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The Wysh List: What exactly is the plan here, Oilers?

The Wysh List publishes every Friday.

Chi-Chi-Chi-Chiarelli

The most surprising aspect of Edmonton Oilers general manager Peter Chiarelli's decision to fire Todd McLellan and hire Ken Hitchcock was that Chiarelli was allowed to make that decision.

I thought there was a better-than-good chance that the Oilers would keep McLellan after they fired Chiarelli. Very few executives in professional sports have as much red on their ledgers as Chiarelli. Look at these trades. Look at them. When completing a transaction that essentially flipped Jordan Eberle for Ryan Spooner isn't even in the top five worst moves a general manager makes, it's astonishing he still has the gig.