04-15-2013, 09:40 AM
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Backup Goalie
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Calgary
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BAHAHA McTavish.....wow the Oilers have a great ol' boys club goin on up there.
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04-15-2013, 09:41 AM
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#42
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Not a casual user
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: A simple man leading a complicated life....
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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
He played for them in the glory years, failed as head coach so why not? Makes perfect sense.
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Didn't MacTavish take the team to the Cup finals against Carolina in 2005?
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04-15-2013, 09:41 AM
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#43
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Franchise Player
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Mac T and Howson
the DYNASTY starts now
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04-15-2013, 09:42 AM
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#44
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Regina
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Haha yes my favorite part. Scott Howson promoted lol.
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04-15-2013, 09:43 AM
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#45
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Those greasy folks up north sure love their old boys club.
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04-15-2013, 09:43 AM
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#46
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Franchise Player
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Way to funny!!!! They finally do the right thing and fire Tambelinni, only to hire someone just as useless in MacTavish.
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04-15-2013, 09:44 AM
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Norm!
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Originally Posted by Dion
Didn't MacTavish take the team to the Cup finals against Carolina in 2005?
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I remember stories that the team had effectively tuned out Mac-T during that run and were doing a lot of self coaching with Pronger and Peca.
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04-15-2013, 09:44 AM
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#48
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: SW Ontario
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MacTavish!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
God I love the Oilers.
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04-15-2013, 09:44 AM
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#49
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Franchise Player
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Listening to QR77 now and they confirmed it too. They will also be broadcasting the press conference if anyone wants to listen.
A real shame. Oilers were never going anywhere with Tambo as GM. And how the hell does MacT get the GM job? Has he even done anything like that before?
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04-15-2013, 09:45 AM
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#50
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All I can get
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Et Tu, Crash MacTipsy?
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04-15-2013, 09:46 AM
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#51
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Norm!
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Just got the TSN text, my guess is that the Oiler faithful are going to be enraged that the Oilers didn't go outside the organization. A lot of them were talking up Burke pretty hard.
Where does this leave Krueger now?
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04-15-2013, 09:46 AM
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#52
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First Line Centre
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Originally Posted by Huntingwhale
Listening to QR77 now and they confirmed it too. They will also be broadcasting the press conference if anyone wants to listen.
A real shame. Oilers were never going anywhere with Tambo as GM. And how the hell does MacT get the GM job? Has he even done anything like that before?
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He's Oilers alum, buddies with Lowe, and just got his MBA. That's akin to being able to write your own ticket with this organization.
Thoroughly disillusioned at this point.
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04-15-2013, 09:47 AM
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#53
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In the Sin Bin
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So not only do they retain the old boys club, they brought back a retread? Craig Muni wasn't available to take the job or something?
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04-15-2013, 09:48 AM
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#54
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Calgary, AB
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Dion
Didn't MacTavish take the team to the Cup finals against Carolina in 2005?
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No, you're thinking of Chris Pronger (and 2006).
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04-15-2013, 09:48 AM
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#55
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Not the 1 millionth post winnar
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Los Angeles
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Homicide jokes aside, they just hired the last guy dumb enough to play without a helmet to manage their young talent.
Boys on the bus still going strong...
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04-15-2013, 09:48 AM
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#56
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: SW Ontario
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04-15-2013, 09:49 AM
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#57
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Boca Raton, FL
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
He played for them in the glory years, failed as head coach so why not? Makes perfect sense.
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To be fair, MacT was their best coach in many many years. Got them to a game 7 Stanley Cup Final. I consider his situation similar to our situation where he wasn't given the tools to win and they eventually had to fire him to attempt a culture change.
EDIT: Of course, it's a truly terrible decision for G.M.
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04-15-2013, 09:49 AM
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#58
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: back in the 403
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LOL, I totally read that wrong the first time, thought it was saying MacT was going to be interim GM the rest of the year, then hand the reigns off to Howson. But MacT's actually the full time GM?? Hahahahaha that's awesome news! I hope that Old Boys Club never dies.
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04-15-2013, 09:51 AM
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#59
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Vancouver, BC
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Kinda reminds me of when Darryl was promoted to GM. Anyone remember how that went for him?
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04-15-2013, 09:51 AM
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#60
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Section 203
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I like how our young guys beating their young "stars" was the nail in Tambo's coffin.
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