Posts About "Dallas Eakins"
Oilers Coaching Carousel Continues: Dallas Eakins Fired
December 15th, 2014 The last time Craig MacTavish was the head coach of the Oilers was in 2009. He was fired and replaced by Pat Quinn, who lasted one season behind the bench. Quinn was then replaced by Tom Renney who had the job for two seasons. Ralph Kruegar took over for a season, and then was replaced by Dallas Eakins, who made it for a season and a...
Breaking News: Oilers Fire Head Coach Dallas Eakins
December 15th, 2014 The Edmonton Oilers have fired head coach Dallas Eakins. The decision came following Sunday night's loss to the New York Rangers in which the Oilers were shut-out 2-0. The loss moved Edmonton's record in their past 16 games to 1-11-4. The Oilers currently sit in last place in the Western Conference with a 7-19-5 record, good for...
The Dallas Eakins Hiring Doomed The Edmonton Oilers
December 15th, 2014 Things were supposed to be different this year for the Edmonton Oilers. Sure, nobody except the most oil-tinted-glasses-wearing fans of the team thought that Edmonton actually had a good shot at making the playoffs this year. Not in this brutally tough Western Conference, and not with that roster void of both talent and...
By The Numbers: How Bad Have The Oilers Really Been This Year
December 13th, 2014 It goes without saying the Edmonton Oilers have had a tough start to the 2014-15 season with a 7-18-5 record not to mention being in the midst of a 1-10-4 run heading into the holiday break. Dallas Eakins, Craig MacTavish and everybody's favourite in Kevin Lowe have all had their heads called for by the fanbase expecting a major turn...
Oilers Hold Pointless Presser
December 5th, 2014 I didn’t bother setting an alarm. My life no longer revolves around the Edmonton Oilers’ schedule. When I finally took the time to watch the team’s Friday morning press conference — tuning in to the archived version a few hours after the fact — my initial reaction was: “Well, that’s a half hour of my life I can’t get...
The Battle of Alberta: A Tale of Two Rebuilds
December 4th, 2014 As the 2014-15 National Hockey League season moves head-long towards the one-third mark of the schedule, two questions are emanating out of the province of Alberta. "Why are the Calgary Flames doing so well?" "Why are the Edmonton Oilers doing so poorly?" The answers stem from their rebuilds and the circumstances surrounding...
