McKenzie: "Significant trade" for Oilers before coaching change

Bob McKenzie was on TSN 1260 Friday morning.

On if the Oilers would need to be involved in the trade market if their losing ways haven’t stopped by American Thanksgiving:

“Yeah, I think if they continue to lose here, Craig MacTavish has got to take stock of what’s there and maybe he’s got to pull the trigger on a move. I don’t think – because of the negative momentum of the last eight-plus years, and we’ve talked about this seven ways to Sunday - it’s not all Craig MacTavish’s fault. It’s not all Dallas Eakins’ fault. But guess what? They get to live with that legacy right now and so you can’t just lose seven or eight or nine in a row and say, ‘Well, yeah, but it’s all part of the plan. We’ll be fine.’ Because people aren’t going to  tolerate the plan anymore. It maybe forces you into making a move you wouldn’t otherwise make in Year Two or Three of your plan.

“And I know obviously the coach comes under the gun in situations like that, especially if you continue to lose, but I’ve got to believe – and I could be wrong on this – but I’ve got to believe that there’ll be a significant trade for the Oilers before there would be a coaching change.”

Source: TSN 1260/ Transcript: Nichols on Hockey