As much as people would love to attack lowe for this...lowe was busy with setting up our greater arms reach like the ahl, echl, junior kings and scouting and etc etc etc. People think he pulls the strings but the Oilers organization is immense in scope. The Oilers, when Tambo became GM focussed on being a hockey entertainment production company basically...Lowes job was mostly putting all of it together. LAFORGE etc were guys handling sponsors and name brand awareness and revenue streams.
I know everyones trusty dead horse to kick is lowe...but i find it impossible to believe all these problems some how came up after a decade of Lowe managing...only when Tambo shows his face in the organization. I odont see Lowe flying all over the country constantly and texting souray or yell at renney. I believe MacT felt any purge should start with Tambo himself.
Take a look at how MacT used Gagner in his first two years...i wouldnt say the ice time was generous by any means. I recall MacT sheltering Gagner quite alot. Can they get big ice time? Yes if they were rolling and normally not an all kids line (horc, hemsky, moreau, etc etc).
And i recall many people complaining about Gagners lack of ice time. The thing about MacT was that if you were playing well he played you and he juggled lines to make sure people got the ice time he felt they could handle on that night.
To me Eakins doesnt adapt game to game or in-game.
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