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@Sports1440 @JasonGregor Did his players openly question the coach multiple times?

"I'm not saying that Kris Knobluach is perfect... But give him the opportunity to grow and develop. Jon Cooper didn't have instant success." The @JasonGregor Show brought to you by Mr. Rooter Plumbing.

@itsWozzz He needs to find a way to be on the right side of the puck more. If he could be the steady force with Bouch that would work. It’s too often he’s digging the puck out from the net. I would trade Ekholm.

Darnell Nurse isn't even that bad of a defenceman; he's just got an anchor of a contract. We're hard on him because we expect more out of him for how much he makes. He's a great skater, provides physicality, isn't afraid to eat pucks, and can chip in offensively.

@nielsonTSN1260 When does Kucherov want out?

Where does Edmonton rank on the list of teams you’d like to coach?

@Lowetide Jackson, Bowman, and Knobber are all gone. They’ve done enough damage to warrant the firing. Their best players have no confidence in them to get the job done.

This is an aging team. Also, the heart of the order is not strong defensively. There appears to be no real maturation in attention to detail defensively at the top of this roster. nytimes.com/athletic/72436…

@BrendenEscott @OilersFanaticYT They got rid of players they were really close with and got some magic beans. Yes he’s pissed.

@dstaples @edmontonjournal All these articles are basically reporting “News flash, water is still wet”. The Connor leaving paranoia has been since April 2015. It’s lead them to take steps up and back many times. Katz really can’t keep JJ and SB after today, Coffey will be PHO and Mac T will be GM. again.

'Outright fear-mongering': Edmonton Oilers fans rip into NHL insider for suggesting Draisaitl might want out some day edmontonjournal.com/sports/hockey/… via @edmontonjournal

@OilersJack @gretzkytokurri Coffey will take over Jackson’s role and clean house.

Major take away from the Press Conferences. McDavid & Draisaitl came across as more committed to drastically improving and winning than Knoblauch & Bowman. Katz year end management review needs to answer one question: Is this the GM/Coach that wins a championship next year?

@OilersNation @JasonGregor He’s gone

It's still too early to say who the new faces will be on the Oilers next season, however, Stan Bowman believes the team won't have massive changes. (h/t @JasonGregor)

@TSNRyanRishaug That’s ready?

Knoblauch said there were three or four goals from the Ducks power play off plays that they expected, and were prepared for. Said it’s tough and you don’t always execute properly.

@Bob_Stauffer @EdmontonOilers Who’s on deck for the President of Hockey OPs, GM, and coach? Your 7up buddy Bowman is on the way out.

The @EdmontonOilers Connor McDavid… “I want to win…and I want to win in Edmonton”

@GenePrincipe @oilersjayscan @EdmontonOilers I’m with Leon here too. It’s very concerning.

"I am concerned. We are trending the wrong way." @EdmontonOilers Leon Draisaitl

@TSNRyanRishaug Because he coached scared all year long and once again they got off to a bad start. They’re all gone.

Knoblauch said he feels he could have been more decisive in training camp as far as assigning roles to players and letting things play out right or wrong. Said some of his decision with lines and player usage were also factors.

@JasonGregor @OilersFanaticYT He’s stunk for 3 yrs now, I think he’s just not good. Blame Louie and Bobby’s scouting on that one. Wasted trade and $.

“Freddy didn’t have a good year. We didn’t help him by where we played him. I’ve seen this before with players in the first year of a long deal. I thought he played better in March. We need him to find it sooner next year, but we also need to put him in a position to have success,” Bowman on Frederic.

@nielsonTSN1260 They’re done with JJ and SB. Those guys were tight with 86, 55 and 71.

The superstar talent on the team says they are heading in the wrong direction. Is it wise to have Jackson/Bowman, the same two guys at the top who’ve taken them in that direction continue to call the shots? Common sense would say no.

@nielsonTSN1260 @ShannonBaerwald The GM job in Edmonton would not be an attractive job.

@ShannonBaerwald I don’t believe that Jackson would Be a deal breaker for Connor anymore

The Bowman negatives so heavily out weigh the positives that the Oilers need to have a serious look at him being the guy on July 1.

@nielsonTSN1260 @RomulusNotNuma The Jarry cap hit is fireable offense if he’s not still injured or Katz pulled an Ed Snider.

@JasonGregor Needed to win that cup in 2024.

Oilers PK the past few seasons: 2024 reg. season: 79.5% 2024 playoffs: 94.3% 2025 season: 78.2% 2025 playoffs: 67.1% 2026 season: 77.8%. 2026 playoffs: 50% Claims the PK was a strength in 2024 is misleading. Got hot for 22 games in 2024 playoffs.

@dstaples But they keep making that one mistake that shoots them in the foot.

The Oilers were crushed by 3 things: injuries to top players, the NHL’s brutal flattish cap of the COVID era, and management mistakes of the summer of 2024. But despite what Chicken Little will tell you today, the team’s Stanley Cup window is still open.

@itsWozzz How does someone take that contract though?

I’ll be called delusional but I do feel the Oilers can extend their Cup window if they make the necessary moves this off-season. In my opinion, that starts by trading Darnell Nurse. Not every move will pan out but you will need more home runs than anything.

@KevinMcCurdy @lotsryan They’ve made 10 years of move since Connor’s face on lottery night. They’ve tired to speed the process so many times and keep running the car into the ditch.

I'm thinking about a larger post on roster construction, but one very important piece of "food for thought" (which @lotsryan and I have been harping on since the start of the year): To an extent this was always a transition year, the single most important contributors to that were a change of management philosophy from Holland -> Bowman, and $10M in salary increases for Draisaitl and Bouchard (basically same players, with no increase in team capability overall for that money). Were the moves Bowman made perfect? Absolutely not, but the salary cap increase is now here, and if they make smart moves, they have real opportunity to move the needle this summer.