MacTavish also said, "We did have some good stretches at certain points in the year last year. But I think the one underlying failures last year for us was the penalty kill. Now with Kelly Buchberger for us running the penalty kill, a very passionate guy, he's going to inject and infuse a lot of energy in the penalty kill. Tom Renney is there as well. He coached the Rangers last year; they had the best penalty killing in hockey, so when you put those guys together, a little bit of a change in philosophy, I think it's going to be a breath fo fresh air for everybody. I think the penalty killing could improve.
Craig MacTavish, on the Oilers' penalty kill. If Buchberger wasn't running the penalty kill last year, what was he doing?
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His employment with the organization is not puzzling, but his role is mystifying.
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He may have been primarily a video and “skills” coach. It’s really the only thing left. Overall, the special teams give me some hope for the Oilers this season. There’s a real chance that both the PK and PP improve to the point that even if the team regresses slightly at EV they could end up better overall.
They lack proven penalty killers and they have a goalie that is worse short-handed than the previous man. They’re going to need to ride a bolt of lightning to get much better.
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