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mightyreasoner wrote on Mon, 10 June 2013 22:59 |
See, I got the opposite impression. Eakins talked at length about coaching players rather than teams. He went into a lot of detail about how as a coach he felt it was important to get to know each player - over lunch, over coffee, whatever, just really get to know them as people - in order to best understand how to make THAT PLAYER become the best player that that he could be. He talked over and over again how players are different and need to be coached and empowered in different ways. To me, that doesn't scream "one-track mind" at all.
I'll add this: One thing that I like is that Eakins is a fresh voice in the room. They haven't had that since Pat Quinn. With Renney and Krueger they were both associate coaches before they were head coaches, and so although they got bumped up a rung in the organizational chart, they were still familiar voices and faces. Everyone was upset that the Oilers didn't look outside the organization for the GM position, but not much is mentioned that Eakins is a fresh voice with no previous connection to this team. I know some are implying that he is a mouthpiece for Lowe, but again, I think that cynicism getting in the way of clear thinking. They may share a common vision on what a team should look like, but Eakins had other offers and would have gone somewhere else if he wasn't going to be given the opportunity to coach his style. We'll see what happens in training camp, but my gut feeling is there is going to be a bit of fresh life in the club that we maybe haven't seen in a while (provided MacTavish does what he needs to this summer and clears some dead weight and brings in some key acquisitions).
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In mentioning his observations of what worked and what didn't, it may have been more along the lines of what tactics other coaches used to motivate their players.
The comment on "one-track Mind" was more aligned with a vision of what he felt the players / team should be. Not necessarily how to motivate the players to achieve it. While he may employ the tactics of going to lunch, coffee, strippers, etc the common goal is still the same; get the players playing a game at a high compete and aggressive level. Not saying its a bad thing to play that way...
Yes Eakins possibly had other offers but let's face it...Lowe and MacT talked hockey situations and he felt comfortable, just like they did. Plus the fact of the talent and the upside and the fact if he can help resurrect the Oilers, he could write his own ticket, possibly. All win win for him.
Agree he will be a NEW voice in the room. I just cant see how that will be the answer. It comes down to the lineup.
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