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Originally Posted by calumniate
First time hearing Eakins.. seems pretty smart, organized and well spoken. May take the Oilers a couple of seasons to break him  |
For the most part every NHL coach sounds well organized and well spoken and smart. You don't get to the top of the top by being a blundering moron (Kevin Lowe exception yo).
There was never ever any indication that Iron Mike would retire on the job in Calgary his preseason remarks were amazing. Yet it wasn't Iron Mike we got.
Jim Playfair sounded great and smart and ready to be a NHL head coach, but he wasn't.
He's another canary in the coalmine for the old boys club.