Here's how I think the Ken Holland hiring decision went down in Edmonton:
A conversation between Oilers Owner Daryl Katz (aka the Red Skull from Captain America) and President Bob NicholsonKatz: "Fans are really pissed off, Bob. What can we do?"
Bob: "Hmm, I'm not really sure."
*lengthy, awkward silence*
Katz: "I've got it!! We need to make a big splash to distract everyone from our ineptitude. Can we hire some big name to come to town to appease the fans?"
Bob: "Great idea, Daryl. I'm personal friends with Ken Holland. I'll give him a call"
Daryl: "Wait, won't fans be even more pissed off with that hiring? I mean, they've been complaining about us hiring our old friends and all these old time hockey guys since the early 00's."
Bob: "Oh, but this time it'll be different. Sure, the guy is old enough to be McDavid's grandfather, has a poor track record over the last decade, and has no concept of how the current era NHL works, but I'm sure it'll be fine. It's Ken Holland, afterall."
And so begins the next 10 years of no playoffs
And I realize it may be insensitive to make fun of a man with a serious health problem, but the dude seriously looks like the Red Skull.