Craig MacTavish hired as Lokomotiv head coach (and fired - 09/24/19)

[yegoldboysclub]

Good Luck to Craig McTavish, nobody loves the Oilers more than him. It was time to leave, but I've always liked the guy.

 

[FiveFourteenSixOne]

so he loves the Oilers more than coaching

I think that's clear. For all his faults, his love for this team and city isnt one of them.

 

[Todd Parchment]

so he loves the Oilers more than coaching

Yes

 

[oXo Cube]

We've also got one hell of a goalie coach if Lokomotiv is in the market.

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

We've also got one hell of a goalie coach if Lokomotiv is in the market.

And some good pro scouts, some management, some cheerleaders...

 

[Tobias Kahun]

We've also got one hell of a goalie coach if Lokomotiv is in the market.

And a goalie if they want to snag him too.

He may be under contract for 3 years but take them as a package deal

 

[Ritchie Valens]

Ken "FULL autonomy" Holland. Nice lol

Or....

Ken "GTFO" Holland.

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

Glad he's moving on, I'm sure it's been mentioned, but I suspect he had an offer, spoke with Holland about his future with the Oilers, and decided this was better then just being let go.

 

[ahawowow]

can someone post the holland vince mcmahon shuffle gif

 

[TheSpecialist]

Finally! This just made my day!

 

[McTonyBrar]

Did this happen through Skype?

 

[GMofOilers]

This is actually bigger more important news then naming a GM.

 

[FlameChampion]

Glad to see some noticeable change. I think this is probably pretty telling that MacTavish was part of the problem in Edmonton, something that I think everyone knew. I hope Howson is next.

 

[frag2]

61 years old...

Surprised he is willing to go to Russia for a paycheck.

How do you know he's not coaching via Skype?

 

[frag2]

He was the head of the snake of the old boys culture in hockey ops (not Lowe anymore IMO). Cut the head off and the rest will fall. I expect most of Howson and his staff to be gone too.

This is a big change in culture IMO and finally a turning of the page to a new era. Still tons of work to be done but this was a very important first step.

Lowe is a lifer whether we like it (most of us don't) or not. He was never going to be erased.

It's his lackeys and abundance of side kicks that the Oilers needed to rid asap IMO. This is a start

 

[oXo Cube]

This is 100% a guy getting out ahead of the boulder.

Suddenly I have a lot of confidence that names like Howson, Green, etc will follow, though I'm not sure they even have enough of a reputation to find another job as good as this one is.

 

[McJadeddog]

Good Luck to Craig McTavish, nobody loves the Oilers more than him. It was time to leave, but I've always liked the guy.

I don't think anybody has every questioned the OBC's love of the Oilers organization. Lowe and Gretzky have done more for this team than almost any other people on the planet after all, but that doesn't make them good at managing the hockey club. We want them gone because they are currently hurting the team. People can appreciate what they were independently of what they are currently doing.

 

[oXo Cube]

I don't think anybody has every questioned the OBC's love of the Oilers organization. Lowe and Gretzky have done more for this team than almost any other people on the planet after all, but that doesn't make them good at managing the hockey club. We want them gone because they are currently hurting the team. People can appreciate what they were independently of what they are currently doing.

This.

I really don't doubt that Craig loves Edmonton and loves the Oilers. I bet the quality of the job he's done bothers him a lot more than it bothers me.

Which is saying something because it bothers me a f*** of a lot.

 

[McDNicks17]

What in tarnation?

 

[Jumptheshark]

I don't think anybody has every questioned the OBC's love of the Oilers organization. Lowe and Gretzky have done more for this team than almost any other people on the planet after all, but that doesn't make them good at managing the hockey club. We want them gone because they are currently hurting the team. People can appreciate what they were independently of what they are currently doing.

Nobody questioned their love of the Oilers. We just questioned if they knew what they were doing and if they actually had a plan

 

[Canovin]

Thought this was a joke at first

 

[Jet Walters]

This is surreal.

And now his watch has ended.

 

[Fixed to Ruin]

 

[CupofOil]

This is actually bigger more important news then naming a GM.

Yes although I don't think this happens without naming this particular GM.
If it was Gretzky or Hunter, might be a different story.

 

[frag2]

I don't think anybody has every questioned the OBC's love of the Oilers organization. Lowe and Gretzky have done more for this team than almost any other people on the planet after all, but that doesn't make them good at managing the hockey club. We want them gone because they are currently hurting the team. People can appreciate what they were independently of what they are currently doing.

It's like Katz. Loves the Oilers. Sucks at hiring.