News Article: Mclellan-set-to-become-kings-head-coach

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[ohheyhemsky]

Oh dang.

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

Good for Todd, I hope it works out for him and them, just good enough to lose to the Oilers a lot.

 

[Canovin]

I wonder if it's a package deal with Lucic?

 

[gordonhught]

I wonder if it's a package deal with Lucic?

We can only hope.

 

[Senor Catface]

Hopefully his "eyeballs equal analytics" ideas really pan out in LA.

 

[Sweetpotato]

Lololololol 5 years!!!

 

[Dashh]

He will be a good coach there, plus the incentive of living back in Cali. This organization is just putrid, cursed, and unintelligible. I feel like no other teams should evaluate players/coaches based on their performance in Edmonton, it's a black hole where talent of all forms comes to die.

 

[oXo Cube]

McLellan will do alright in LA I think. I think the biggest problem facing them is how the roster simply isn't as good as their management probably thinks it is.

But mostly I just want to know if this news triggers @Drivesaitl or not.

 

[Hockey Nightmare]

Goes to show what the rest of the league thinks of who is to blame in yeg. Nobody is blaming Todd whatsoever it seems.

 

[guymez]

He will be a good coach there, plus the incentive of living back in Cali. This organization is just putrid, cursed, and unintelligible. I feel like no other teams should evaluate players/coaches based on their performance in Edmonton, it's a black hole where talent of all forms comes to die.

I think this is true. This organization is so dysfunctional it skews an evaluation of a coach Like TMac.
I am not at all surprised that he has found another NHL head coaching job so quickly.

 

[belair]

At least the vets he plays into the ground are the guys they already play into the ground. Seems like a good match.

 

[BlackDogg]

He's probably going to be better at coaching against the Oilers than for them...

 

[BlackDogg]

I wonder if it's a package deal with Lucic?

Chia and Lucic to seal the deal.

 

[Beerfish]

He was AWFUL for us. The fact that our Gm and rest of org was terrible does not change that he was craptacular as a coach imo. I hope he does okay but I hope the Kings stink for 5 years.

 

[BudBundy]

I wish him well. It’ll be a tough gig getting that team to respectability given the state of their D and aged forward core. There are a lot worse gigs than coaching in California.

 

[oil Leaks]

So, do we get a 2nd rounder from the Kings?

 

[Nostradumbass]

Todd was a good coach. Everyone forgets when he first came, he had to teach the Oilers how to play hockey. They were terrible in their D zone, relied on scoring off the rush, had terrible practice habits, and low morale. He turned them into a team who were 1 game away from the conference finals. Even this year there was zero improvement when they switched coaches, possibly even a regression.

 

[Ritchie Valens]

So, do we get a 2nd rounder from the Kings?

No, the league did away with all the compensation picks not long after Mclellan and Chiarelli were hired.

 

[MettleMcOiler]

Good Luck, LA. Wish you well, Tmac.






I can already hear the complaints already.

 

[TB12]

I don't mind Todd and think he's an alright coach.

That being said, I look forward to McDavid going up againt LA's 4th line and 3rd D pairing because TMac doesn't line match.

 

[BudBundy]

Kings with leagues worst special teams incoming.

 

[Aerchon]

Agree that McLellan did great early.

But terrible later.

Glad he is in our division on a poor team to boot.

Just hope Woodcroft doesn't follow him.

 

[PBandJ]

Stoked for McDavid to burn LA's 4th line because Todd doesn't believe in line matching.

 

[Cloned]

Buffalo got burned again. They’re literally Oilers East lol.

 

[Ritchie Valens]

LeBrun stating he hasn't made a decision.



"McLellan slated to meet with Sabres brass today."