Edmonton, AB (My Sportsbook) - The Edmonton Oilers fired head coach Craig MacTavish just three days after the end of another disappointing season. The Oilers finished the 2008-09 campaign with a mark of 38-35-9, which was good for just 11th in the Western Conference. It marked the third straight season that the team missed the playoffs. Since taking over behind the bench at the start of the 2000-01 season, he amassed a record of 301-252-35-47 and a 19-17 mark in the playoffs. The most successful season the team had under MacTavish's leadership was in 2005-06, when the team advanced to the Stanley Cup Finals as the eighth seed and eventually fell in seven games to the Carolina Hurricanes. |
