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Pat Quinn, Tom Renney to Coach Oilers

The Edmonton Oilers have made a major splash in their efforts to make it back to the playoffs.Three non-playoff years have followed Edmonton's magical run to the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals, and that was enough to cost longtime coach Craig MacTavish his job. Tuesday afternoon, the Oilers turned to a couple of familiar names to...

Craig MacTavish Out As Oilers Coach

After eight years, the Edmonton Oilers and head coach Craig MacTavish will be parting ways following the team's third consecutive non-playoff season. The Oilers compiled a 301-252-103 during MacTavish's watch, while also playing in the Stanley Cup Final in 2005-06, losing to the Carolina Hurricanes in seven games.Oilers...

Penguins Trade Dany Sabourin, Spare Parts for Mathieu Garon

With his team mired in a two-month skid -- and crippled with injuries -- it's not a surprise that Penguins general manager Ray Shero would make a move to strengthen his squad. It's just kind of surprising that backup goalie is the position he would decide to upgrade. That's exactly what he did on Saturday morning when the...

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05/19/12 Weekend Update: Coaching Change Source: The Copper & Blue The longer it took to make an announcement, the more sure we were becoming that Edmonton Oilers ' head coach Tom Renney would not be back behind the bench for the upcoming season.
05/18/12 Edmonton Oilers: Implications of the Tom Renney... Source: Bleacher Report On Thursday evening, the Edmonton Oilers general manager Steve Tambellini came out to say that the Oilers organization had decided not to sign head coach Tom Renney to another contract.
04/28/12 Oilers haven't made coaching decision yet - Tom Renney... Source: Rotoworld.com Brent Sutter, who recently parted ways with the Calgary Flames, has emerged as a potential replacement.
04/27/12 Oilers Organizational Development Plan - An... Source: The Copper & Blue Of course, this got me thinking about what a more detailed General Manager's plan may actually look like and what specifically would be included in a plan for the Oilers.
04/21/12 Saturday Night Hockey Points Source: Kukla's Korner The possibilities of Tim Thomas, Roberto Luongo, Rick Nash and Jarome Iginla being available, and that's just the beginning. â¢