--Craig MacTavish talks about his imminent return to coaching.

It was only a matter of time until MacTavish returned to coaching in the NHL, but for Edmonton fans, a job in Minnesota is nothing but bad news. MacTavish is an excellent tactician and an outstanding strategist - his work with the Oilers prior to the lockout is second-to-none among coaches in that time period - and that's exactly what the Oilers don't want to see in a division foe. 

The Wild have a team built for the carefully-managed matchups MacTavish likes to employ, from defensive zone horses on the blueline to a tough minutes killer in Mikko Koivu. MacTavish would take the mantle from Jacques Lemaire, something Todd Richards was unable to do, and immediately make the Wild a competitor for the Northwest Division title. As if the Oilers didn't have enough to worry about -- Vancouver, Calgary, a rising Colorado team and a Wild team capable of a top 5 conference finish in the right hands...maybe the Oilers should beg for a return of the nearly always moribund Winnipeg Jets.