It goes without saying that Ken Holland has his work cut out for him in turning around the fortunes of the Oilers.
The good news – as he so aptly put it in his introductory news conference – is that the core pieces are largely already in place, making it easier on him.
He’ll be building the team around Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl up front. If I had to guess, I’d say the other core pieces will be Nuge, Oscar Klefbom, Darnell Nurse, and Adam Larsson.