Doug Weight stuck around Boston after the Islanders’ 4-0 win over the Bruins on Jan. 16 to take in a college hockey game. He happened to see his old Oilers teammate Kelly Buchberger, now an Edmonton executive.
They went out for a drink and Buchberger, an assistant coach with the Oilers the past six years, talked with his old friend about coaching and the possibility of Weight becoming a head coach someday.
“He was just saying how I love the game, how we both know it’s the next best thing to stepping out of the tunnel onto the ice from playing,” Weight said.