12-15-2014, 11:27 AM
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#201
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So MacT is coach...I guess McLean and Bylsma both left calls from the 780 area code unanswered this morning.
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12-15-2014, 11:27 AM
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#202
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jschick88
Rob Tychkowski @Sun_Tychkowski 13 seconds ago
If a gorilla with an unlimited supply of vodka had been running the Oilers for the last 7 years, really, how much worse would they be? |
They're dead last and have drafted first overall 3 times and they're lining up for #4. A drunken gorilla may have actually done a better job.
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12-15-2014, 11:28 AM
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#203
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In the Sin Bin
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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
Fun fact:
The last 2 coaches to post a .500W% for the Oilers?: Lowe and MacTavish. Needless to say, they know a little something about winning!
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Point of order: Neither actually won 50% of their games as coaches. Though they did have >.500 points percentages.
Lowe's lone season was 32 wins, 34 losses (regulation +OT) 16 ties. MacTavish won 301, lost 308 and tied 47.
In fact, the Oilers never won more than 41 games in a season during either's tenure.
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12-15-2014, 11:28 AM
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#204
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Norm!
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jschick88
Rob Tychkowski @Sun_Tychkowski 13 seconds ago
If a gorilla with an unlimited supply of vodka had been running the Oilers for the last 7 years, really, how much worse would they be? |
Somehow I'm fired up about seeing a drunk Gorilla
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12-15-2014, 11:31 AM
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#205
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Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Red Deer
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mdubz
@DarrenDreger
No way Eakins, MacTavish or anyone associated with the Oil 18 months ago would have anticipated the holes in their lineup now.
One of the reasons I'm happy to not have to tune into TSN for NHL games anymore. What a moron.
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I'm not as big a Dreger hater as some on this board, but this is an absolutely asinine tweet. It just comes off as apologist drivel as anyone with a beating heart not only could, but also should have anticipated this continued ineptitude.
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12-15-2014, 11:32 AM
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#206
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Calgary
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MacT pointed out that they're visually better, but stealthily didn't mention that audibly they're nowhere. He's going to start working on that.
I think the one big benefit of MacTavish taking over as coach is that instead of press conferences to satisfy no one and for firing coaches, we'll now be able to hear him after every game/loss this season. What that organization loses in games will be made up for in comedy. "Gold Jerry, Gold!"
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12-15-2014, 11:32 AM
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#207
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In the Sin Bin
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Originally Posted by puffnstuff
So MacT is coach...I guess McLean and Bylsma both left calls from the 780 area code unanswered this morning.
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Honestly, if I am established coach and the Oilers call, I demand a six year contract at $10 million per year.
Either they hang up and leave me alone, or I make $60 million for one year's work then retire.
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12-15-2014, 11:33 AM
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#208
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Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Thunder Bay Ontario
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Maybe that's Dreger's way of saying he wants the job. He's already buying into things and coming up with excuses.
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12-15-2014, 11:33 AM
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#209
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Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: 127.0.0.1
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What a circus.
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12-15-2014, 11:34 AM
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#210
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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I just love the fact that MacT will now be available to the media after each and every single Oilers loss.
That alone is worth it.
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12-15-2014, 11:35 AM
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#211
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Some kinda newsbreaker!
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Learning Phaneufs skating style
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12-15-2014, 11:35 AM
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#212
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Beautiful Vancouver Island
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Christmas comes early, ... It's a start ....
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12-15-2014, 11:36 AM
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#213
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Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Vancouver
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It's hard to imagine that they will get an A list coach in Edmonton until Lowe and probably even MacTavish are out of the picture. It's a career killer.
The only way an A list coach takes over is if they have bigger plans to usurp management, which is another reason why I think Lowe/MacTavish are going to be looking at lesser known and/or scrap heap coaches. They don't want to accidentally hire their replacement.
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12-15-2014, 11:36 AM
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#214
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Beautiful Vancouver Island
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Poe969
how long till messier is named coach?
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Hopefully forever ...
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12-15-2014, 11:36 AM
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#215
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Some kinda newsbreaker!
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Learning Phaneufs skating style
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tsn.ca will be streaming the press conference
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12-15-2014, 11:38 AM
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#216
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Central Alberta
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mdubz
@DarrenDreger
No way Eakins, MacTavish or anyone associated with the Oil 18 months ago would have anticipated the holes in their lineup now.
One of the reasons I'm happy to not have to tune into TSN for NHL games anymore. What a moron.
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Hey Dreger, can you suck up to Oilers just a tiny bit more. What a fanboy!!! How could they not have anticipated the holes in their lineup? Freaking every day fans could see it. How could you and the Oiler morons not have seen it?
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12-15-2014, 11:38 AM
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#217
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Lifetime Suspension
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Originally Posted by activeStick
The wheels on the bus go round 'n round....
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How awesome would it be if MacT walked out, flicked on the mic and started singing this, while happily dancing?
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12-15-2014, 11:39 AM
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#218
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: SW Ontario
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SN360 will have it live as well.
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12-15-2014, 11:40 AM
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#219
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Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Springbank
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If it wasn't Dreger I'd swear that was a sarcastic tweet.
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12-15-2014, 11:41 AM
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#220
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Calgary
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Not surprised, but the focus of this press conference should be at a higher level.
Its easy to fire a Coach, at some point the focus needs to be placed at the correct area.
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