Pension Plan Puppets · Feb 11, 2022
Friday FTB: Edmonton is where coaches go to die
Photo by Mao Jianjun/China News Service via Getty ImagesOn Thursday morning, the Edmonton Oilers announced they fired head coach Dave Tippett after the Oilers lost to the Chicago Blackhawks 4-1. Perhaps more damning was how they lost. Trailing 2-1 going into the third period, rather than running up the shots and pressing for the tying goal, they got out shot, out chanced, out scored and just overall dominated in the final period. This was after losing 4-0 to the Vegas Golden Knights the day before, a game in which Craig Button called the Oilers “pathetic in this game”.
Maybe because of defense like this.