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Originally Posted by MyFlamesFirst
Oilers are just bad. I don't hate Eakins, but if I am an Edmonton fan (which I am certainly not) I think I would want a coaching replacement.
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I dunno about that. I read an interesting comment somewhere about how the guys Edmonton brought in from winning environments with demanding coaches - Perron, Gordon, Ference - seem to be playing just fine, while the guys who've been with the organization for years coast and cash paycheques.
Everything I heard about Eakins before this year said he asks a lot of his teams in terms of effort and responsibility, much like Ken Hitchcock, Claude Julien and Dave Tippett. Maybe the Oilers just can't get used to putting - or don't want to put - the effort in every game, because they've never been asked to before? In that case, punting Eakins and keeping the slackers around would send a horrible message to the team and sink it even further than it is.
Hmm... You're right. Fire Eakins!