Do we have white smoke on Connor McDavid’s new coach? Not officially, but Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet, who is as good as they come in regards to breaking news, seems to strongly believe the Edmonton Oilers will hire Todd McLellan as their new head coach.
Edmonton holds the No. 1 pick in the 2015 draft and the right to choose McDavid, barring an Eric Lindros type situation – there is precedent Connor, it can be done! This is what awaits you in Edmonton:
Kidding aside, I know they're building a beautiful downtown arena, and finally have good management at the helm, yadda, yadda, yadda .