and how has he been rewarded? Playing with Gazdic tonight
- SpoiledByOil

i know, FFS.

it feels like you guys need a shock in the locker room, trading eberle would be a big message to the rest of the team to wake up. Something has to give there, there's just not enough talent in net and on d to play a defensively lax game. I don't know how you change that without making some drastic moves. Have said before, I like the Oilers and don't think you guys deserve this, having been through it, it sucks.
- Isles_since_6

I wanted to trade Eberle for Simmonds and Cobourn 2 years ago, i was promptly called an idiot. Now we couldn't even do Eberle for Simmonds straight up

I wanted to trade Eberle for Simmonds and Cobourn 2 years ago, i was promptly called an idiot. Now we couldn't even do Eberle for Simmonds straight up
- SpoiledByOil

? because we need dmen?????

Nope..

Coaches are always the scapegoat.

Eakins will prevail.
- Arctic_AARDVARK

Eakins is garbage

No trading of Eberle is allowed. I have his jersey and i want it to be relevant.
- ChetManly

I think someone relevant is going to have to be moved for the rest of the team to snap out of it and wake up. Management doesn't seem to be going anywhere and I don't think they want to dump yet another coach (although eakins doesn't seem capable)

the team defense looks just lazy and disinterested and your goaltending isn't good enough to steal a game under those conditions. It's a bad spot to be in.

Eakins is garbage
- SpoiledByOil

This.

? because we need dmen?????
- saskoil21

Oh that's it? Almost looks like a power forward might actually be helpful. and last i checked Coburn was a D? Almost as if it would have filled 2 holes. kind of like JBs mom

guess not

I think someone relevant is going to have to be moved for the rest of the team to snap out of it and wake up. Management doesn't seem to be going anywhere and I don't think they want to dump yet another coach (although eakins doesn't seem capable)

the team defense looks just lazy and disinterested and your goaltending isn't good enough to steal a game under those conditions. It's a bad spot to be in.
- Isles_since_6

Doesn't help when Schultz and Nikitin are playing huge minutes while Fayne is playing 16 minutes and Marincin is mostly scratched.

Doesn't help when Schultz and Nikitin are playing huge minutes while Fayne is playing 16 minutes and Marincin is mostly scratched.
- SpoiledByOil

That confuses me, fayne was a good addition, why the limited ice time?

Oh that's it? Almost looks like a power forward might actually be helpful. and last i checked Coburn was a D? Almost as if it would have filled 2 holes. kind of like JBs mom

guess not
- SpoiledByOil

That confuses me, fayne was a good addition, why the limited ice time?
- Isles_since_6

Because Eakins is an idiot. Even (frank)ing Hunt was playing 22 minutes a night while he was up here

Eakins is garbage
- SpoiledByOil

No,

Your team is garbage, and have been garbage for quiet some time.

They tried a coaching change already.

I think someone relevant is going to have to be moved for the rest of the team to snap out of it and wake up. Management doesn't seem to be going anywhere and I don't think they want to dump yet another coach (although eakins doesn't seem capable)

the team defense looks just lazy and disinterested and your goaltending isn't good enough to steal a game under those conditions. It's a bad spot to be in.
- Isles_since_6

The defense hasn't been deployed correctly. Fayne, Marincin and Petry (and to an extent Ference) haven't been receiving the amount of ice time that the likes of Nikitin and Jultz (our two worst dmen) are receiving. Fayne was brought in for possession abilities and yet we send two guys out there that like to give the puck away.

It's going to be a sad day this year when Petry leaves the Oilers and we give Jultz 5mil +

No,

Your team is garbage, and have been garbage for quiet some time.

They tried a coaching change already.
- Arctic_AARDVARK

parts of the team are garbage. The goalies have been playing like garbage and the coach is deploying players in a garbage manner.

So, yes, to an extent, all of us are correct in who is garbage.

That confuses me, fayne was a good addition, why the limited ice time?
- Isles_since_6

Because #Eakins

No,

Your team is garbage, and have been garbage for quiet some time.

They tried a coaching change already.
- Arctic_AARDVARK

A truly good coach can even make a bottom 5 caliber team look decent. Does Eakins get the most out of his players and roster? Hell no.

No,

Your team is garbage, and have been garbage for quiet some time.

They tried a coaching change already.
- Arctic_AARDVARK

Just because they were stupid in getting rid of Renney, and then again in Kruger, doesn't make Eakins right.

We were progressing on all levels with a younger smaller core, worse D and a worse bottom 6. We had one of the best special teams in the League to one of the worst. but yea, you're right

The defense hasn't been deployed correctly. Fayne, Marincin and Petry (and to an extent Ference) haven't been receiving the amount of ice time that the likes of Nikitin and Jultz (our two worst dmen) are receiving. Fayne was brought in for possession abilities and yet we send two guys out there that like to give the puck away.

It's going to be a sad day this year when Petry leaves the Oilers and we give Jultz 5mil +
- ChetManly

this

A truly good coach can even make a bottom 5 caliber team look decent. Does Eakins get the most out of his players and roster? Hell no.
- Nucker101

(frank) no- Eakins is the problem not the solution...

I'd rather see this team do well for the rest of the season then get McDavid. Honestly.

Just because they were stupid in getting rid of Renney, and then again in Kruger, doesn't make Eakins right.

We were progressing on all levels with a younger smaller core, worse D and a worse bottom 6. We had one of the best special teams in the League to one of the worst. but yea, you're right
- SpoiledByOil

So they were doing better under a coach who has spent considerable amounts of time implementing his system, but you want to fire the new guy? The Oilers suck because they built a crappy team, Eakins had nothing to do with that.

You realize that all the other 29 teams are progressing too right? Progress is slow, but slow will seem really slow if you are used to the speed of daily alberta life.

Yak is intriguing because Lord knows the Flyers, aside from the top line, need all the help they can get putting the puck in the net. If there weren't so many ?'s, I'd be OK trying to find a way to get him here.

Still think the asking price will be too rich for my blood.

A truly good coach can even make a bottom 5 caliber team look decent. Does Eakins get the most out of his players and roster? Hell no.
- Nucker101

This isn't a playoff roster. But is it a bottom feeder roster? Hell (frank)ing no it's not

Did nt PK just sign a new contract??
Doesnt MTL have an aging defense?
Does Montreal want Mcdavid that bad??
- saskoil21

Aging defense...sort of. I mean yes they just picked up 3 guys who are 35+ but they also have a bunch of kids coming, so..........

I'd rather see this team do well for the rest of the season then get McDavid. Honestly.
- Morris

I don't even know what to think anymore!!!!