These are some things that Edmonton Oilers Head Coach Kris Knoblauch should not give a damn about: 9 Things

 

 

 

 

 

 

With the draft and free agency now in the rearview window, the Edmonton Oilers have some runway between now and the start of training camp to contemplate, re-assess and strategize for the upcoming season.

In addition to the coaching staff decisions, will Stan Bowman decide to tweak any further? If there a “hockey trade” is the future? Or is this the crew that they plan to go to war with?

9. Oilers depth prospect Luca Munzenberger has signed with Kolner Haie of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. Selected in the Third Round of the 2021 draft (#90, by Tyler Wright), the big D-man did not sign with Edmonton after his time at The University of Vermont. It is not unusual for a new G.M. to do some weeding. These were not “his guys.” You see it in every club.

8. It was a nice touch to have Stan Bowman pose with all five of his 2025 draft picks at Development Camp this past week, the young men wearing the jerseys with their name plates on the back. It is a once-in-a-lifetime experience for them that Mr. Bowman seems to instinctively understand. The little things like that often speak loudly about the quality of an organization

7. Bowman has already stated that rounding out the coaching is high on his list of things to go. “Starting today,” the GM said last week, “the top priority is to round out our coaching staff.” I am one who thinks that while Edmonton will miss Glen Gulutzan, fresh blood and a new voice for a PP group that has barely changed its personnel in four years could be a rea