((HT: Edmonton Journal))Joanne Ireland got a front row seat to the ejection of Oilers now-former head coach Craig MacTavish Wednesday. ((Steve Staios, pictured answering questions Wednesday- thanks Shaughn Butts, Edmton Journal))And it was no surprise...Change was inevitable, given that the Edmonton Oilers are playing spectator for the third straight post-season, so when Steve Staios heard head coach Craig MacTavish was leaving, he was not startled by the news.“When you think of the lack of success we’ve had over the last few years, you know there’s going to be changes — and it’s usually the coach who goes first,” said Staios.“There will be more changes to follow. It’s just the nature of the business.”Staios has played only for MacTavish during his tenure as an Oiler.“It was a good relationship,” Staios said, “and I feel we were so close to accomplishing some great things. That’s the disappointing thing.”Captain Ethan Moreau also spent his whole Oilers career with MacTavish as coac...
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