12-15-2014, 10:36 AM
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#121
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by btimbit
Anyone have the Eakins hair flip gif?
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I think the Eakins shoe staring pic after the Fasth outburst would work great here. 
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12-15-2014, 10:37 AM
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#122
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Calgary
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Here's hoping Lowe joins the press conference.
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12-15-2014, 10:37 AM
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#123
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Originally Posted by Meers
Hire Fonzie on a full-time basis!
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Hiring Fonzie would be a dream come true. Burke-Hartley vs. Lowe-Torts tag team extravaganza, coming soon to a barn near Red Deer.
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12-15-2014, 10:38 AM
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#124
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Some kinda newsbreaker!
Join Date: May 2004
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Greg Wyshynski @wyshynski
MacTavish on Eakins, Dec. 5: “He’s evolving as a coach.” Obviously the next evolution for NHL coaches is unemployment.
Down Goes Brown
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@wyshynski EAKINS has evolved!
EAKINS uses substandard goaltending!
It's not very effective...
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12-15-2014, 10:38 AM
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#125
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Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Auckland, NZ
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Parallex
Atrocious timing? Getting paid a hefty salary to not coach the Edmonton Oilers sounds like the best X-mas present ever.
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Professionally, it's a pretty ###### move. Could have waited until after Christmas. But then again, this is the organization that fired their previous coach over Skype, so professionalism hasn't ever really been on their 'to do' list.
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12-15-2014, 10:39 AM
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#126
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Scoring Winger
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i would hope that someone would ask MacT at the presser
"You were fired seasons ago as Head Coach of the Oilers. What makes you qualified this time to step into the role again?
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12-15-2014, 10:39 AM
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#127
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Calgary
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A second MacT presser in less than 2 weeks?
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12-15-2014, 10:39 AM
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#128
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Franchise Player
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Nelson will be the head coach by season's end I'm sure.
Too bad, the guy seems nice enough and a good coach. The Oilers will ruin him for sure.
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12-15-2014, 10:40 AM
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#129
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Norm!
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I can just imagine this firing happening over Skype, Mac-T trying to let Eakins down easy, Eakin's swearing a blue streak at the incompetence of Mac-T. Mac-T crumpling paper and telling Eakins that he can't hear him. Eakins reminding Mac-T about how Skype works. A conference call window with Lowe popping up at random times during the conversation so he can intelligently interject with "Like a Vipa".
If it wasn't before Mac-T's a%% is heavily on the line, I'm betting that this isn't Mac-T's decision, this is Lowe's and Katz decisions to distract the fans from their crummy performances by firing the only non member of the Old Boys Club.
People are already debating which veteran coach is going to go to Edmonton. The likely answer is that most of the veteran coaches aren't going to go to Edmonton under this management group.
I thought they hired Ramsey as their associate coach who could take over if Eakin's failed. I'm betting that he's feeling pretty betrayed right now.
Add on, if the core of that room isn't feeling empowered after the franchise chose to cast off another coach instead of making changes to the Taylor and friends club, I'd be surprised. What makes Mac-T think that anyone's going to listen to him.
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12-15-2014, 10:40 AM
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#130
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I await Mark Spector ripping the Oilers a new one in the press conference
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12-15-2014, 10:41 AM
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#131
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Mar 2006
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Locke
Alas poor Dallas, we barely knew ye!
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He was my wood chopping and water carrying friend, Horatio.
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12-15-2014, 10:41 AM
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#132
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Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: St. George's, Grenada
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Who takes over the AHL Barons then?
Troy Ward is available
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12-15-2014, 10:41 AM
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#133
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: City by the Bay
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Muta
Professionally, it's a pretty ###### move. Could have waited until after Christmas. But then again, this is the organization that fired their previous coach over Skype, so professionalism hasn't ever really been on their 'to do' list.
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The Flames did Fire Feaster on December 12th...
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12-15-2014, 10:42 AM
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#134
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Muta
Professionally, it's a pretty ###### move. Could have waited until after Christmas. But then again, this is the organization that fired their previous coach over Skype, so professionalism hasn't ever really been on their 'to do' list.
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Its a different profession. Firing him before Christmas was the nicest thing they possibly could do.
Its not like his kids wont get presents or anything, he still gets paid for 2.5 more YEARS! He just doesnt have to go into work anymore. He gets to spend more time with his family.
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12-15-2014, 10:42 AM
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#135
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by btimbit
Who takes over the AHL Barons then?
Troy Ward is available
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Assistant Coach Gerry Fleming will be taking over.
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12-15-2014, 10:42 AM
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#136
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Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Vancouver
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Quote:
Originally Posted by formulate
NHL coaching record for Dallas Eakins:
36-63-14
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113-0-0 in moral victories though.
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12-15-2014, 10:43 AM
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#137
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Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Olympic Saddledome
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Locke
Its a different profession. Firing him before Christmas was the nicest thing they possibly could do.
Its not like his kids wont get presents or anything, he still gets paid for 2.5 more YEARS! He just doesnt have to go into work anymore. He gets to spend more time with his family.
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And he doesn't have to live in Edmonton because, rumour has it, Edmonton is no good.
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12-15-2014, 10:44 AM
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#138
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Some kinda newsbreaker!
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Learning Phaneufs skating style
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Sportsnet Stats @SNstats
Dallas Eakins' .381 points % is the worst in among any #Oilers coach with at least 100 games behind the bench.
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12-15-2014, 10:44 AM
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#140
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#1 Goaltender
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Don't know why they fired Eakins. He was 'visibly' the best coach in the league. That hair! Oilers are no good.
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