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Because Hall had been in the league for a couple years and had learned from a couple real coaches before Eakins showed up? You notice how the guys most affected by Eakns were Schultz and Yakupov who both only had the lock out season with Kreuger before Eakins came to town? Hell Eberle had his numbers crippled by Eakins too and immediately bounced back when he was fired, but I think with Schultz and Yakupov the damage was too much to their rookie brains. Even Nugent-Hopkins hasn't been the same offensive player since Eakins came to town that he was prior, though he did learn the defensive side of the game quite well, to the point where he cheats for D rather than O most of the time. It's hard to describe how bad the man was as a coach to people who don't follow the team closely. This is the guy who benched Yakupov after scoring a goal because he wanted him to end the game on a positive note.

would he be a bust if Eakins hadn't got his hands on him though? Before Eakins some people even talked like maybe he'd work out better than Hall or RNH.

So is that an admission that you didn't even bother to read it? Yakupov was the consensus #1 pick. None was taking anyone other than him at number 1, what I wrote were the reasons why other players weren't in the conversation for #1 despite how hindsight has worked out. Bad draft year is bad.

No Williams is just naturally manish, the guy I'd question about juicing is Nadal. Seriously the way he used to get hurt and come back even better, the way he could physically play... just seems like a classic case of a guy doing something to get an edge. And really if Sharapova was really taking something to improve her game she should ask for her money back.

That's not looking at the big picture. Galchenyuk was the other top forward and he hasn't done a whole lot either not to mention he was hurt so much he was never going to be the first overall pick. None of the other forwards have really distinguished themselves from that draft and the 2nd overall Ryan Murray has had his own issues and was not a sure fire guy to take at #1 either. Then you got a bunch of other D that have worked out but none of them were ever in consideration for first overall. Griffin Reinhart was highly touted but only as a defensive guy with limited offense and he still hasn't fully established himself in the NHL, Morgan Reilly was a guy who was also hurt too much leading into the draft to be taken first overall. Lindholm and Trouba have worked out nicely but neither of them were thought to be on that level, especially Trouba, he took a huge step his post draft year. He was even a bit of a reach where the Jets took him. It's a pretty shitty draft year all in all, forwards especially. Yakupovs problem is that he's an emotional player who really lacks hockey IQ. Now you can over come that with good coaching and we saw him as a rookie under Ralph Kreuger who was a very positive motivational coach that he led the Oilers in goals and was tied for the rookie lead in scoring, but then Eakins came in and really did break him. Schultz too. Just tore them down completely and left them lying in a ditch trying to recover and I am afraid that Yakupov at this point is simply afraid to play hockey the way he needs to because he's been jerked around so much. You put the kid in a stable situation and I think he's able to be saved and become a useful player, trouble is that things have become so toxic for him in Edmonton that he won't be saved there. I dunno why people think the Oilers can easily move Nugent-Hopkins either, have you not seen how much that team has struggled without him taking the difficult matchups? People always focus on his offense as a reason he's not living up to potential but the dude is a very good two way centre and without him taking the heavies it makes it really hard on Draisaitl and McDavid. You think it's coicidence that Draisaitls production fell off a cliff when RNH got hurt and suddenly he had to take the tougher matchups?

I'd like to see something with Trouba and Yakupov being the main players but it ain't ******* happening.

Your wording confuses me... it implies that Eberle is less expendable than Hall or RNH?

If you think cable companies are going to do anything that doesn't result in maximum profit for minimum services you're fooling yourselves. They're all pirates.

The fact that Meyers and Klefbom are close now isn't a stroke in Meyers favour considering how much younger Klefbom is. Reinhart and Musil won't ever be as good as Klefbom and I highly doubt Davidson gets to that level either considering he's also a year older than Klefbom. Hell if you ask me right now I'd probably trade Nurse before Klefbom he was that good before getting hurt. So no I don't want the Jets D in favour of Klefbom and a high first round pick. That doesn't make the Oilers a better team. Let's for the sake of argument say Klefbom and Meyers are a saw off, I believe the Oilers can take that first and get a better D than Enstrom, especially if they package it with a forward. Everyone wants to "fix" the Oilers defense by trying to swindle them into a bad trade, it's wishful thinking at best. The Oilers do have some room to be a bit flexible because Klefbom and Davidson have really take a step forward in their development and Nurse could follow suit quickly and who knows what might happen with some of the other farm hands. Last year no one would have believed that Davidson would turn into a legit NHL defenseman but people who followed the team knew he was on a real nice development track. So yeah unless you're trading someone for a forward not interested.

So Edmonton gets better by trading their best defenseman? Just stop. If Klefbom and the first round pick are in a deal I want better defensemen than Meyers and Enstrom coming back. Perhaps you are unaware of just how good Klefbom was playing before he got hurt.... but he was ******* good and then to lose Davidson who has been a real pleasant surprise this year early in the game of course the D was going to look rough for the Oilers. Meyers would be a nice fit in Edmonton but unless you're willing to build something around Yakupov then there's probably not a deal to be had.

but that pretty much already happens. Teams are always happy to rip up contracts and give out new ones or especially just release guys not earning their keep. Now I ain't sold on Jennings being the super star yet, seen too many rookie qbs have a hot start then get figured out to rush to proclaim them the next great thing, but the guy is getting a tiny salary for the position, he should be doing whatever he can to get at least back up qb money.

Ugh.... First of all Leslie Jones is not funny at all so that's a miss, second of all the trailer makes it seem like they're letting Melissa McCarthy and Kristen Wiig try and carry the thing, haven't we seen enough of those two? Kate Mckinnon can do whatever the **** she wants and I'll probably laugh though. This whole thing just seemed like a bad idea from the get go and they haven't changed my mind at all.

I suspect the reference to Regina was simply to make the joke.

It's basically a movie that's only contribution to society currently is for people to show off 3D televisions... does anyone actually buy those?

these are the types that think a good NCAA team would beat a CFL team so pay them no mind.

Calling it now but Avatar 2 is going to flop. Avatar got a lot of buzz as a showcase for 3D but seems like the fad for 3D is waning and let's be honest here, Avatar as a movie wasn't all that great. It made butt loads of cash but I don't really see the same demand for a sequel being there.

obvious propaganda just annoys me. How about we don't treat fans like we're all a bunch of mouth breathing ******* who will swallow any tripe they feed us?

says he can't promise anything, immediately makes a promise. It's reasons like that this blog is unreadble most times.

Yeah John Carter was better than expected. I think it suffered from people not understanding how to market it. Side note, the books are a fun read too.

It's easy to get an R rating, 3 fucks and you're there

Mack had no problem scouting and finding american players though... He really did operate very similarly to Popp, just that Popp had Calvillo for so long

They are small and it's hard to see them until it's gone past the earth. Space is big, like humogous big and meteors are just little specks in it.

If people are interested in the ratings of movies I highly recommend watching the documentary "This Film Is Not Yet Rated" Really provides a good insight into how ****** up the system for rating movies is.

I'd watch CIS football before NFL. **** that league so much. The over the top hype is just too much, kills any interest I might ever have.