And boom goes the dynamite.
Tambelinni has been fired by Oilers. Confirmed.
— Ryan Rishaug (@TSNRyanRishaug) April 15, 2013
Hearing Craig MacTavish is new EDM GM and Scott Howson will be taking over MacTavish’s role. As per @tsnryanrishaug, EDM fires Tambellini.
— Bob McKenzie (@TSNBobMcKenzie) April 15, 2013
And finally it’s come to this. The Edmonton Oilers have seen enough, and given Steve Tambellini his walking papers. I’m not confused about the move – I mean, the team simply has failed in every conceivable direction despite stockpiling young talent via failure – but I am confused about the timing. The season ends in like 13 days. This couldn’t have waited and been tidied up down the road?
Maybe the Oil were waiting until they were clearly not going to make playoffs to avoid being a distraction. I dunno. Whatever the case, Tambellini’s out, and the new guy (sound like Mac T) is walking into a pretty sweet deal. This team looks like it’s just about ready to turn the corner. As a wise man once said…
“Sometimes you do the hard work and set the table and somebody else eats the meal.” – Brian Burke
Looks like a pretty decent spread over there in Edmonton. Read the rest of this entry »






