Hockeytown0001 7,652 Report post Posted December 18, 2015 (edited) Dan Murphy ✔@sportsnetmurph #RedWings have brought Adam Oates in to work with their team for the next three days. 10:56 AM - 18 Dec 2015 4545 Retweets 4040 likes Ansar Khan @AnsarKhanMLive Blashill on Oates: "I love picking guys' brains. I hope Adam Oates can help me become a way better coach.” 12:09 PM - 18 Dec 2015 33 Retweets 99 likes Edited December 18, 2015 by Hockeytown0001 1 kickazz reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kickazz 5,459 Report post Posted December 18, 2015 Wow that's amazing. When he coached Washington the Powerplay was number 1 in the league. Wish we could hire him fulltime for PP. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Echolalia 2,961 Report post Posted December 18, 2015 Is Oates not coaching anywhere? I love that Blashill is willing to look outside the organization for help. One of the things that I liked about Babcock was that he accumulated contacts throughout the league, and throughout other leagues, so he had plenty of minds to pick when necessary. Seems like that rubbed off on Blash. 2 TheXym and krsmith17 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kickazz 5,459 Report post Posted December 18, 2015 Last I heard he was working with NJ but that was last year. He also does personalized coaching with certain players like Stamkos. Basically like a consultant - ish kind of thing except translated into hockey. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PavelValerievichDatsyuk 1,935 Report post Posted December 18, 2015 Who's the assistant that runs our PP. Is it Granato or Ferschweiler? If Oates gets the PP going, will there be a pink slip delivered for Christmas? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rooter2309 28 Report post Posted December 18, 2015 Oates is working as a "skills" coach, with individual players such as Stamkos, Parise and Purcell to name a few. After leaving NJ, he opened his own business and has individual clients where he watches their game shifts and advises them on individual aspects of their game. In the off season he meets with them and works on the ice with many of his clients. He was hired by the wings for a three day period to, like Blash said, Pick his brain. I believe this is the first time he has worked with any one team in any capacity since leaving NJ. Should be a good opportunity for Blash and the coaching staff to learn some things. http://oilersnation.com/2015/12/16/adam-oates-the-skills-coach 1 krsmith17 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LeftWinger 5,129 Report post Posted December 18, 2015 improve the PP by acquiring the correct net front presence, I ike Abby, but he is not a PP specialist....AND SHOOT THE FRICKIN PUCK! Stop with the fancy pussyfoot passing! 9 times out of 10 Kronwall passes the puck even when he has time to lean into a one time slapper! Stop being so fancy, go back to basics! Shoot hard and shoot often! Pummel the net! You got Mike Green with a rocket shot. shoot it! A huge net front presence, and put a guy in the slot on opposite sides of the puck....shoot it! The main problem is not shooting and looking for that perfect play. Sure it looks beautiful when it works 10% of the time, but the other 90% its just one too many passess....BLAST THE PUCK! Even in front of the net, you're always told that when you shoot it, try to drive it through the back of the net, stop with the soft little taps at the puck! Simple....I'd teach them for half the cash Oatsie is getting! But its nice to see him (kind of)back within the organization. 2 RyanBarnes! and The Secret reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kickazz 5,459 Report post Posted December 18, 2015 (edited) Who's the assistant that runs our PP. Is it Granato or Ferschweiler? If Oates gets the PP going, will there be a pink slip delivered for Christmas? PP is ran by Ferschweiler I'm pretty sure. And I don't think Oates would get hired - he runs his own individualized "skills coaching" business now it looks like. I think if they hired him our PP would guaranteed be one of the best in the league. He ran the PP really well for 2 years with the caps (ranked 1 and 2 the following year). Caps PP wasnt good before he came in and he helped turn it around basically. But again, I don't think he'll be a coach here. Edited December 18, 2015 by kickazz Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bill Berzeench 310 Report post Posted December 18, 2015 PP is ran by Ferschweiler I'm pretty sure. And I don't think Oates would get hired - he runs his own individualized "skills coaching" business now it looks like. I think if they hired him our PP would guaranteed be one of the best in the league. He ran the PP really well for 2 years with the caps (ranked 1 and 2 the following year). Caps PP wasnt good before he came in and he helped turn it around basically. But again, I don't think he'll be a coach here. Too bad Lidstrom cant be our pp coach. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GMRwings1983 8,803 Report post Posted December 18, 2015 Not sure how I feel about this move. We're already pretty deep at center and Oates is past his prime. 13 Izzy24, sputman, roboturner and 10 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kipwinger 8,754 Report post Posted December 18, 2015 Not sure how I feel about this move. We're already pretty deep at center and Oates is past his prime. Agreed. Its like the Richards signing all over again. 2 TheXym and jimmyemeryhunter reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PavelValerievichDatsyuk 1,935 Report post Posted December 18, 2015 Oates is working as a "skills" coach, with individual players such as Stamkos, Parise and Purcell to name a few. After leaving NJ, he opened his own business and has individual clients where he watches their game shifts and advises them on individual aspects of their game. In the off season he meets with them and works on the ice with many of his clients. He was hired by the wings for a three day period to, like Blash said, Pick his brain. I believe this is the first time he has worked with any one team in any capacity since leaving NJ. Should be a good opportunity for Blash and the coaching staff to learn some things. http://oilersnation.com/2015/12/16/adam-oates-the-skills-coach Thanks for the info. Ddin't know that. That counts out my speculation that it could put an assitant's job in jeopardy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chaps80 1,591 Report post Posted December 18, 2015 Cool. Hope he can help some. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Secret 304 Report post Posted December 20, 2015 (edited) improve the PP by acquiring the correct net front presence, I ike Abby, but he is not a PP specialist....AND SHOOT THE FRICKIN PUCK! Stop with the fancy pussyfoot passing! 9 times out of 10 Kronwall passes the puck even when he has time to lean into a one time slapper! Stop being so fancy, go back to basics! Shoot hard and shoot often! Pummel the net! You got Mike Green with a rocket shot. shoot it! A huge net front presence, and put a guy in the slot on opposite sides of the puck....shoot it! The main problem is not shooting and looking for that perfect play. Sure it looks beautiful when it works 10% of the time, but the other 90% its just one too many passess....BLAST THE PUCK! Even in front of the net, you're always told that when you shoot it, try to drive it through the back of the net, stop with the soft little taps at the puck! Simple....I'd teach them for half the cash Oatsie is getting! But its nice to see him (kind of)back within the organization. I looked for the button to LOVE this post but couldn't find it. You my friend are 100000% correct. Much less ticky tacky crap for a while and dig into some old school blast at the net and muck the puck hockey.... Get ugly Edited December 21, 2015 by The Secret 1 LeftWinger reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Richdg 267 Report post Posted December 20, 2015 We don't need oates, we need the horses that eat oates! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RedWingsRox 614 Report post Posted December 21, 2015 Consultant ... doing something like this sounds like a page out of Babcock's book. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Secret 304 Report post Posted December 21, 2015 Consultant ... doing something like this sounds like a page out of Babcock's book. Blashill should add another page from Babcock's book and start calling and talking to Todd Nelson a few times a week to pick his brain. It took him a good dozen games to figure out how to coach at the AHL level but he's now done that and is crushing it.... Blashill needs to do the same and maybe Oates + Nelson can help him figure out how to coach at the NHL level Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LeftWinger 5,129 Report post Posted December 21, 2015 (edited) I happen to think Blash is doing quite well for his rookie campaign. Its not like he stepped into a situation where he had superstars coming out of his ears (like our former coach did) and he is still near the top of the division. I am way more happy with the way he handles his lines than our former coach did (with the exception of Helm, but that's another subject.) I love the fact that he plays his most deserving players and doesn't have to ideology that the vets win the spot over the kids. He doesn't seem too interested in purposely s***canning a players career for personal reasons like our former coach, and already tries to seek help and advice from all avenues and shows a willingness to learn more rather than having things his way or they highway. (of course that philosophy worked well for Bowman, but then again, there is only one Bowman.) IMO, if he'd let Blash, I'd pick Larionov's brain as much as I could in order to get this offense a little more consistant. Edited December 21, 2015 by LeftWinger Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
