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Letters to the Editor: ‘Maybe, just maybe, it is the coaches’ who are the Oilers’ issue

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09.02.2026

Got your coffee? It’s time to dig into this week’s Letters to the Editor. Want to join in the fun? Details about how to reach out are at the bottom of the article.

In and out…

Maybe the Edmonton Oilers’ issues are with the coaching staff, because we see different lineups every game, bringing players in and out for a few games. Then they throw them in looking for a different scenario, but they have little recent game experience, and when it goes bad, they’re out of the lineup again.

So maybe, just maybe, it is the coaches, and they can’t get their heads together, how can we expect the rest of the team to play? How many different linemates have Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid played with? Just about every game is different!

Victor Ritchie

(There’s no denying some of the Oilers’ issues are on the coaching staff, which, mind you, fully entails Kris Knoblauch’s hires.)

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