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Oilers schedule presser tomorrow

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Nobody can hold the players accountable because management will always take the players' side, and particularly the high end pick players' side. They'll just keep bringing in coaches, who will in turn try to get these prima donnas to play a real game of hockey, there will be a backlash from said players, and the coach will get fired.

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All I know is that I don't want to see the Oilers end up with Connor McDavid. As the most hyped prospect since Crosby, I'd actually like to see this kid get a shot at becoming a star player on a team that's actually trying to rebuild instead of languishing in Edmonton and wasting the first 3 years of his career.

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...and when was the last time he "managed" the Rags to a Cup?

Sather? Never. Neil Smith was GM in 94. And he learned his thing or two with the Wings. In fact, I believe he scouted Lidstrom and was a big part of the Wings stealing him in the 3rd round.

So yeah, Sather and Lowe can both suck it. :lol:

Who's the most relieved man in Canada right now?

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Colin Firth?

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Wheel of mediocrity is amazing in Edmonton. MacT bring them one game away from the Cup, then coaches so bad he eventually gets canned, then he replaces the guy who canned him and fires Edmonton's coach, hires Eakins, shows him the door and now he's the coach again until Nelson is ready. What a joke.

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Edmonton has a ton of problems that aren't coaching problems but I really don't like Eakins and I'm glad he's gone

I was one of the guys who thought he would do well but boy have I been wrong. His first move was totally classless and unrespectful to the former Edmonton greats (removing their pictures from the locker room) and then introducing his "swarm defense"

There will be a presser tomorrow at 10:00 am with Eakins from Rextall should be interesting

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I feel mixed about Nelly taking the job. First, he's a cool guy and is one of the smarter coaches out there. I watched him for years in Muskegon and Grand Rapids and have a few pictures of us after the Muskegon Fury won the UHL Colonial Cup. He's coached at all levels. But... it's Edmonton. Eakins deserved to be fired. I just hope Nelly can turn the Oilers around, but this season is lost. I know it's only interim but maybe that's a good thing for him :)

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Sather? Never. Neil Smith was GM in 94. And he learned his thing or two with the Wings. In fact, I believe he scouted Lidstrom and was a big part of the Wings stealing him in the 3rd round.

So yeah, Sather and Lowe can both suck it. :lol:

Colin Firth?

You mean, David Tennant?

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Colin Firth?

I guess this is footage from Eakins explaining his coaching then :

I was one of the guys who thought he would do well but boy have I been wrong. His first move was totally classless and unrespectful to the former Edmonton greats (removing their pictures from the locker room) and then introducing his "swarm defense" There will be a presser tomorrow at 10:00 am with Eakins from Rextall should be interesting

The last thing the Oilers need right now is more respect and awe for their former success. Eakins had the right idea even if this action may have been a little bit too blunt.

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I'm not surprised. put everyone on the block, replace your awful scouting, find a new coaching staff.... they need to completely start over imo

Babcock to edm as a coach/gm?

Lol

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