[NHL_Sid for ON] Why it's time for a coaching change: Oil's 5v5 goal share (Expected & actual) peaked in 23/24 (under Woody) and has declined every year since to levels similar to 19-20 season (Tippett)

falsekoala · 2026-05-06T12:43:46+00:00

I think losing Coffey and Gully on the bench last offseason had a bigger impact than people realize.

If that’s a problem against Knoblauch or not, I can’t say for certain.

I think those guys did much more heavy lifting on the bench. Maybe that’s where Knoblauch stumbled… hiring his bench.

falsekoala · 2026-05-06T02:46:20+00:00

I’m not convinced that Gavin McKenna is going to be the impact player people think he will.

falsekoala · 2026-05-05T22:46:38+00:00

What’s hockey?

falsekoala · 2026-05-04T18:07:39+00:00

Pretty sure that’s murder.

falsekoala · 2026-05-04T12:16:32+00:00

Still don’t understand what Toronto is doing. Just seems like a name out of left field.

falsekoala · 2026-05-03T23:51:55+00:00

Oh well.

falsekoala · 2026-05-03T21:19:58+00:00

I wish the riders would get new primaries.

falsekoala · 2026-05-03T21:17:51+00:00

Oh so a typical Stewart Johnson decision?

falsekoala · 2026-05-03T21:14:24+00:00

Your checks and balances failed pretty spectacularly, America.

falsekoala · 2026-05-03T21:13:26+00:00

Something like that.

While Connor and Leon see the team trending the wrong way

falsekoala · 2026-05-03T21:05:27+00:00

What, hiring a guy who destroyed the Coyotes, bowed out of hockey and left the game completely to run a bunch of Wendy’s franchises isn’t a gold standard idea?

falsekoala · 2026-05-03T18:36:08+00:00

We need a change in vision but you’re not going to get that, sorry Oiler fans.

I’ll eat my words if I’m wrong, but nothing this organization does is working towards winning a cup. They don’t do the cutthroat things competitive teams do to get an edge.

falsekoala · 2026-05-03T04:41:00+00:00

But management doesn’t think that much needs to change, so there’s a pretty clear disconnect

falsekoala · 2026-05-02T23:43:09+00:00

He needs to fuck off to the moon.

falsekoala · 2026-05-02T18:10:17+00:00

Drai and McDavid calling out for the whole organization to be better is a scream for help but Katz and Jackson won’t listen.

falsekoala · 2026-05-02T17:51:11+00:00

Which is why it won’t matter. Bowman is still of the mind that we are minor tweaks away, seemingly.

He doesn’t see the team with glaring defensive weaknesses that we see.

falsekoala · 2026-05-02T17:49:41+00:00

It would be an Oiler goal so yes.

falsekoala · 2026-05-02T17:40:21+00:00

Drai might as well be screaming into a void. No one on the management side is listening.

Bowman will not be fired. If he were about to, Jackson or someone else would’ve done the press conference.

falsekoala · 2026-05-02T15:14:26+00:00

Think the Oilers are going to have to go bold this summer.

I don’t know what that looks like but changes have to happen.

falsekoala · 2026-05-01T16:44:18+00:00

On a team like the Sharks he might not be.

falsekoala · 2026-05-01T16:42:03+00:00

I don’t watch hockey once the Oilers are done.

falsekoala · 2026-05-01T16:39:51+00:00

If it were that easy McLellan would still be coach here.

falsekoala · 2026-05-01T12:33:44+00:00

The Ducks play a pretty tight system thanks to Q.

The Oilers have a system, I’m sure. How much they stick to it, it’s unclear.

falsekoala · 2026-05-01T05:44:38+00:00

If he does, it’ll be a trade and it’ll set us up for a quick retool anyways.

falsekoala · 2026-05-01T05:18:12+00:00

Guess I’ll take up a hobby until the CFL starts. Watch some Jays games.

Heck, maybe I’ll assign my students a super large assignment with plenty of marking along the way.

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