Posts About "Kelly McCrimmon"
McCrimmon Made Right Choice Steering Clear of Oilers
May 2nd, 2019 You can say that the announcement Kelly McCrimmon being promoted to the position of general manager with the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday is not a negative reflection on the Edmonton Oilers. You'd be wrong. This is not because the Oilers job was going to be a better job than being GM in Vegas and McCrimmon chose the lesser...
Kelly McCrimmon Promoted to Golden Knights GM
May 2nd, 2019 It appears there was a very good reason the Edmonton Oilers were not granted permission to speak with Kelly McCrimmon as they were interviewing candidates for the new General Manager position in Edmonton. That's because the Vegas Golden Knights had plans of their own. On Thursday it was announced that McCrimmon was going to move...
NHL Rumors: Golden Knights, Oilers, Rangers, More
May 2nd, 2019 In today's NHL rumor rundown there are some predictions coming out of Vegas as far as who might be staying or going with the Golden Knights, why the team decided to promote Kelly McCrimmon to the position of GM and what the Oilers will do next. There is also news coming out of New York regarding their blue line and buzz Dave Tippet...
NHL Rumors: Penguins, Oilers, Red Wings, More
May 1st, 2019 Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet dropped another edition of 31 Thoughts and updated fans on a number of rumors and addressed a variety of topics. Among them, he discussed the Penguins potential rebuild, how the Edmonton Oilers GM search has slowed a touch thanks to the Golden Knights, and if Pavel Datsyuk is working on a return to the Red...
Oilers GM Not Even Hired Yet But Already Working
April 29th, 2019 The search for the Edmonton Oilers new general manager feels like it's been a long process, even though it really hasn't been. While fans have known a new face will run the show in 2019-20 and there's been a concern Bob Nicholson finds the right person since the day Peter Chiarelli was given his walking papers (even longer than that,...
NHL Rumors: Babcock, McCrimmon, Sabres, More
April 24th, 2019 In today's NHL rumor rundown, there are updates on the Vancouver Canucks, Toronto Maple Leafs, Vegas Golden Knights, Edmonton Oilers and more. Also, there is a new name linked to the Buffalo Sabres coaching search. Vancouver Canucks on Dean Lombardi Speculation and Contracts Francesco Aquilini says that despite reports he's...
NHL Rumors: Oilers, Stars, Rangers, Blue Jackets, More
March 5th, 2019 In today's rumor rundown, we look at the Edmonton Oilers search for a new GM, the New York Rangers bringing over a high-end prospect, the Dallas Stars having issues with Alexader Radulov and the Columbus Blue Jackets perhaps regretting some of their trade deadline decisions. Oilers Getting Closer In GM Search Darren Dreger was on TSN...
Oilers Need Audit, Then McCrimmon as GM
January 25th, 2019 Make no mistake, the Edmonton Oilers will inquire about the availability of Kelly McCrimmon as their next general manager. There is no report that the Oilers have already reached out to the Vegas Golden Knights, nor has there been confirmation that should the Oilers reach out, the Golden Knights would stand in the way or...
