Confirmed with Link: Oilers hire Gulutzan, Yawney, & Viveiros as Assistant Coaches
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I feel sorry for Dianne Sletten (I had to look her name up). Part of the news conference and won't get any questions.
McDNicks17
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For as long as we have Katz as an owner we're going to have these guys around. I can live with Coffey being a part time guy who flies down once every month or two and gives some "wisdom" and then f***s off back to Toronto the rest of the time.
Never heard of a team doing that before. Seems like they want him to be an eye in the sky for the first two periods and then come down to relay adjustments for the third.
ToeMcDrag83
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Hope it works.
The coming down for the 3rd thing might have something to do with our inability to play a full 60 minutes.
How many times did we see Jekyll and Hyde last year not just game-to-game, but period-to-period.
Viveiros is touted as a positive energy guy apparently, maybe they want the between period injection of positivity to close out games, protect leads, push harder when trailing, that kind of thing. And lessons learned on opposition over the 1st two periods from overhead view to make proper adjustments instead of hoping the outcome just happens.
The coming down for the 3rd thing might have something to do with our inability to play a full 60 minutes.
How many times did we see Jekyll and Hyde last year not just game-to-game, but period-to-period.
Viveiros is touted as a positive energy guy apparently, maybe they want the between period injection of positivity to close out games, protect leads, push harder when trailing, that kind of thing. And lessons learned on opposition over the 1st two periods from overhead view to make proper adjustments instead of hoping the outcome just happens.
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CantHaveTkachev
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oh I get it, just weird
fly in every 10th game, gets on the ice for a practice or 2, says a few words to the defencemen, then f***s off for another 2 weeks lol
it's Katz' money so he can pay him for it...but odd to say the least
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McDNicks17
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He's watching game tape back home, so I would assume he's sending some notes to the coaching staffs between those trips too.
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Jumptheshark
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that is when the first reports surfaced for GG and Yawney--Only emmanual was added earlier in the week
Maybe a bit. I wonder if it was one of the stipulations for Manny to come. Wants to be on an NHL coaching staff, but doesn't want to be off the bench entirely. I can't imagine being the "eye in the sky" coach is great for future career potential.
I imagine it's sold as provides feedback to McLellan during the 1st two periods and in the final period can come down and speak to the players directly about adjustments they can be making in game based on what he's seen in the 1st two periods.
Jumptheshark
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I am talking about WHEN IT WAS REPORTED
so it was not reported three weeks ago at the start of the WC that GG and Yawmey were going to join the oilers
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Best part is that the Oilers don't have to provide draft picks to the Flames and Ducks for hiring fired/not re-signed staff.
Still the stupidest rule that the NHL implemented.
Still the stupidest rule that the NHL implemented.
bone
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But I think they also have a consultant that I think has helped some good goalies. I can't remember the name though.
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Huddy was one of the best in the league at defensive development. I’d take him back in a heart beat. He made Gilbert and Grebeshkov a dynamite pairing. It’s no surprise that they fell off a cliff when he left IMO.
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I can't recall seeing another team do a similar thing, but the man upstairs generally just relays info on how the other team is deploying and gives that info to the bench so they can make adjustments, I guess the feeling is that the adjustments should of been made by the 3rd period and he doesn't have much value staying up there cause you aren't going to be fundamentally changing your strategy in the middle of the 3rd period. The guy up top often makes the call as to whether or not the play should be challenged (having the benefit of the big monitors), so someone will need to fill in that role when he comes down.
By and large I am happy with the coaching changes given the names that were realistically available. The only two coaching positions I'm not thrilled about it, is Woodcroft as the AHL head coach and Dustin Schwartz as the goalie coach.
Is Coffey still a part-timer? I know it sounded like he was pre-dominantly coaching his kids team before and just swinging by in his downtime to help with skills coaching.
Digger12
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GG and MannyV I'm 60/40 positive about, but I think bringing in Yawney is going to be a huge win. I'm really looking forward to see what he can do to improve the games of the young dmen here:
Nurse
Benning
Klefbom
And even the kids trying to make the big club:
Bear
Jones
Mantha (assuming his eye injury clears up)
Lagesson
One thing's for sure...if the Oilers stumble again next year, I don't expect it'll be these new assistants that are going to feel the heat. It'll be everyone else (players/head coach/management) around them.
Nurse
Benning
Klefbom
And even the kids trying to make the big club:
Bear
Jones
Mantha (assuming his eye injury clears up)
Lagesson
One thing's for sure...if the Oilers stumble again next year, I don't expect it'll be these new assistants that are going to feel the heat. It'll be everyone else (players/head coach/management) around them.
