“Todd brings with him a wealth of experience. A level of energy. An intellect I haven’t seen in a long time”
— OilersNation (@OilersNation) May 19, 2015
“I’ve been very impressed with his teams over the years” – Chia
— OilersNation (@OilersNation) May 19, 2015
“We’ve talked about different ways of playing hard rather than trying to switch out a roster”
— OilersNation (@OilersNation) May 19, 2015
“The desire to work toward success was very evident when I met with each of them” – McLellan
— OilersNation (@OilersNation) May 19, 2015
“He’s done a good job teaching young players to work hard” – Chia
— OilersNation (@OilersNation) May 19, 2015
“I think he’s a terrific bench manager” – Chia
— OilersNation (@OilersNation) May 19, 2015
“Whenever we played the Sharks they were hard games. Adjustments made all the time. Heavy on the puck.” – Chia
— OilersNation (@OilersNation) May 19, 2015
“Once I met with the people in this org… I felt very comfortable with it” – McLellan
— OilersNation (@OilersNation) May 19, 2015
“There will be painful days ahead for all of us. But for me your gut tells you when you’re right” – McLellan
— OilersNation (@OilersNation) May 19, 2015
“As a coach I believe most of us are wired to show the player how. I don’t think we take the time to get them to understand why”
— OilersNation (@OilersNation) May 19, 2015
“We hope to transform that (powerplay). But there’s not guarantees. We’re starting from scratch”
— OilersNation (@OilersNation) May 19, 2015
“He’s the guy that we wanted, and I wanted to get on it, get on it in a hurry” – Chia #PetesOnIt
— OilersNation (@OilersNation) May 19, 2015
“You have to evolve, you have to change, figure out where the game is going or you get left behind” – McLellan
— OilersNation (@OilersNation) May 19, 2015
“We’re not gonna talk about playoffs. We’re gonna talk about creating a foundation and identity” – McLellan
— OilersNation (@OilersNation) May 19, 2015
“It’s gonna go up. That’s what the plan is, to take it up. To take the org and begin to climb the mountain” – McLellan
— OilersNation (@OilersNation) May 19, 2015
“We have to make sure the players are driving the product upwards” – McLellan
— OilersNation (@OilersNation) May 19, 2015
