from Terry Jones of the Edmonton Sun,

At least the head coach can identify with it and relate to it.

Ken Hitchcock is a born and bred Edmontonian, and he said: “Yeah, I get that.”

Your agent had just made a statement that in my 51 years writing sports here, I couldn’t recall a time that quite matches what Edmonton is experiencing right now when it comes to the day-in, day-out ups-and-downs and ins-and-outs of mental depression directly related to the performance of the Oilers....

This is a town that has watched the Oilers miss the playoffs 11 of the last 12 years.

And this is a team with the current generational player in Connor McDavid, and the clock ticking on his Stanley Cup window.

Then there’s the Peter Chiarelli factor.

While the general manager acquired Hitchcock, Alex Chiasson and Mikko Koskinen, his record of bad deals has resulted in a fear factor entering the picture.

Every day, fans live in fear Chiarelli might trade away another Taylor Hall, Jordan Eberle, etc. for a lesser talent.

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