The All Purpose Coaching Staff Thread | UPD: Larry Fisher: Oilers Hire Ian Herbers

[oilinblood]

It would serve everyone well to let the professionals do their job. If Chiarelli does not think Buchberger has a role to play, that will be revealed in time. It would also be better if everyone did not assume that everything those other gentlemen did was bad and everyone associated with them is bad.

Chia wont be looking at OKC roles.

 

[joestevens29]

Chia wont be looking at OKC roles.

Not yet anyway. He's done a lot already IMO. OKC has been somewhat succesful so he could just stay away from that aspect until he figures out the more important areas first.

Would not want to be PC right now. A lot of work reading people to see whether or not they deserve to stick around. At least we know he isn't afraid to make the hard decisions and make changes.

 

[Up the Irons]

Sort of half-playing Devil's advocate here, but do we actually know that Kelly Buchberger sucks at his job other than the whole OBC stigma and having been around for the worst tenure in the history of the organization?

I mean, with Lowe and MacT there's tangible evidence of their incompetence, but it's not like Bucky's had a lead role or can be directly faulted for the results we've had.

If competent and proven individuals like Chiarelli and McLellan come in and judge Bucky to be good enough then maybe he isn't as terrible as he's made out to be?

Having said all this I'd rather see Buchberger leave if only for the optics. And I still think there's a real chance that happens.

no, it's just the stench of the OBC lingers on. Rightly or wrongly, any member of that club (and Buchy is a card carrying member) will get a bad wrap forever.

#BlameKLowe.

 

[Tekneek]

Chia wont be looking at OKC roles.

There are no OKC roles, as there is no team in OKC.

I find it hard to believe that the President of Hockey Operations will have no involvement with their AHL affiliate, considering the Oilers OWN Bakersfield. Previously, hockey ops hired and fired the coaching staff. You're suggesting they will no longer handle that? Who would then?

 

[easternrefugee]

Obviously the GM is in charge of Bako. Chi keeps talking development. Development=Bakersfield. So far the only coaches in the system not terminated/moved are Thompson and Fleming. I would think that the AHL staff would be announced by mid-July.

 

[SK13]

no, it's just the stench of the OBC lingers on. Rightly or wrongly, any member of that club (and Buchy is a card carrying member) will get a bad wrap forever.

#BlameKLowe.

Bah, people focusing negative energy on stuff that doesn't matter.

It's a waste of time.

 

[oilinblood]

Bah, people focusing negative energy on stuff that doesn't matter.

It's a waste of time.

only people on here.

also you will notice Musil still has a job and is with Chia alot in the last few weeks.

 

[OilerTyler]

McLellan is keeping his guys from last season.

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

who's Jim Johnson?

 

[ohheyhemsky]

Basically the San Jose crew, minus Robinson. Hopefully MacLean for Associate HC.

 

[duul]

Can't complain about this. Good crew.

 

[ohheyhemsky]

Jay Woodcroft looks like KD Lang's sister/brother.

 

[McDoused]

McLellan is keeping his guys from last season.

Awesome.

 

[OILFAN #81]

I live in San Jose and I'm a huge fan of Woodcroft. A players coach who is well respected by the team and community. Great hire.

 

[ohheyhemsky]

Is Thompson still involved?

 

[RipsADrive]

I have no real opinion on the guys they hired.

Glad they left the decision entirely to McLellan though. If he's happy I'm happy.

 

[Vagabond]

I have no real opinion on the guys they hired.

Glad they left the decision entirely to McLellan though. If he's happy I'm happy.

That's exactly it. For once we see a legit HC hire his own crew. This will pay dividends in the end. Great news!

 

[Digger12]

No Acton? No Buchberger?

I'm good.

 

[OilerTyler]

No Acton? No Buchberger?

I'm good.

Just wait until they announce Bakersfield's coaching staff.

 

[Da McBomb]

Wonder if this is what tmrw ' s early presser is about

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

Bob McKenzie ‏@TSNBobMcKenzie 52s53 seconds ago

Former OTT head coach Paul MacLean is on verge of taking an assistant coach position with ANA. Ducks had previously asked OTT for permission

So much for that.

 

[Del Preston]

This will be the first time in the Oilers' NHL history that the coaching staff doesn't have at least one former Oiler player on it.

1979 - Oilers enter the NHL with Glen Sather as head coach (played for team and became player-coach during the 1976-77 WHA season)
1989 - Sather steps down as head coach but Ron Low joins coaching staff as an assistant (goalie from 1980-83)
1995 - Low promoted to head coach
1999 - Low steps down and assistant Kevin Lowe is promoted to head coach (played 1979-92 & 1996-98)
2000 - Lowe moves to GM and promotes assistant Craig MacTavish to head coach (played 1985-94)
2009 - MacTavish resigns/is fired but assistant/professional cockroach Kelly Buchberger remains on staff (played 1987-99)
2014 - Buchberger is removed but associate coach Keith Acton stays on (played 1988-89)

 

[McOilbleeder]

who's Jim Johnson?

We know Jay Woodcroft is coming; he worked with Todd McLellan in San Jose. Some people think that we’ll end up in a scenario in which Jim Johnson, who was also on that staff – a veteran NHL defenceman, highly regarded for his ability to develop players – that Jim Johnson will join the staff as well and Rocky Thompson would remain. Still as of right now nothing official from the Edmonton Oilers on that front.

From Willis.

 

[SK13]

I would think Woodcroft would run special teams, Johnson would run the D and Thompson would be the "eye in the sky"/video coach.

 

[ohheyhemsky]

Bob McKenzie ‏@TSNBobMcKenzie 52s53 seconds ago

Former OTT head coach Paul MacLean is on verge of taking an assistant coach position with ANA. Ducks had previously asked OTT for permission

So much for that.

**** off Anaheim.