La Bamba
Tier 2 Fan
- Aug 23, 2009
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Yes I remember those guys looking very good early in their careers but for some reason just not panning out. I figured with the help of the high draft picks things would turn around, but the growth curve doesn't seem to be there as of yet.
Toews was obviously a very good and well rounded player when he came into the league, Kane was dynamic offensively but was very much a perimeter player and didn't play much defense early. Now, he'll go to the tough spots, and has become a passable defensive player, which a lot of people have given credit to Coach Q for bringing that out of him. Has coaching been pretty much a failure since '08?
Pretty much after MacT was fired, the Oilers haven't been able to find a good coach. He took a lot of heat but Horcoff, Hemsky, Stoll, Pisani and many other players that didn't have much draft pedigree were turned into solid players.
Coaching was a huge problem and could possibly be the reason why the Oilers & their previous young guns didn't pan out.