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Forums :: Blog World :: Ryan Garner: An Open Letter to Dallas Eakins
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nated81
Edmonton Oilers
Location: ON
Joined: 07.09.2013

Oct 15 @ 1:05 PM ET
What's up buddy?
- HouseArrest187

The usual, sitting and waiting for the call. I was really hoping this long weekend would have brought something. Is that morbid?
laughs2907
Edmonton Oilers
Location: Wuhan, China
Joined: 07.18.2006

Oct 15 @ 1:07 PM ET
He needs to earn it first. Either that or he needs others to start playing worse than him.
- Lahey


Yup... He's not hustling, he's not battling for loose pucks, and he's constantly trying to stick handle through 4-5 players. Not good enough.
Lahey
Edmonton Oilers
Location: del's basement chilling with S, AB
Joined: 03.07.2011

Oct 15 @ 1:08 PM ET
I think there's some of that already.
- AlEx_OiL

Eberle has 3 points in the past 5 games. Hemsky 2 in 5. That itself is more than Yak has done.
saskoil21
Edmonton Oilers
Joined: 06.09.2009

Oct 15 @ 1:09 PM ET
Eakins is going to get canned by the 25 game mark if he does not start using his talented players better. Sitting Yakupov over Will Acton, Ryan Smith etc is very inefficient. You are going to piss Yak off so bad you never see the best of him. Trade or KHL is on the horizon because Yak won't sit for long.

Eakins is mishandling this team while he tries to dictate that he is boss, what a jerk. In the NHL with guaranteed salaries this is not how to motivate millionaires, coaches lose!

- flyerdude17



Pretty much this...
Salvo
Edmonton Oilers
Location: Toronto, ON
Joined: 02.13.2009

Oct 15 @ 1:09 PM ET


Ya. Just spaced out on it.

- HouseArrest187


That's why playoff pools are da best. Invest in a couple of different rosters in big pools for like 10/ 20 bucks per team and zang - let 'em ride.

AlEx_OiL
Edmonton Oilers
Location: Machu Picchu, AB
Joined: 02.28.2011

Oct 15 @ 1:09 PM ET
Anyways,the main concern still a Goalie so unless the forwards can score 15 goals today Oil are screw and I don't even know if 15 goals are going to be enough today.
laughs2907
Edmonton Oilers
Location: Wuhan, China
Joined: 07.18.2006

Oct 15 @ 1:11 PM ET
Pretty much this...
- saskoil21


I know, right? What a jerk Eakins is sitting guys who do not put in effort! Who does Eakins think he is? The coach or something? Pfffff
AlEx_OiL
Edmonton Oilers
Location: Machu Picchu, AB
Joined: 02.28.2011

Oct 15 @ 1:11 PM ET
Pretty much this...
- saskoil21

I won't judge the coach yet till he gets a full line up and a real goalie,from that point on if the team still not improving then yes there's a coaching problem.
Salvo
Edmonton Oilers
Location: Toronto, ON
Joined: 02.13.2009

Oct 15 @ 1:12 PM ET
Pretty much this...
- saskoil21


nah.

That's one thing I like about the new installment. No more new coaches, whatever this team is or will be, it's Eakins and Mac-T for a while. Good.
Salvo
Edmonton Oilers
Location: Toronto, ON
Joined: 02.13.2009

Oct 15 @ 1:14 PM ET
Missed the game last night.

Did we outplay them?

I heard Lababa was sub-par but the PP goals were not his fault - true?
saskoil21
Edmonton Oilers
Joined: 06.09.2009

Oct 15 @ 1:15 PM ET
I know, right? What a jerk Eakins is sitting guys who do not put in effort! Who does Eakins think he is? The coach or something? Pfffff
- laughs2907



Dont you have a walmart or target to apply to?
Lahey
Edmonton Oilers
Location: del's basement chilling with S, AB
Joined: 03.07.2011

Oct 15 @ 1:16 PM ET
Missed the game last night.

Did we outplay them?

I heard Lababa was sub-par but the PP goals were not his fault - true?

- Salvo

It's been like the others. We out shoot them, but get less bounces. You could defend JL on all the goals, but to be honest he was shaky the whole game. At some point that puck has to be stopped.
laughs2907
Edmonton Oilers
Location: Wuhan, China
Joined: 07.18.2006

Oct 15 @ 1:17 PM ET
Dont you have a walmart or target to apply to?
- saskoil21


You don't think it's the coaches right to bench guys who aren't playing well? Are you seriously that (frank)ing retarded? You're by far the worst poster on this site

You have zero common sense
yakattack
Edmonton Oilers
Location: Charlottetown, PEI
Joined: 07.18.2012

Oct 15 @ 1:19 PM ET
It's been like the others. We out shoot them, but get less bounces. You could defend JL on all the goals, but to be honest he was shaky the whole game. At some point that puck has to be stopped.
- Lahey



the only one that he had no chance on was Ward's goal
Lahey
Edmonton Oilers
Location: del's basement chilling with S, AB
Joined: 03.07.2011

Oct 15 @ 1:20 PM ET
You don't think it's the coaches right to bench guys who aren't playing well? Are you seriously that (frank)ing retarded? You're by far the worst poster on this site

You have zero common sense

- laughs2907

So that's a no to Wal-Mart/Target?
laughs2907
Edmonton Oilers
Location: Wuhan, China
Joined: 07.18.2006

Oct 15 @ 1:20 PM ET
So that's a no to Wal-Mart/Target?
- Lahey


AlEx_OiL
Edmonton Oilers
Location: Machu Picchu, AB
Joined: 02.28.2011

Oct 15 @ 1:20 PM ET
You don't think it's the coaches right to bench guys who aren't playing well? Are you seriously that (frank)ing retarded? You're by far the worst poster on this site
- laughs2907

I know your reply is for someone else,but I got not problem with the coach sitting players not matter who it's,the only thing I don't agree with is the way the coach have been using Yak in General so far this season,I do hope things get better.
Lahey
Edmonton Oilers
Location: del's basement chilling with S, AB
Joined: 03.07.2011

Oct 15 @ 1:21 PM ET
the only one that he had no chance on was Ward's goal
- yakattack

I have a hard time blaming him on PP goals with the likes of Ovi and Backstrom out there, but at some point the goalie has to make a save.
AlEx_OiL
Edmonton Oilers
Location: Machu Picchu, AB
Joined: 02.28.2011

Oct 15 @ 1:24 PM ET
In another news;

Ryane Clowe

GP 6 G 0 A 1 -5

yikes
nagasadow
Edmonton Oilers
Location: Edmonton, AB
Joined: 09.30.2013

Oct 15 @ 1:25 PM ET
I know your reply is for someone else,but I got not problem with the coach sitting players not matter who it's,the only thing I don't agree with is the way the coach have been using Yak in General so far this season,I do hope things get better.
- AlEx_OiL

maybe he's got yak knitting a pair of long johns so that dubstep can get hot in net
BigDre
Edmonton Oilers
Location: The only thing we win is a trophy for our captain who attends gay pride parades- Lahey, AB
Joined: 01.09.2012

Oct 15 @ 1:25 PM ET
Jultz should be forced to show he can play D before joining the rush. Do your freakin' job, then show us you have offence.
Lahey
Edmonton Oilers
Location: del's basement chilling with S, AB
Joined: 03.07.2011

Oct 15 @ 1:25 PM ET
In another news;

Ryane Clowe

GP 6 G 0 A 1 -5

yikes

- AlEx_OiL

Not shocking he had a lot of struggles last year.
laughs2907
Edmonton Oilers
Location: Wuhan, China
Joined: 07.18.2006

Oct 15 @ 1:25 PM ET
I know your reply is for someone else,but I got not problem with the coach sitting players not matter who it's,the only thing I don't agree with is the way the coach have been using Yak in General so far this season,I do hope things get better.
- AlEx_OiL


If he displayed the effort on the ice and earned that right, I'm sure Eakins would have no problem putting him in the top 6... He just hasn't been putting in the effort on the ice so far this season.

I agree with you agreeing with me about the benching thing
laughs2907
Edmonton Oilers
Location: Wuhan, China
Joined: 07.18.2006

Oct 15 @ 1:26 PM ET
In another news;

Ryane Clowe

GP 6 G 0 A 1 -5

yikes

- AlEx_OiL


He must think he's playing for the Oilers.
HouseArrest187
Edmonton Oilers
Location: ITS ON LIKE DONKEYKONG.... You know.... If he was sitting on a porch..., SK
Joined: 08.01.2012

Oct 15 @ 1:27 PM ET
The usual, sitting and waiting for the call. I was really hoping this long weekend would have brought something. Is that morbid?
- nated81

not at all.
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