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Messier in running for Oilers job?

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09:05 AM ET 04.19 | There's never been an opening in New York for Mark Messier to fill, never a job for him to step into, but there sure is one in Edmonton, where the Oilers are seeking a head coach, isn't there? Messier was burned a couple of years ago when his father, Doug, went public with the assertion that Mark would be the logical choice to succeed GM Glen Sather, even though Don Maloney was in place as the Rangers' assistant GM. No. 11 has since kept a respectful silence even while telling The Post this winter that he's ready, willing and able to join the Rangers organization in essentially any role he might be assigned. For the first time, he said that he thought he could coach in the NHL, though he was not lobbying for Tom Renney's job. Now there's Edmonton, where he is revered. Now there's Edmonton, where his bud Kevin Lowe likely will have much influence in hiring Craig MacTavish's successor even if Steve Tambellini is the GM conducting the job search. Now there's Edmonton, where his candidacy surely would receive public support.

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