11-20-2018, 11:19 AM
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#201
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: San Diego, CA
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Originally Posted by Coach
Weird. I had no idea.
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Aren't you the Coach?
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11-20-2018, 11:20 AM
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#202
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Maple Bay, B.C.
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Originally Posted by Toonage
"I'm sorry we were talking about chocolate?"
"Zat was 2 seasons ago!"
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Todd McLellan: I think things went pretty well.
PA speaker: We have made the following changes which we will announce in alphabetical order - McLellan, Todd. That is all.
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11-20-2018, 11:20 AM
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#203
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Franchise Player
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Hoping Hitch will get them playing well enough to just miss the playoffs and a decent shot at Hughes.
The only guy sadder than Glen Gulutzan right now is Ty Rattie, who didn't exactly flourish under Hitchcock in St. Louis.
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11-20-2018, 11:20 AM
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#204
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Scoring Winger
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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
So wait...
They flew McLellan to SJ, his former team, and then canned him there, in SJ, before the game?
Oh God, I love the Oilers!
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Chia: Okay todd, your landed, and you've got your luggage? Do you still have the envelope that I gave you before you left? Good. Okay, go ahead an open the envelope.
Todd: WTF? What does this mean, it just says "Your home now, Run Free"
Chia: Its the least we could do, return you to where you came from.
Todd: I'm from Melville! Wait.... your FIRING me?!? Nevermind, Ill find my own ride. Thanks Pete! Just don't screw this up by sending the cheques to San Jose. Do you guys do EFT?
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11-20-2018, 11:20 AM
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#205
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Franchise Player
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Interesting hire. Will he be able to change the culture of the team and get them to play reliable defence game in and game out? I always thought Hitchcock was one of the better tacticians around, and thought he simply just started getting tuned-out in St. Louis. He was pretty good in St. Louis for most of his tenure there, and they were always difficult to play against.
Then he goes to Dallas for a season, missing the playoffs, but ending up with a +10 at the end of the season. I start worrying that Hitchcock might be exactly the type of coach that team needs.
Then I look at the roster, and look at management, and breathe a long sigh of relief. Not even Ken Hitchcock can save the Edmonton Oilers. Especially an often retired coach who I bet will resemble the semi-retired Mike Keenan in Calgary.
Thank goodness they retained Chiapet.
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11-20-2018, 11:21 AM
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#206
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: St. George's, Grenada
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That is so not a Hitchcock team. This is awesome
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11-20-2018, 11:22 AM
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#207
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Franchise Player
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I think McDavid wants to win bad enough he'll give Hitchcock's methods a shot.
I wouldn't hold my breath on Draisaital though
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11-20-2018, 11:22 AM
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#208
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Toronto
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JohnnyTitan
Speaking of comedy, this line from a Sportsnet article made me laugh:
"McLellan's teim with the Oilers has been a disappointment given the talent the team boasts - most notably Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl."
Phew! Good thing they didn't have to give three examples of all that talent they boast!
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"- most notably Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl and that other guy"
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11-20-2018, 11:23 AM
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#209
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: Vancouver, BC
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Wow. I don't even want to read the article.
The hiring of Hitchcock is being panned even out here in Canucksland (ugh) for many of the same reasons given in this thread. Spector is out of touch here.
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11-20-2018, 11:23 AM
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#210
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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For those who couldnt catch the presser heres a quick recap:
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11-20-2018, 11:24 AM
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#211
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Calgary, AB
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No chance Hitchcock is back as head coach next season for the Oilers. He will walk and officially retire.
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11-20-2018, 11:27 AM
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#212
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: Vancouver, BC
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Quick skim of the first page of HFOilers thread on this hiring:
3 posters said they'd rather have GG take over than hiring Hitchcock.
LOLOLOLOLOLOL
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I'd rather they gave it to GG. This smells like Pat Quinn all over again.
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In response to the above...
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First thing I thought of too.
This team... :help:
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Nooooo. Wrong move FFS. No more dinosaurs. I'd rather have GG take over, I'd rather keep McLellan in charge.
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11-20-2018, 11:27 AM
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#213
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Norm!
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Originally Posted by Calgary4LIfe
Interesting hire. Will he be able to change the culture of the team and get them to play reliable defence game in and game out? I always thought Hitchcock was one of the better tacticians around, and thought he simply just started getting tuned-out in St. Louis. He was pretty good in St. Louis for most of his tenure there, and they were always difficult to play against.
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He's a short term coach and the players know it, he's not changing the culture of anything in that locker room. The players know that at the end of the year, they go golfing and he goes home forever.
I can't think of a more horrible idea for a team with no identity and a poor skill/work rate.
Whoever thought this was a good idea should be . . . oh right Lowe and Chia.
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11-20-2018, 11:28 AM
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#214
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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Quote:
Originally Posted by shadowlord
Quick skim of the first page of HFOilers thread on this hiring:
3 posters said they'd rather have GG take over than hiring Hitchcock.
LOLOLOLOLOLOL
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Oh sweet, summer children...they know not of what they speak...
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11-20-2018, 11:28 AM
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#215
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Franchise Player
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Am I the only one slightly relieved that it wasn't Darryl Sutter? I didn't want to have to start hating him, and if there is a coach available right now that can get a bunch of scrubs to play as a team, it is him.
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11-20-2018, 11:29 AM
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#216
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First Line Centre
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Probably wanted to fly him to San Jose so he won't be seen taking celebration shots while tailgating at the Grey Cup.
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11-20-2018, 11:30 AM
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#217
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Calgary4LIfe
Am I the only one slightly relieved that it wasn't Darryl Sutter? I didn't want to have to start hating him, and if there is a coach available right now that can get a bunch of scrubs to play as a team, it is him.
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While true, at the same time its not as though the Oilers have trouble playing as a team.
They do play as a team, just a really, really bad one.
You can train animals to work as a team but if they all suck relative to their competition its still not going to do much good.
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11-20-2018, 11:31 AM
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#218
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UnModerator
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: North Vancouver, British Columbia.
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I wake up every morning and thank god we have Travis Green.
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11-20-2018, 11:33 AM
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#219
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by shadowlord
Wow. I don't even want to read the article.
The hiring of Hitchcock is being panned even out here in Canucksland (ugh) for many of the same reasons given in this thread. Spector is out of touch here.
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Spector would have literally written the same article about any coach that was hired. The guy is an Oilers mouthpiece...
"Why __________ is the perfect coach for the Oilers now"
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11-20-2018, 11:37 AM
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#220
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Calgary
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Lol
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