GDT: "THE SPIN-O-RAMA"|Oilers vs. Tampa Bay|11.07.13|5:30PM|SNO

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Sloth Slothersons*

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6-0. Stamkos 6 goals. Hall and Yakupov -6. 8 threads on the main boards about Hall and Yakupov being busts.
 

Trafalgar Sadge Law

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Expecting something like this from the second line.

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Buffalo Sabres doing their very best Edmonton Oilers impression.
 

dustrock

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It is hard to comprehend why Smyth would be playing center.

Why not roll RNH-Gagner-Gordon-Arcobello?
 

Cloned

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The Flying V is hilarious. Should try it more often. Maybe drop pass like 4 times before finally taking a shot that's blocked. Might be more effective than our current offense. :sarcasm:
 

Tarus

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From top line left winger praised as the best board player on the team, to the 4th line center role in a month.

How the mighty have fallen.

The lines look like something Kreuger put together late last season as well. If Eakins has finally gotten over his own hubris and started looking at the few things that were successful with this team last year, hopefully footage of the powerplay is included.
 

BoldNewLettuce

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From top line left winger praised as the best board player on the team, to the 4th line center role in a month.

Good thing Eakins doesnt watch hockey or listen to his assistant coaches or have assistant coaches that explain Smyth was on the 4th line last year for a reason....though maybe they thought he would have one his patented "hey I'll just score 15 goals in the first 30 games and then do nothing for the rest of the year" starts
 

Tarus

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Good thing Eakins doesnt watch hockey or listen to his assistant coaches or have assistant coaches that explain Smyth was on the 4th line last year for a reason....though maybe they thought he would have one his patented "hey I'll just score 15 goals in the first 30 games and then do nothing for the rest of the year" starts

There were quite a few things that could have been avoided if Smith or Bucky had taken two seconds to pull Eakins aside and explain a few things.

Either they are the ultimate sycophants and just praise everything Eakins says without any input, or they did give advice and Eakins ignored them.

Neither scenario is flattering to the coaching staff, or Katz's insistence on keeping them around.
 

Valic

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I still think Omark is being given a chance so we can trade a skill guy. That being said, he's paid his dues complaint free and I hope he succeeds.

Oh Oilers win 5-4 shoot out.
 

doulos

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I still think Omark is being given a chance so we can trade a skill guy.

If Omark suddenly played like a player who made a skill guy expendable that would utterly amazing. I don't believe there's a chance it happens, but it certainly wouldn't be a bad thing.
 

Quokka

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There were quite a few things that could have been avoided if Smith or Bucky had taken two seconds to pull Eakins aside and explain a few things.

Either they are the ultimate sycophants and just praise everything Eakins says without any input, or they did give advice and Eakins ignored them.

Neither scenario is flattering to the coaching staff, or Katz's insistence on keeping them around.

Or, they are terribly inept and cannot assess players or implement systems at all and the Oilers have been saddling their head coaches with the same useless assistants for years. Not that it's any more flattering!
 

KarmaPolice

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do not like Gagner at center

Yeah, I'd rather see Arcobello centering the 2nd line, and put Gagner on RW on the 3rd line. But hopefully Gagner can get his game going.

If we get decent goaltending, we might have a shot at this one. I guess that's a pretty big "if," however.
 
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