 

[Mav3rick07]

I feel really sorry for Manson, I couldn't imagine what he's going through right now but am I the only one who thinks this is an odd thing to bring up right now ? It is a business, after-all.

 

[Ninety7]

No I don’t. We should judge everyone on that roster because they played with Lowe? What a joke.

A bigger joke would be hiring someone who’s not qualified and is only here because he played with Lowe.

That’s what we’ve done for years.

So yeah, I think it is a joke

 

[Soundwave]

I'm sorry, but this is the 4th coach under his watch as team captain. Where's the leadership to band the team together to instill what the coach is telling them? Or is he part of the coach killer ring?

As I said to another poster in another thread, after 4 coaches, team defense is still an issue. No more cheating for offense, flying the zone or not covering anyone by tying up a stick or whatever. Just because he's Connor McDavid does not or should not absolve him from any criticism or blame. He's just as responsible for the coaching carousel as the other players. At some point, the carousel has to stop.

The GMs are the no.1 reason the coaches keep getting fired, don’t kid yourself.

If anything McDavid carried Woody to .600+ win percentage which he can now use to spring board himself to a job elsewhere.

 

[booyakasha]

how much longer until certain fans pool their money together, and buy a billboard add with "Fire Ken Holland"?

 

[Dieseloil]

It's more likely that Katz is cleaning Schwartz' pool

Haha

 

[KlefDown]

f*** Ken Holland and the old f***s running this organization

 

[Soundwave]

Researching Knob. Apparently he has a reputation of being good at in-game adjustments.

What’s the “in game adjustment” for “my goalies suck ass and my D sucks”?

 

[Oilers88]

Running a system that the Oilers either can’t or won’t play isn’t encouraging.

Weren't we running a 1-2-2 last year? I know that Woodcroft ran a 1-1-3 in his first season here, and reverted back to it this year, but I thought last year we ran a 1-2-2.

Honestly I don't think the system makes a difference right now. It's not like Woodcroft has been telling the players "make sure to let your man walk into the slot and NEVER cover him... also if you could make terrible pinches at inopportune times, that would be perfect".

The hope is that we get the new coach bump from players giving that extra 10% to try and impress a new coach.

 

[TopShelfGloveSide]

A bigger joke would be hiring someone who’s not qualified and is only here because he played with Lowe.

That’s what we’ve done for years.

So yeah, I think it is a joke

So if Crosby retires and gets hired as an assistant coach will you say he’s not qualified?

 

[Oilers88]

What’s the “in game adjustment” for “my goalies suck ass and my D sucks”?

Putting McDavid and Draisaitl together.

 

[Jumptheshark]

what is the over/under that we will have a fire this guy thread by March?

 

[soothsayer]

Lol Katz has put a ridiculous amount of money into this organization. You wouldn’t know because you live in Calgary.

Oilers + lol just don’t buy it.

The amount of money Katz has put into this team is a small fraction of the return on his initial investment of purchasing it. His investment has grown by ten times. He bought it for less than $200M in 2008. It's now worth over a billion dollars. So, you know . . .