The Jerry Jones mentality would try and tell you there are 500 coaches out there who could lead a roster with Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl on it.

But in the actual reality all the rest of us live in, that simply hasn’t been the case with the Edmonton Oilers.

Over the past decade, many have tried and failed to find even a modicum of success, let alone challenge directly for the Stanley Cup. And not just once, but twice. In the two years he’s been at the helm, mind you.

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Yeah. That’s not just good. It’s the kind of results you couldn’t even ask for, let alone expect.

Sure, Kris Knoblauch might not have a ring to show for it. Not yet, anyway. But there is no denying the constant sweat, numerous tears and (presumably even) blo

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