Oilers fire top scouts less than a week before NHL Draf

The shakeup under has begun as the team on Saturday night fired four scouts, including head amateur scout Stu MacGregor and head pro scout Morey Gare, and reported. MacGregor and Gare had been with the organization for more than a decade, hardly something to brag about given the franchise's longtime struggles. They were let go le s than a week ahead of the NHL Draft, in which the Oilers have the No. 1 overall pick for the fourth time in six years. MORE: | | | The Draft begins June 26, with the first round televised at 7 p.m. ET by NBC Sports Network in the United States and Sportsnet and TVA Sports in Canada. June 27 brings rounds two through seven, beginning at 10 a.m. ET. NHL Network and TVA will have coverage. The Oilers are expected to use the No. 1 overall Leury Garcia Jersey pick on . In addition, the Oilers also have the No. 16 overall pick, acquired from the Penguins for forward David Perron. All told, the team has 10 picks, including two in each of the first three rounds. Chiarelli was hired as . He had been general manager of the Bruins but was this year's Stanley Cup playoffs. The Oilers last made the playoffs in 2006. MORE: | Under Chiarelli, the team must do a better job of drafting. According to CBSSports.com, the Oilers, despite choosing early and often through their decade-long struggles, have seen one player selected after the first round appear in at least 200 NHL games, defenseman Jeff Petry, and he was traded at the 2015 deadline to the Canadiens for a second-round pick. The Oilers had three No. 1 picks in their 2014-15 lineup Taylor Hall (2010), Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (2011) and Nail Yakupov (2012). They had two other No. 1 overall picks in the past decade. Sam Gagner and Jordan Eberle are now on different teams. Chicago White Sox Jersey