What Paul Coffey’s return to the Oilers coaching staff means for the organizationCoffey returns to a role he had held for the previous two seasons, just seven months after it was announced he wouldn’t return. After back-to-back trips to the Stanley Cup Finals in 2024 and 2025, the Oilers changed their coaching staff. The coaching staff announcements occurred on July 14th. Do they believe in their coaching staff? If the Oilers don’t have a long playoff run, the blame can’t fall solely on the coaching staff.

Source: The Nation February 20, 2026 05:30 UTC