Oilers Target Coach With Legend-Backed Approval

Edmonton’s coaching search has a familiar smell to it - one of those cases where the front office already has a name in mind and the rest is public theater. An NHL legend is singing the veteran coach’s praises, and that kind of endorsement does not land in a vacuum. The Edmonton Journal suggests he is a likely frontrunner, which tells you the process may already be narrowing behind the scenes. For a team trying to fix the Oilers’ next step, the fit matters almost as much as the résumé.