There could be a disconnect brewing inside the Edmonton Oilers organization. Analyst Allan Mitchell recently warned that if general manager Stan Bowman and head coach Kris Knoblauch aren’t fully aligned on how to handle rookies Matthew Savoie and Ike Howard, the consequences could be serious.
For a team chasing a Stanley Cup before its stars age out, Edmonton simply can’t afford internal friction.
“The Oilers can ill afford another era where the coach and general manager are not on the same page. Not now,” Mitchell warned, pointing to the potential clash between Bowman and Knoblauch over how these two highly touted forwards should be used.