Is there an obvious solution to fixing the Edmonton Oilers ? Could all be well again with the Oilers if they simply found a way to bring back ex-d-man coach Paul Coffey?

It’s not clear why Coffey left the team after two years coaching the d-men. No NHL insider has ever provided an explanation, though there’s been talk of him having a cranky back and maybe not being the exact right cup of team to get along with his fellow coaches. But we’re just guessing here.

What we can say with certainty is that there was a remarkable improvement in the play of almost every Oilers d-man after Coffey took over from former d-man coach David Manson in the November 2023, and there’s been a marked collapse of the two-way play of the d-men without Coffey this fall.

With Coffey in charge of the defence, th

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