Craig MacTavish has been ousted as the head coach of the Edmonton Oilers. Unbelieveable! Well, the Habs are going to be looking for a new coach when they get beat by the Bruins by the end of next week, so maybe they'll take a look at Craig. One drawback is that MacTavish lacks french language skills. But Montreal needs a proven coach and he has 8 years experience and has a winning record (301-252-103) and took Edmonton to the finals a few years back.
He just wore out his welcome as the coach in Edmonton after a stellar career as a player and former team captain for the Oilers. The problem was that the players on the team just didn't live up to the hype on this go round. Lots of big egos were sitting on the bench this year, and one player wanted to be treated like a big-time superstar while producing 3rd line goal totals. You don't get the big bucks putting in a mere 16 goals all season Sam Gagner and wonder why you aren't beloved by the coaching staff. If he doesn't produce numbers like he himself says he's capable of, Gagner will be gone early next season. Mark my words.
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