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 Jim Playfair hired as an associate coach [message #739121]
Thu, 20 June 2019 19:11 Go to next message
Kr55  is currently offline Kr55
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The #Oilers have hired Jim Playfair as an associate coach. Playfair brings 10 years of @NHL coaching experience, most recently working with Dave Tippett in Arizona from 2011 to 2017


Hope we get to see some of this!




On a more alarming note though:

Jim Playfair
Defense -- shoots L
Born May 22 1964 -- Fort Saint James, BC
[55 yrs. ago]
Height 6.03 -- Weight 185 [191 cm/84 kg]
Drafted by Edmonton Oilers
- round 1 #20 overall 1982 NHL Entry Draft



Bad combo. We are already loaded up on LHD, and he is technically 80's Oilers OBC.

[Updated on: Thu, 20 June 2019 19:16]


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 Re: Jim Playfair hired as an associate coach [message #739122 is a reply to message #739121 ]
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A former Flamer! And a member of the old boys club? Some heads may explode...

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Bob Marley and the (Hartford) Wailers.

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 Re: Jim Playfair hired as an associate coach [message #739135 is a reply to message #739121 ]
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Collecting failed Flames coaches. I wonder what 'Artley is doing?


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 Re: Jim Playfair hired as an associate coach [message #739137 is a reply to message #739121 ]
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Kr55 wrote on Thu, 20 June 2019 19:11


Drafted by Edmonton Oilers
- round 1 #20 overall 1982 NHL Entry Draft



Bad combo. We are already loaded up on LHD, and he is technically 80's Oilers OBC.

Just update your signature now, Adam.




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 Re: Jim Playfair hired as an associate coach [message #739142 is a reply to message #739137 ]
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All I know is Robyn Regehr hated him as a head coach, but that was years ago.


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 Re: Jim Playfair hired as an associate coach [message #739143 is a reply to message #739142 ]
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You hear lots of former players talk about their time with Hitch and how they hated him when they played but do nothing but praise him for making them better players.
I don't care if the players are besties with the coaches, they just need to play well and become better.



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 Re: Jim Playfair hired as an associate coach [message #739151 is a reply to message #739143 ]
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RDOilerfan wrote on Fri, 21 June 2019 09:03

You hear lots of former players talk about their time with Hitch and how they hated him when they played but do nothing but praise him for making them better players.
I don't care if the players are besties with the coaches, they just need to play well and become better.


His quote from what I remembered was something along the lines "He's a #%#% idiot and we tuned him out by December"

Again. This was a long time ago and an associates role is much different than a head coach's. Some people will never be good HC's, but are great complimentary guys. He hasn't seen much playoffs in his career as a coach.

The jury is out.



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 Re: Jim Playfair hired as an associate coach [message #739152 is a reply to message #739151 ]
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inverno76 wrote on Fri, 21 June 2019 09:56

RDOilerfan wrote on Fri, 21 June 2019 09:03

You hear lots of former players talk about their time with Hitch and how they hated him when they played but do nothing but praise him for making them better players.
I don't care if the players are besties with the coaches, they just need to play well and become better.


His quote from what I remembered was something along the lines "He's a #%#% idiot and we tuned him out by December"

Again. This was a long time ago and an associates role is much different than a head coach's. Some people will never be good HC's, but are great complimentary guys. He hasn't seen much playoffs in his career as a coach.

The jury is out.

You just have to trust the process here. I have no doubt that he was autonomously selected with full autonomy and that's what's really important.



You can't always get what you want, but if you try sometimes, you just might find, you can get a lottery pick.


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 Re: Jim Playfair hired as an associate coach [message #739153 is a reply to message #739152 ]
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Former Oiler hired and people are not going insane


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 Re: Jim Playfair hired as an associate coach [message #739290 is a reply to message #739121 ]
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Has tons of experience and Tippet's man so has to be a positive.


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