McLellan is currently coaching Team Canada in Prague at the IIHF World Championships, but he already appears to have an NHL team to coach next year.
McLellan will likely be named as the next head coach of the Edmonton Oilers, according to a report by Hockey Night in Canada’s Elliotte Friedman.
The deal will get done “barring a major collapse,” according to Friedman, although nothing is official just yet.
“As far as I know there’s no signature. Until there is a signature anything can happen,” Friedman said on Wednesday.
The World Championships conclude on May 17, and an announcement could come soon after.