The buy-in comes from the players, along with the execution on the ice that's led to the cub's sustained success this season both up a man and down a man.
"I think you have to have a structure and your players have to believe in it. Ultimately, it's the players that get the job done," Tippett said. "You can draw stuff on a whiteboard, but when you got a guy laying out to block a shot out there, those aren't whiteboard things. Those are things that need to get done. So the players are the ones who have to execute it.
"Our power play has been really good and there's some good structure in place, but ultimately you have good players that make good plays."
For those players, and to the coaching staff, that structure only goes so far before skill needs to take over - something the Oilers have in stockpiles.
"(Assistant coach Glen Gulutzan) has got a saying: 'We've got some structure, but let's play road hockey after that,'" Tippett said.
"We've got some pretty good road hockey players."
LINEUP NOTES
Captain Connor McDavid, who hasn't felt well for the past few days according to Tippett, is expected to play on his top line with Tyler Ennis and Zack Kassian on the wings.
Koskinen, following his 45 saves against Columbus on Saturday, will get the immediate opportunity to follow up that performance in goal tonight against the Golden Knights.
"He's played really well the last few games," Tippett said. "We talked about it and decided to go back with him tonight. He was a big reason why we got points the other night, so might as well keep going with him.
"Right now, we have the luxury of two guys playing well. When a guy plays like he did last game, he deserves another opportunity."
Oilers lines for tonight's game with the Golden Knights will be made apparent during warmups.
