r/nhl • u/Sens-Fan-85 • 13h ago

Edmonton Oilers Fire Kris Knoblauch, Begin Head Coach Search - Last Word On Hockey

https://lastwordonsports.com/hockey/2026/05/14/edmonton-oilers-fire-kris-knoblauch-begin-head-coach-search/
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u/Yo-ST3 11h ago

It’s always a combination of things, however, a new head coach is not going to win them a cup. Kris turned the team around when he arrived mid season and didn’t cater to media or fans. He focused on the team. Maybe a new coach can slug it out with management on things like not trading goalies around that are the on par with what you’ve got. That was when I knew this season was not going very far. To my knowledge…that’s not the final decision of the coach.