All you need to do is look at the TOI usage between the two teams to realize that Eakin's doesn't know what he's doing. With Vancouver the TOI difference between the 1st and 3rd line is around 3 minutes, so between 18 to 15 minutes with the 4th line getting 10 minutes.
With the Oiler's the gap between the 1st and 3rd line is 5 minutes, while a returning from injury RNH played 2 minutes more then Hall and 6 minutes more then our checking center.
The defence TOI was balanced for Vancouver with a total of 3 minute difference between the 1st and 3rd pairings. Edmonton had an 8 minute differance between the 1st and 3rd pairing with Nikitin and Schultz playing almost 7 minutes more then the 2nd pairing.
So what it looks like Eakin's is doing is riding his top line and defensive pairing to the point where they are near tired by games end while the Canucks create balance thru out their lineup. All this does creates are tired top players with a higher chance of injuries.
Schultz had the most TOI above all D man. Results? No shots or hits. WTF is he doing? He passed the puck all night, when he had a chance to at least shoot it. What happened to his confidence of shooting that damn wrister of his.