We are closing in on three years since Peter Chiarelli was let go by the Edmonton Oilers. Since that time, Ken Holland has had the full complement of offseasons to work on salvaging the many mistakes made by his predecessor.
And yet, the chaos Chiarelli created is still damaging the team that still can't uncover the winning formula despite having two of the best players on the planet.
For his part, head coach Dave Tippett reached his breaking point following Monday's 4-1 loss to the New York Rangers — Edmonton's 10th consecutive failure to secure two points throughout a month-long stretch of futility broken up only by a pandemic-extended holiday break.