11-20-2018, 10:35 AM
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#141
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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Originally Posted by GioforPM
The fact they put an interim tag on Hitch right away (but not during a coaching search) tells the players that if they don't like him he's easy to get rid of.
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Its just so stupid, I dont know why they bothered? Was McLellan that bad that they couldnt even hang onto him while they searched for other coaches?
Now they're paying MacLellan and Hitch at the same time and looking for another coach.
I get that you want the 'bump' that you get by replacing a coach and hey, I'll even give them credit for pulling the trigger. I wish we'd fired Gulutzan right around this time last season, but just putting an interim coach in for now likely isnt going to accomplish much.
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11-20-2018, 10:36 AM
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#143
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: Vancouver, BC
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Quote:
Originally Posted by FlamesNation23
https://mobile.twitter.com/seanshapi...26246264602624
Lieterally they thought of the idea yesterday and made the decision today. They were all probably sitting in a room trying to figure out what to do, someone said hitchcock, and they all just agreed. No planning whatsoever lol. Classic Oilers
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I bet Oilers brass figured they played well enough to win on Saturday, and just had an off-game against VGK (losing 6-2) on Sunday. When the Flames pummelled Vegas last night, the realization of the Oilers no-goodness sank in and they went into panic mode.
Last edited by shadowlord; 11-20-2018 at 10:59 AM.
Reason: typo correction - EDM played VGK on Sunday
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11-20-2018, 10:38 AM
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#144
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Fearmongerer
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Wondering when # became hashtag and not a number sign.
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Originally Posted by Fuzz
Transplat99
No, he really didn't.
Quote Investigator: There is no substantive evidence that Einstein wrote or spoke the statement above. It is listed within a section called “Misattributed to Einstein” in the comprehensive reference “The Ultimate Quotable Einstein” from Princeton University Press.
https://quoteinvestigator.com/2017/03/23/same/
It's stupid and wrong, and meaningless. Stop perpetuating it! For future reference, this is the definition of insanity.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/insanity
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Perptuating myths is fun though.
The line was actually extracted from a Narcotics Anonymous publication in 1981 but still attributed to Einstein....and Mark Twain...and Ben Franklin.
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The “definition of insanity” quote first appeared in 1981, in a document published by Narcotics Anonymous. It was a sort of guide book for addicts who trying to overcome their disease, and it warned its readers that, “insanity is repeating the same mistakes and expecting different results.” Narcotics Anonymous was trying to convince its members that continuing to use narcotic drugs and expecting to be able to stop on their own was folly.
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11-20-2018, 10:39 AM
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#145
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Looooooooooooooch
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Fuzz
Transplat99
It's stupid and wrong, and meaningless. Stop perpetuating it! For future reference, this is the definition of insanity.
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What if I was quoting Far Cry 3? 
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11-20-2018, 10:40 AM
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#146
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Kelowna
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Anyone know what Hitch’s salary in Dallas as a consultant was? Man Katz must love burning up money! I’m not expecting this to be the tonic for the oilers woes. I’m curious as to why Hitch would even want to enter into that disaster. It’s not like they’re gonna win anything, why not just keep consulting with Dallas, keep raking in your stress free paycheque and then retire? No, he chose to go to Canadian Siberia. At least he’ll be able to buy lots of sweatpants and nice shoes.
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11-20-2018, 10:40 AM
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#147
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First Line Centre
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Back in YYC....7 Years Later
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As long as he can eat up a year or two of McDavid's prime years, I'm happy.
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11-20-2018, 10:41 AM
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#148
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Backup Goalie
Join Date: Jun 2018
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This is like changing out the Captain of the Titanic after it struck the iceberg!
The problems up there run way deeper than the coach.
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11-20-2018, 10:42 AM
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#149
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Jul 2018
Location: 403
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Wow big name. Too bad his system is so 1999.
Good thing we have Peters, eh? Modern. Speedy.
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11-20-2018, 10:44 AM
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#151
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Originally Posted by bigdl
Exactly, and why they can fire all the GMs and coaches they want it will never fix their problem  |
But he's won six Stanley Cups and therefore knows more about winning than any other human alive. Except for Glen Sather and look how many cups the Rangers have won in the last 20-something years.
Last edited by Fan in Exile; 11-20-2018 at 10:52 AM.
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11-20-2018, 10:48 AM
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#152
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Some kinda newsbreaker!
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Learning Phaneufs skating style
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Peter Chiarelli @FakeOilersGM
Hard to pick just one but my favourite memory of Todd McLellan will be his reaction when I told him it wasn't Oliver Ekman-Larsson
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11-20-2018, 10:51 AM
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#153
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Quote:
Originally Posted by shadowlord
I bet Oilers brass figured they played well enough to win on Saturday, and just had an off-game against VGK (losing 6-2) on Saturday. When the Flames pummelled Vegas last night, the realization of the Oilers no-goodness sank in and they went into panic mode.
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That’s the narrative I like
Flames beat the Oilers in a throwback BoA game
Vegas beats up the Oilers.
Flames obliterate Vegas
Oilers fire the head coach.
It’s almost like a reaction more to what the Flames are doing. Which is also funny because just 20ish games ago they scooped up the worst coach this franchise has seen in years
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11-20-2018, 10:59 AM
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#156
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Taking a while to get to 5000
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Originally Posted by zamler
Anyway I look forward to a bewildered Hitchcock game after game.
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"Bewildered Hitchcock" sounds like an old timey ailment
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11-20-2018, 11:01 AM
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#157
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Lifetime Suspension
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Originally Posted by Toonage
"Bewildered Hitchcock" sounds like an old timey ailment
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It's very sad.
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11-20-2018, 11:03 AM
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#158
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Franchise Player
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Stream still waiting? Maybe Hitchcock changed his mind?
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Originally Posted by calgaryblood
Looks like you'll need one long before I will. May I suggest deflection king?
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11-20-2018, 11:04 AM
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#160
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Vancouver
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Otto-matic
I wonder if Q is waiting for Yzerman to go to Detroit and he'll join ranks as their Coach.
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Why would Yzerman leave Tampa?
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