Todd McLellan Watch

[Joey Moss]

He’s a good coach, that entire roster outside of McDavid is awful.

If you actually paid attention to the Oilers; the system they play, the way special teams are utilized, the head scratching lineup decisions etc.. you would know he is not a good coach. I think there's a lot more within this roster and McLellan has failed to get the most out of it. That's not to defend Chia because he's terrible too. Bouchard, for example has been good to start the season and should 100% be on the PP. He's not even in the lineup tonight. They have 5 left handed shots on one PP unit and 5 right handed shots on the other. Neither are threatening. It took until around game 50 last season for them to try a right handed shot in Strome on the left side of the ice. He will shuffle lines every single game, but he fails to make adjustments when something isn't working systems wise.

Infuriating coach.. He doesn't have a leg to stand on.

 

[hilarnat]

What for? To take his team completely out of it? His rock bottom PK is still a rock bottom PK. His rock bottom PP can't even hold the zone. Let him walk his plank alone.

Not saying he doesn't deserve it. Just that I'd be surprised Chiarelli sends him off by himself before that mark.

 

[93LEAFS]

Well, Katz can't fire himself and the Old Boys Club have a lifetime contract as long as Katz is owner so we'd settle for firing twittle Dee and twittle dumb Chia and McLellan.

I don't think they've helped (especially Chia), but the team has been a mess for a while. I mean, the list of personnel they have syphoned through in high level positions since he took over is quite impressive. Lowe, Tambellini, McTavish and now Chiarelli at GM, and as HC they've had MacTavish, Quinn, Renney, Krueger, Eakins, and McLellan. I didn't include Nelson because he was interim.

 

[Advanced stats]

If Edmonton's going to go the "fire the coach" method, it has to happen before game 10.

Then there's at least a shot at making the playoffs.

 

[PredsV82]

In the last 9 years, 4 times picking #1OA and another time at 3, and another at 4.

Compared to Nashville who has had one pick in the top 5 since 1999.

Winnipeg with one top 5 pick since moving from Atlanta in 2011.

They need to fire everyone from the President of hockey ops down to the towel boy and start fresh.

 

[The Winter Soldier]

It's either him or Chiarelli the way I see it. I don't like how the Oilers playing their system. For a team of their talented players, they need a more creative freewheeling style. Losing McLellan will be good for them. It worked for a short time 2 years ago. But it seems to have worn out its welcome.

 

[oilers4life]

He's a terrible coach with a terrible roster.

Fire everybody, tbh.

i think keeping keith gretzky a fine job i dont mind him staying

 

[hockeykicker]

reverse thread works lol

 

[BallardEra]

reverse thread works lol

 

[Whiston532]

On one hand I’m glad we won

On the other hand I feel like winning this game is gonna be a cover how how terrible we played before the 3rd.

 

[Hattrick Kane]

I laugh cause Oilers fans are so happy about this win.

This just mean Tmac stays longer, Bouchard won’t draw into the lineup anytime soon, and McDavid will have to score 4 points every night for the oilers to have a chance to win.

Not a flawed team in any regard.

 

[A91]

Well our record is 2-2 bitches

(Todd still sucks this is all the doings of McJesus. Literally all him)

 

[Mr Tadakichi]

I don't think they've helped (especially Chia), but the team has been a mess for a while. I mean, the list of personnel they have syphoned through in high level positions since he took over is quite impressive. Lowe, Tambellini, McTavish and now Chiarelli at GM, and as HC they've had MacTavish, Quinn, Renney, Krueger, Eakins, and McLellan. I didn't include Nelson because he was interim.

The irony is that, Nelson was our best coach too.

 

[General Disarray]

Shame McD is so great that it makes the team look better than it is and now the coach job is probably safe for the time being. The easily should have lost today but McD.

 

[karnige]

Shame McD is so great that it makes the team look better than it is and now the coach job is probably safe for the time being. The easily should have lost today but McD.

not really. other then the 1st period it was mostly edmonton. this isnt a coaching thing its a players effort thing.

 

[karnige]

I just feel that he might just get fired if the Oilers lose tonight. Their upcoming games look tough too:

Bruins
Preds
Pens
Caps
Preds

Never want to see anyone lose their job but something has to give.

oilers schedule to start the season is painful. plus insane travel

 

[Del Preston]

Connor saved his job again.

 

[Soliloquy of a Dogge]

Once teams figure him out he never adjusts. Saw it in San Jose, seeing it in Edmonton.

Stubborn as a mule. Has no ability to adjust and loves playing favorites. His systems are archaic and useless as well.

San Jose succeeded due to their talent and in spite of him, not because of him.

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

I laugh cause Oilers fans are so happy about this win.

This just mean Tmac stays longer, Bouchard won’t draw into the lineup anytime soon, and McDavid will have to score 4 points every night for the oilers to have a chance to win.

Not a flawed team in any regard.

yeah we should be crying that we are 2-2 after playing 4 really good teams on the road without a home game yet

 

[Bleedred]

He’s a good coach, that entire roster outside of McDavid is awful.

What exactly makes him good? Because he won all those games, divisions, presidents trophy and quite a few playoff rounds with a top 5 roster in the league? Because the Oilers made the playoffs when McDavid scored over 100 points in 2016-2017?

I WANNA KNOW WHAT MAKES HIM A GOOD COACH DAMMIT!

Because even if you wanna argue he isn't a bad coach, I don't see much of an argument for good coach.

 

[6ix]

Come from behind win: +1 week

 

[CupofOil]

Yes McDavid factored in on all the goals but the TEAM looked a million times better when McLellan switched the lines to what us Oiler fans have been clamouring for since preseason which is Puljujarvi with Draisaitl and Yamamoto with Strome. All the lines looked dangerous the moment the switch was made.

The coach has been holding them back this season. Still a flawed roster but a lot better than the junk we saw in the first 3 games.

 

[Captain Controversy]

Gotta keep the lines going that worked. Pool party and draisaitl.

 

[Cup or Bust]

The third period of tonight's game was the first time this season the Oilers didn't look like they were skating in quicksand, but without McDavid it would have been an ugly loss. Unfortunately the Oilers will be all positive tomorrow and proud of themselves. Hopefully they don't come out and lay an egg on Thursday. They need to show some hunger to win at the start of games.

 

[Missing smitty]

I laugh cause Oilers fans are so happy about this win.

This just mean Tmac stays longer, Bouchard won’t draw into the lineup anytime soon, and McDavid will have to score 4 points every night for the oilers to have a chance to win.

Not a flawed team in any regard.

What kind of hockey fan doesn't cheer a win?