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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
Sure, but in the real world that gets you in trouble. In the hockey world, that gets you blacklisted.
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Hence him giving his boss a glowing review after being the fall guy for some terrible GM work. I'm sure that they had a discussion prior to this presser where MacTavish said he would put Eakin's name out there to other GM's as a good guy that got dealt a bad hand. Really this presser was a waste of time as while nobody really expected Eakins to take a hostage or two with him the way he was likely encouraged to praise the club is just another reminder of how much denial exists in the organization as even Oilers media and fans are now starting to open their eyes to the mess.
Putting the focus back on Eakins here despite getting dealt a bad hand he really did deserve to get fired. It was apparent halfway into last season that he was in way over his head and things just got worse as this man simply is not ready to be an NHL head coach and based on what we saw will probably never be. Just another reminder to be weary of anything from the overhyped Toronto market.