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Originally Posted by KootenayFlamesFan
I obviously haven't been paying much to Eakins' coaching over the past couple seasons, I guess I'm just not sure what makes him mentioned so often lately. Is it purely his work with younger players, or is it more than that? Unless he's just the flavor of the month, there must be something special about the guy if he's getting interviews and a team like the Oilers are enamoured enough with him to fire their coach after one shortened season to bring him in as a replacement.
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Coaching in the center of the universe has a lot to do with why a guy like Eakins gets a lot of national air time. That said he is supposedly a pretty good coach on his own merit. Time will tell if he's the real deal or another hot coach from the junior/AHL who's style doesn't adapt well to NHL players.