Oilers Eye Laviolette, Gallant as Coaching Search Widens

The Oilers are reportedly circling Peter Laviolette and Gerard Gallant, which tells you the coaching search is getting serious and probably a little messy. Once a team starts weighing veteran bench bosses with that kind of track record, it is usually looking for a specific kind of voice and a fast fix. Laviolette and Gallant both bring plenty of mileage, and that matters when the pressure in Edmonton never really clocks out.