Comedy gold out of Edmonton

[Cobiemonster]

From the moral victories department - at least nobody is worse than minus two for the Oilers tonight.

David Perron played 19:27 and somehow he was even

 

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How can a team with three consecutive 1st overall picks still be this bad?

 

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Yak only -1 tonight (less than 10 minutes of ice time though)

 

[mooger_35]

How can a team with three consecutive 1st overall picks still be this bad?

 

[puckhead]

The Edmonton Oilers were shut out 12 times in the 1980s

tonight makes 6 times this season alone

 

[Cobiemonster]

The Edmonton Oilers were shut out 12 times in the 1980s

tonight makes 6 times this season alone

At the rate they're going, they might at least get shutout 12 times this season alone

 

[BlueWolfZero]

My 3rd live game this year....Oilers have lost all three whilst being outscored 14-3. I can tell you for as lazy and defeated as they look on television, it is much more obvious live. This is a team that has no spinal column

Kudos to the guy who tossed his Oilers jersey on the ice as we were leaving. Many high fived him on the way out...

 

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Ryan Rishaug ‏@TSNRyanRishaug

Eakins just ripped into the fan who threw the jersey on the ice. Said he’s a quitter. Interesting comments.

Yeah Dallas, that's right, the fans are the problem in Edmonton.

 

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[Cobiemonster]

Note to Dallas Eakins: Talking shit about fans never gets you anywhere, you never win that way

He needs to focusing on coaching his own team - all the hype he's gotten as this so-called next great coach is stupid - he hasn't done jack in the NHL - at the rate he's going, he should just go back to the AHL or Juniors - there are coaches that are better equipped for this team, like Peter Laviolette, who's actually won a Stanley Cup

 

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Note to Dallas Eakins: Talking shit about fans never gets you anywhere, you never win that way

He needs to focusing on coaching his own team - all the hype he's gotten as this so-called next great coach is stupid - he hasn't done jack in the NHL - at the rate he's going, he should just go back to the AHL or Juniors - there are coaches that are better equipped for this team, like Peter Laviolette, who's actually won a Stanley Cup

I would love the Jets to destroy the Oilers tonight and watch the fans litter the ice with Oilers merchandise.

 

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Here's the video from the presser (about 3:30 in is where the question about the fan throwing the jersey on the ice and Eakins response follows):

PRE-GAME RAW | Dallas Eakins Video - NHL VideoCenter

 

[Cobiemonster]

I would love the Jets to destroy the Oilers tonight and watch the fans litter the ice with Oilers merchandise.

I bet Oilers fans are jealous of Flames fans, who actually get to watch a team that plays hard and gives it all they got

 

[mattola]

I bet Oilers fans are jealous of Flames fans, who actually get to watch a team that plays hard and gives it all they got

with half the talent.

 

[Cobiemonster]

with half the talent.

Yep - and the Flames are much better too in the standings

 

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I bet Oilers fans are jealous of Flames fans, who actually get to watch a team that plays hard and gives it all they got

with half the talent.

Saturday's game in Pittsburgh was a good example - Down 4-1 late in the 2nd period, it would have been easy for the team to mail it in, but they scored a goal in the final minute to make it 4-2 and then a goal early in the 3rd to make it 4-3. Joe Colborne made a great power move to beat Fleury, but he couldn't beat the post otherwise it would have been a tie game.

Flames will likely finish this season with a top-5 pick, but as long as they continue to show a good work ethic, I'm fine with it.

 

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Dan Tencer ‏@dantencer
And, yes, it's totally reasonable to suggest that Eakins worry more about the players who quit on Saturday instead of the fan that quit.

John MacKinnon ‏@rjmackinnon
#Oilers Eakins has either stood up to become lightning rod for fans frustration, or made a serious mistake.

I'm going with serious mistake, as Cobie stated above, when you start ripping into the fanbase, you are on thin ice.

 

[mattola]

Saturday's game in Pittsburgh was a good example - Down 4-1 late in the 2nd period, it would have been easy for the team to mail it in, but they scored a goal in the final minute to make it 4-2 and then a goal early in the 3rd to make it 4-3. Joe Colborne made a great power move to beat Fleury, but he couldn't beat the post otherwise it would have been a tie game.

Flames will likely finish this season with a top-5 pick, but as long as they continue to show a good work ethic, I'm fine with it.

its all you can ask for when rebuilding

 

[mattola]

me thinks canucks dodged a bullet on the coach choice of this one