TIES THAT BIND
Robin Brownlee
April 15 2013 05:29PM
If there's anybody who is actually surprised Craig MacTavish was named the new GM of the Edmonton Oilers today after Steve Tambellini was fired and made the fall guy, they haven't been paying attention.
Kevin Lowe: “We have two types of fans.”
Jonathan Willis
April 15 2013 03:46PM
It’s difficult to sell renewal in a press conference when the new general manager is coming from within, and so it was perhaps unsurprising that the Oilers brass took some hot questions this morning, most notably from the Edmonton Journal’s John MacKinnon and Sportsnet’s Mark Spector.
Unfortunately for the Oilers, team president Kevin Lowe did not handle a number of them very well.
WEEKEND WRAP: MACTAVISH IS BACK AS GM
Jason Gregor
April 15 2013 01:20PM
What a weekend. So many big stories in sports. Some great races in the NHL, the Masters, Kobe Bryant injury, a great comeback by the Edmonton Rush and the Edmonton Oilers final implosion vs. the Calgary Flames, and the subsequent calling for change.
There is no doubt change is needed, but it can't just be changes to fringe players.
That was my intro to my story early this morning, but then the Oilers went out and actually made some changes. General Manager Steve Tambellini was fired and replaced by Craig MacTavish while Scott Howson returns to the Oilers this time as Vice President of Hockey Operations.
Edmonton Oilers fire Steve Tambellini, Craig MacTavish to replace him
Jonathan Willis
April 15 2013 10:02AM
As broken by TSN's Ryan Rishaug, general manager Steve Tambellini has been fired by the Edmonton Oilers.
