from Bruce McCurdy of the Edmonton Journal,

This is welcome news on a couple of fronts. In Ramsay, the Oilers have added a respected voice, a man who has excelled as both a player and a coach. After a great career as a two-way forward with Buffalo Sabres — nearly Hall of Fame worthy, in the opinion of the writer — Ramsay has filled a variety of coaching roles with a variety of NHL teams since the mid-1980s.

Oilers coach Dallas Eakins provided this rationale on the new hire on Oilers Now this afternoon [paraphrased slightly]:

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