• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

MayorsManor.com

NHL blog, LA Kings hockey news and interviews from The Mayor

  • Radio Replay
  • Prospect Rankings
  • Podcast
  • Contact Us
You are here: Home / Interview / Coaches and Management / Disheartened Oilers arrive in LA under cloud of questions

Disheartened Oilers arrive in LA under cloud of questions

October 27, 2013 By John Hoven

Will the Oilers acquire a goaltender anytime soon? Is a defenseman more likely to land in Edmonton first? These are just a few of the questions surrounding the young, on-the-rise team. However, following another loss on Saturday, the words coming out of the locker room are starting to show the mounting frustration.

After giving up a 4-3 lead in the third period, and ultimately losing to the Coyotes 5-4, here’s what was being said by coach Dallas Eakins and a few of the players…

– Eakins on the overall game: “It was an interesting game to say the least. It’s getting disheartening to keep coming back. I liked most of our game, but we keep coming up short. You tip two pucks into your own net. That is usually trouble. We have to find a way to block those shots on the penalty kill at the end. On both their goals I felt we had a real good look at getting in front of the shot and we didn’t quite get there. Not quite getting there is not good enough.”

– Eakins on his team tipping two pucks into their own net: “Those are tough. It’s one thing if it’s a missed coverage or a half-hearted play or they make a great play. I know what our players are thinking there, they are trying to get their stick on the puck so it can’t get to the net. We don’t want to do that. You block shots with your body, not your stick.”

– Forward Ryan Nugent-Hopkins on the overall game in Phoenix: “Once again, we played a pretty solid game for the most part. There was a five or ten minute stint in the third period where we let our guard down. For the most part we played a solid game but the penalties at the end killed us.”

– Nugent-Hopkins on his team’s penalty kill: “Like the rest of our game, we show good signs on the penalty kill. At times like that we need to get the job done. There were some pretty good plays by them. They have two defensemen that play well and are pretty skilled at the point. You try to limit that as much as possible. Obviously, you can’t take three penalties in the last 10 minutes.”

– Goaltender Jason LaBarbera on the overall game: “It was a weird one… A lot of pucks bouncing around. A couple tips and screen shots. It’s tough, your goalie has to be your best penalty killer and we couldn’t do it in the third period there.”

– LaBarbera on Phoenix Defenseman Keith Yandle’s goal: “No, I didn’t see it. I didn’t see the last two (goals).”

Perhaps in a related move, Edmonton has since announced they’ve recalled goaltender Richard Bachman.

Meanwhile, the Kings have their own challenges, including an expected roster move on the horizon.  Details here.

Reminder – West Coast Bias, our new show on NHL Network Radio, will be broadcasting live from the Staples Center immediately following the Kings-Oilers game.  Join us on Sirius 207 and XM 211 for two hours of hockey talk, featuring guests from the game and all the latest Western Conference news.

RELATED CONTENT:

Word Association – Kings players take on the Oilers

Follow @mayorNHL

Note to webmasters/reporters: When recapping news or interviews from this site please include a link to www.MayorsManor.com

Filed Under: Coaches and Management, HockeyBlog, Interview, NHL, NHL Players, Oilers, Spotlight Story Tagged With: coach, LaBarbera, Oilers

About John Hoven

John Hoven is a former member of the Professional Hockey Writers Association and co-hosts Kings of the Podcast. He's also the founder and editor of MayorsManor.com, which has been named Best Sports Blog in Los Angeles and Hockey Blog of the Year. Click "ABOUT OUR TEAM" below for a full bio.

Primary Sidebar

Kings Of The Podcast

Kings Of The Podcast: S2, E15 – Featuring Trent Yawney

With four players seeing time on the LA Kings blueline this season who each have less than 20 games of NHL experience, we felt it was the perfect time to bring assistant coach Trent Yawney onto the show to all things defense. Topics discussed on this Kings Of The Podcast episode include: – Mikey Anderson […]

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • RSS
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Recent Posts

  • Sunday: Ontario Reign Lineup Notes vs SJ, Turcotte Out, Surprise at LW4
  • This Date in LA Kings History: February 28th and 29th
  • Game 20: Todd McLellan Postgame Quotes After Kings Drop Back-to-Back Games in MN
  • Saturday: Ontario Reign Lineup Notes vs San Jose, Turcotte Remains Out
  • Saturday: LA Kings Projected Lineup for Wild Rematch in Road Trip Finale
  • This Date in LA Kings History: February 27th
  • Game 19: Todd McLellan Postgame Quotes After Kings Winning Streak Snapped in MN
  • Anze Kopitar Postgame Quotes after Kings 3-1 Loss to Wild
  • Tonge’s Ticket: Friday’s Best Bets for Kings at Wild
  • Friday: LA Kings Projected Lineup vs. Wild, Plus McLellan Quotes

Tweets by mayorNHL

Footer

Archives

Tags

AHL Bernier Blackhawks Brown camp Carter Clifford coach comments Doughty draft Ducks Greene hockey interview Kings Kopitar Lombardi Los Angeles Manchester Mayor MayorsManor Mitchell Monarchs Murray NHL Ontario Penner Playoffs Prospect Quick quote Radio Reign Richards Sharks Stanley Cup Stoll Sutter Toffoli trade video WCB West Coast Bias Williams

MayorsManor

  • About Our Team
  • Contact Us
  • Store

© 2021 MayorsManor.com