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GranteedEV · 02-11-2019, 03:53 PM

Tough to really judge Eakins.

He had one center in all his time there - RNH. The closest thing he had to a 2C was Sam Gagner who since leave the Oilers has been a 4C + PP guy at best and is actually playing in the AHL this year. Closest thing he had to a 3C was a rookie Leon Draisaitl, and as we have seen Draisaitl is just one of those guys who needs a Hall or McDavid driving his line to be successful, and at the time Hall-RNH-Eberle were worth keeping together. And even RNH is still not a #1C in my opinion.

His D core wasn't much better... Ference, Fayne were a few of their mainstays. Petry was good but never had a partner and is more of a 2nd pair guy not a #1. Klefbom was a mistake-prone rookie, at best basically a poor man's Hanifin. Schultz was skilled but due to his inability to handle an NHL forecheck needs to be sheltered as even his success in Pittsburgh has come when paired with Cole in 3rd pair deployment. Eakins was kind of screwed here.

And goaltending, while a lot of us do remember Eakins for the "this guy scored" swarm, it's not like he's the only coach to advocate aggressive play. What we do know is that in 2013-14:

Dubnyk's 5v5 high danger GAA of 1.59 was comparable to Pekka Rinne at 1.63. One guy played for Dallas Eakins and one guy for Barry Trotz. One guy behind Josi & Weber, the other behind... not them.
Dubnyk's 5v5 medium danger GAA of 0.82 was, again, not good, but better fhan Pekka Rinne at 0.98.
Dubnyk's 5v5 Low danger SV% was the third worst in the league. Only Brodeur in his final season and our old friend Retto Berra were worse. His low danger GAA of 0.65 was wayyy worse than Pekka Rinne's 0.27
Maybe Dubnyk just had a down year. I don't think coaches can influence low danger SV% much.

The Oilers' PK was middle of the pack. They allowed 50 PPGA which was the same as the eventual Cup Champ Kings.

Scrivens and Fasth were, by any definition, bad goaltenders.

So bad goalies, bad defensive core, no centers. Can't get dealt a worse tri-fecta than that. Other Oilers coaches have at least had some goaltending or centers or a more mature Klefbom plus Larsson and in McLellan's case the rock solid Sekera

02-11-2019, 03:53 PM	#55
GranteedEV Franchise Player Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Calgary Exp:	Tough to really judge Eakins. He had one center in all his time there - RNH. The closest thing he had to a 2C was Sam Gagner who since leave the Oilers has been a 4C + PP guy at best and is actually playing in the AHL this year. Closest thing he had to a 3C was a rookie Leon Draisaitl, and as we have seen Draisaitl is just one of those guys who needs a Hall or McDavid driving his line to be successful, and at the time Hall-RNH-Eberle were worth keeping together. And even RNH is still not a #1C in my opinion. His D core wasn't much better... Ference, Fayne were a few of their mainstays. Petry was good but never had a partner and is more of a 2nd pair guy not a #1. Klefbom was a mistake-prone rookie, at best basically a poor man's Hanifin. Schultz was skilled but due to his inability to handle an NHL forecheck needs to be sheltered as even his success in Pittsburgh has come when paired with Cole in 3rd pair deployment. Eakins was kind of screwed here. And goaltending, while a lot of us do remember Eakins for the "this guy scored" swarm, it's not like he's the only coach to advocate aggressive play. What we do know is that in 2013-14: Dubnyk's 5v5 high danger GAA of 1.59 was comparable to Pekka Rinne at 1.63. One guy played for Dallas Eakins and one guy for Barry Trotz. One guy behind Josi & Weber, the other behind... not them. Dubnyk's 5v5 medium danger GAA of 0.82 was, again, not good, but better fhan Pekka Rinne at 0.98. Dubnyk's 5v5 Low danger SV% was the third worst in the league. Only Brodeur in his final season and our old friend Retto Berra were worse. His low danger GAA of 0.65 was wayyy worse than Pekka Rinne's 0.27 Maybe Dubnyk just had a down year. I don't think coaches can influence low danger SV% much. The Oilers' PK was middle of the pack. They allowed 50 PPGA which was the same as the eventual Cup Champ Kings. Scrivens and Fasth were, by any definition, bad goaltenders. So bad goalies, bad defensive core, no centers. Can't get dealt a worse tri-fecta than that. Other Oilers coaches have at least had some goaltending or centers or a more mature Klefbom plus Larsson and in McLellan's case the rock solid Sekera __________________ "May those who accept their fate find happiness. May those who defy it find glory." Last edited by GranteedEV; 02-11-2019 at 03:56 PM.