If the Oilers continue to play the way they are the coach should be out the door, but I don't blame him at all for Puljujarvi. Last season Puljujarvi was given a good push on the first line and performed for a short period of time and than disappeared. This season, guys like Rattie and Yamamoto had great preseasons, they deserved to start in the lineup where they did. Puljujarvi also had a great preseason, which makes his start disappointing. He looked big, fast, strong, and confident with the puck all preseason, but the last 2 games he has not been skating well, caught standing still a lot, and clumsy with the puck again. If he plays well he will move up the lineup pretty quick, but did himself no favors. I have very little sympathy for players, especially the right wingers on the Oilers. There is wide open spaces for ice time if someone steps up and shows something, but what has he done in the last 2 games to deserve anything? It is not only on him as most of the team has played poorly, which I also put on the coach, but Puljujarvi is the one on the ice, force the coach to play you more by being effective in the ice time you are given.
The Oilers are never going to be a good team if every player needs to be babysat on McDavid's line to be effective.