XXIV97
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I think the difference hear is that Mactavish clearly meant what he said and was either forced to fire Eakins or somebody may have even done it for him.
I’m not saying Chiarelli isn’t being honest only that the decision to fire Mclellan is all his at this time. Two completely different situations.
A GM will never publicly tell the media that the coach is on the hot seat or on the way out before they fire them. In most cases, the GM says to buy the coach some time to maybe get on winning streak to save their season, or the coach's job. I would say that McLellan probably has 2-4 weeks before the axe falls on his head if the Oilers fail to improve. Tampa Bay and the LA Kings all showed improvement towards the end of the season to save their jobs.