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Old 12-02-2013, 09:14 AM   #53
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Originally Posted by ComixZone View Post
I think Dallas Eakins is just very simply a good coach, regardless of stage. If given time (and it sounds like he will be), he'll be a big part of the Oilers turning it around.

Hartley will hopefully be here for a short amount of time, and so long as Wilson isn't his replacement - I'll be happy when he's gone.

(I actually think Brent Sutter would be a good coach to have for a team just starting a rebuild...He was completely lost with veterans, but he has shown an ability to work well with younger players)
Eakins is garbage. The guy can't line match to save his life, he can't implement a system to save his life. He won a championship in the AHL because he had a extremely veteran team that knew how to play the game.

Eakins might be efficient in that scenario in the NHL, but lets stop blowing sunshine up his butt. He's a pretty boy coach, but he's a disaster as a coach at an NHL level.
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