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PASADENA - Al Michaels on NBC? That'll take some getting used to - for him and for us.
A fixture at ABC since the mid-1970s, Michaels takes his superb play-by-play skills to NBC, starting a week from Sunday. The Hall of Fame Game marks NBC's return to the NFL gridiron and a fresh chapter in Michaels' award- winning broadcasting career.
"I spent literally half my life with one company. I owe a lot of what I have to working there. There's no question that I wanted that to go on forever," said Michaels, 61, after a recent news conference promoting NBC's "Football Night in America."
A year ago, it was difficult to imagine it all unfolding this way.
NBC Sports chairman Dick Ebersol - who already had lured Michaels' "Monday Night Football" partner, John Madden - gave Michaels an offer and a deadline. Even though he believed NBC's new Sunday-night package would be a better fit for him than ESPN's version of "MNF," Michaels declined. The timing just wasn't right.
First, the '05 Hall of Fame Game was mere weeks away. Second, ABC was entering its final season of "MNF," and Michaels didn't want it "to go out with a thud," overshadowed by a mass exodus of talent.
"The right call, at that time, was to stay, keep it stable," Michaels said.
Other factors included Michaels' separate NBA contract with ABC and a feeling of denial that a 20-year relationship was coming to an end.
"'Monday Night Football' was part of my DNA," he said. "I loved it more at the end than the beginning. Maybe (leaving) would have been an admission that it was gone."
As last season progressed, the pull became stronger.
In addition to Madden, NBC hired Fred Gaudelli and Drew Esocoff, the producer-director duo from "MNF." With the play-by-play job still open, Michaels had a chance to stay with his on-air family.
Shortly after the Super Bowl, the deal was done: Michaels would join NBC in a "trade" from ABC/ESPN for the rights to Ryder Cup matches, Olympic highlights and, hysterically, cartoon character Oswald the Lucky Rabbit.
Michaels considers himself the fortunate one.
"I was lucky enough to have the choice," he said.
Ebersol did right by Michaels in two ways - keeping the job open and apologizing for giving him the deadline last July.
They aren't the only ones thankful it turned out the way it did.
If he hadn't been able to hire Michaels, Ebersol was considering Cris Collinsworth for play-by-play. Collinsworth, who will be part of the studio crew, is the best NFL analyst in the business. As a play-by-play guy, he's a novice.
"He saved my life," Collinsworth said of Michaels.
When someone asked what changes Michaels, Madden & Co. might make at their new network, Collinsworth bristled.
"Why the heck would you want them to change what they're doing?" he said. "As a fan, I hope it doesn't change."
But it will be different, even if the voices are the same. It's a new night, a new network, a new beginning.
"We've all been on the hike," Michaels said. "We're just going up a different mountain this year."
'BASE' first
You might think this is the first time Michaels and Bob Costas, NBC's studio host, will work together. But you'd be forgetting their roles in the ill-fated 1998 comedy "BASEketball."
Michaels, who has been friends with Costas for years, said they began working on their scenes at 7 in the morning. "By 1 o'clock," Michaels said, "we thought our careers were over."
Sometime after the movie came out, a fan asked Michaels to sign a DVD. This is what Michaels wrote:
"Danny, why would you buy this dreck? Al Michaels."
Speaking of Madden, NFL Network debuts a retrospective at 6 p.m. next Thursday entitled "John Madden: My Road to Canton." The narrator is longtime Madden broadcast partner Pat Summerall.
NFL Network is expanding its "Inside Training Camp" series to include 12 camps this year. The series begins Monday.
The NFL has launched a Spanish-language Web site, NFLatino.com, that will include monthly diaries from Donnie Edwards, Luis Castillo and Tony Gonzalez (Huntington Beach High).
The New York Post basically confirmed rampant Internet rumors that ESPN fired "Baseball Tonight" analyst Harold Reynolds because of alleged sexual harassment. Reynolds told the paper the incident was "a total misunderstanding."
You might have trouble finding the World Championship Sports Network around here, but its Web site, wcsn.com, will have free live Webcasts of the final three nights of the USA Swimming National Championships in Irvine next Thursday-Saturday.
OLN will recap the Tour de France with a one-hour special at 4 p.m. Sunday entitled "The Men Who Would Be King." It repeats at 10 p.m. OLN officially becomes Versus on Sept. 25.
Pat O'Brien returns to CBS Sports as host of the U.S. Open late-night show, starting Aug. 28.
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The NZ Champions of Cheese Awards are run by the NZ cheese industry for the NZ cheese industry.The entire event is managed and promoted by an independent company and assisted administratively by the secretary of the NZSCA Inc. The Awards are judged independently by an expert team of NZ judges and an international Master judge, Russell Smith to ensure professionalism, expert knowledge and credibility.
The NZ Champions of Cheese brand has been successfully established, through a series of official Awards events and promotional activity. The purpose of these Awards is to honour technical excellence in the manufacture of NZ Cheese. Ultimately, there is a broader objective to drive consumption of NZ specialist cheeses by raising awareness, encouraging trial and promoting usage of NZ cheeses.
The NZ cheese industry is thriving. Consumer demand for specialist cheese, both at home and overseas has never been stronger. The NZ Champions of Cheese Awards are held to champion excellence in this evolving, exciting industry sector and to showcase the extraordinary diversity and superb quality of our cheese.
2016 NZ Champions of Cheese Awards winners
Click the 'WINNERS' link on the left to find a full list of 2016 category and medal winners.
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Gold, Silver and Bronze medal winners can order medal labels here
The Gala Dinner is a glittering occasion for the New Zealand Cheese Industry, where winners of the awards are announced and celebrated.
Enjoy a three course meal and award-winning cheeses at the Grand Millenium Hotel, Auckland. It's the only night of the year where the whole NZ cheese industry is gathered in one place. It's a fun night celebrating the success of fine New Zealand cheese with the NZ Specialist Cheesemakers Association.
Tuesday 14 March, Grand Millennium Hotel, 71 Mayoral Drive, Cnr Vincent Street, Auckland 1010
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There is a strong family of sponsors that support the NZ Champions of Cheese Awards. The New Zealand Specialist Cheesemakers Association appreciates the support given which makes the Awards possible.
If you are interested in sponsoring the 2017 NZ Champions of Cheese Awards please email Tony Goode to talk through all available options, or phone 09 480 9948.
A huge thanks to our 2017 sponsors:
Innovative Packaging Champion Butter Award
Innovative Packaging Limited are suppliers of cheese wrapping materials and cheese making equipment with an established stock of wrapping materials including wax for all soft white mould and blue style cheeses.
Innovative Packaging can supply customers with a wide range of packaging materials such as adhesive tapes, printed tapes, printed labels strapping machines and heat sealing machines. To view the range visit www.innovativepackaging.co.nz
Ecolab Champion Blue Cheese Award
Ecolab is the global leader in cleaning solutions, sanitizing solutions and pest elimination in food and beverage processing, dairy farms, food service, hospitality and healthcare. With customised hygiene solutions and superior 24-hour customer service nationwide, Ecolab is the hygiene partner of choice for many New Zealand businesses. See www.ecolab.com
Milk Test NZ Champion Cheesemaker
Located in Hamilton, MilkTestNZ is a laboratory which offers a range of microbiology, composition, analytical and specialty milk testing options – primarily for raw milk. MilkTestNZ mainly processes cow (bovine) milk samples, but are able to test goat, sheep and buffalo milk.
MilkTestNZ works with a range of customers from large dairy companies to boutique cheese makers located all over New Zealand, to establish testing regimes that meet compliance testing requirements. Should customers have a specialised testing need, or would like to talk to MilkTestNZ about how they could assist in meeting RMP requirements visit the MilkTestNZ website www.milktest.co.nz
Eurofins Champion European Style Cheese Award
Eurofins offers NZ Cheese companies a wide range of certification, inspection and auditing services that helps meet the growing requirements and face the challenges of higher standards in Quality, Health Safety, Environment and Social Responsibility.
Ministry of Primary Industries Champion New Cheese Award
MPI's vision is to grow and protect New Zealand by maximising export opportunities for the primary industries, improving sector productivity, increasing sustainable resource use, and protecting New Zealand from biological risk.
MPI is a new ministry formed from the merger of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, the Ministry of Fisheries and the New Zealand Food Safety Authority.
MPI is positioned to deliver high-quality services and support to the whole of the primary sector.
Fonterra Champion Original New Zealand Cheese Award
Fonterra is a global, co-operatively-owned company with its roots firmly planted in New Zealand's rich land, working to unlock every drop of goodness from the 22 billion litres of milk collected each year and sharing it with the world.
AsureQuality Champion Dutch Cheese Award
Every day the experienced team of 1700 experts works alongside customers, to assure the safety and quality of food being produced for millions of people worldwide.
AsureQuality's skilled staff and extensive accreditation's enable them to audit, inspect, verify and certify food quality and management systems from the farm right to the supermarket shelf. In today's world, ever increasing levels of trade, tourism and business travel also carry risks. Many customers rely on AsureQuality to help them detect, control and eradicate unwanted pests and diseases.
Thermaflo Champion Washed Rind Cheese Award
Thermaflo specialise in the design, stainless steel fabrication, installation and commissioning of liquid food process systems with their major clients being in the dairy (cheese, yoghurt, fresh milk, ice cream, butter etc), juice and other food processing industry. While most of their work is the design and supply of complete plants, they also supply items such as pasteurisers, separators, homogenisers and fillers to the Australian, New Zealand, Pacific Basin and Asian markets.
After winning the Medium Business Award at the latest Manawatu Business Awards, the Thermaflo team have been putting in a conscious effort toward business growth and development. Their whole team all strive to achieve and maintain excellent customer relations and pride themselves on their customer service. This quality customer service is maintained both during their projects, as well as after the project has finished. It is this commitment to their customers that has enabled them to grow their business and provided a solid base for future development.
Kiwi Labels Champion Feta Cheese Award
Kiwi labels always remain true to their single-minded promise; 'Your brand is our business'. They believe in learning about your total business requirements to help enhance your business, with expert support, supply and knowledge in areas that far exceed 'just labeling'. New Zealand's most awarded label company for innovation. To find out more visit www.kiwilabels.co.nz.
NZ Chefs Champion Sheep Cheese Award
The NZ Chefs Association represents professional chefs, cooks and trainees, patissiers and confectioners from school age to mature practitioners in New Zealand's most vibrant and demanding industry. Through continued education including Judges qualifications, Menu engineering, Beef + Lamb seminars, along with involvement in culinary competitions and trade events at local, national and international level. The NZ Chefs Association provide opportunities for many of their members to showcase their creativity and skills in the public arena.
There are eight regional branches around New Zealand. These groups allow chefs to help fellow chefs both nationally and internationally. The branches hold regular gatherings and are active within their communities. Members consist of people with a passion for food and represent a wide range of professions associated with the industry. www.facebook.com/nzchefsassociation
Green Valley Dairies Champion Fresh Unripened Cheese Award
Green Valley Dairies is a fully independent milk company operating since June 2003. They process organic & non organic milk with most of their organic milk being piped directly from Marphona milking sheds to the factory, which not only creates a fast process but also provides the consumer with farm fresh milk handled in a modern facility. Owned & operated by the Pulman Family the farm is recognised as one of the leading quality dairy farms in New Zealand. Marphona Farms supplies milk of the highest quality to a number of dairy companies as well as Green Valley Dairies. They are registered with NZFSA and hold AsureQuality Organic Certification.
Marphona Farms was the first New Zealand Dairy farm to obtain a Registered Product Safety Programme (PSP) with New Zealand Food & Safety Authority. Green Valley is proud to provide the consumer with the freshest quality milk available today. Marphona farms located just over the Bombay Hills in the lush pastures of North Waikato is a state of the art dairy farm providing a fantastic environment for cows to flourish. Green Valley Distribution – 206 Bell Road, Mangatawhiri. PO Box 72623 Auckland. Phone 0800 868 260.
CASPAK Champion Cheese Packaging Award
Cas-Pak is New Zealand's leading flexible barrier packaging supplier and has been serving the NZ food and beverage industry for over 25 years. The innovative team of technical experts bring their customers cost-effective packaging solutions to support process efficiencies and brand integrity.
New World Champion People's Choice Cheese Award
At New World they do things a little different. Take their stores. Each and every one is different. The fact is, they individually design them specifically for the community they're in. They're not into any of that cookie cutter, one-size-fits-all malarkey- that's not them. They tailor our stores to you, whether it's the layout, or the products on the shelves. There's something also to be said about being 100% New Zealand owned and operated.
And it's this: All of their profits are reinvested back in this fine country of ours. Because just like you, they want to see our country grow and prosper. They're proud as punch of their little slice of heaven, so they'll do whatever we can to keep it ticking along. You won't find that attitude with every supermarket, but then they're different, like you. See www.newworld.co.nz
Curds & Whey Champion Homecrafted Cheese Award
Curds & Whey Homecrafted Cheese Maker Award. See www.cuisineaccessory.co.nz.
180 degrees Champion Goat Cheese Award
At 180 degrees they understand that the pace of life today allows very little time for baking at home, even if you love it! So they put much love and attention in to making the best quality oat crackers for you to enjoy for every day use and special occasion with friends. Intensely passionate about what they create, 180 degrees are widely recognised and famous for their focus on taste, superior quality and presentation.
Deliciously different and unique our premium oat crackers are 100% natural, made from whole grain oats, New Zealand butter, and the best quality nuts. Crunchy and nutty, these oat crackers go beautifully with New Zealand cheese.
Tetra Pak Champion Cheddar Cheese Award
Tetra Pak is the world's leading food and beverage processing and packaging solutions company with 23,000 employees worldwide, including more than 100 in New Zealand. For more than 60 years, Tetra Pak has delivered innovative products and services of exceptional quality and performance to food and beverage customers worldwide, including large and small cheese manufacturers. The company's strengths as a total system supplier means it works with customers to improve the efficiency, productivity and system cost of their production lines.
Puhoi Valley Champion of Champions (Artisan) Award
Puhoi is a small village around 50kms north of Auckland. In 1983 a small manufacturing plant was built just past the village to convert local goats' milk into ice cream powder and Camembert. It wasn't long before the factory diversified into making cheese from cows' milk and broadened the product range. Today, the Puhoi Valley Cheese company employs more than 70 people and proudly makes a wide range of delicious specialty cheeses under the Puhoi Valley, Bouton d'or and Ornelle brands.
Countdown Champion of Champions (Commercial) Award
Countdown is one of New Zealand's largest employers with more than 18,000 team members across 174 supermarkets, distribution centres, processing plants and support offices. We're proud to partner with 4000 suppliers and farmers right across the country. We're passionate about cheese and working with our suppliers – whether they're small start-ups or established brands, to help grow their businesses. Together we deliver good value, quality products and a great in-store experience to the 2.7 million customers who come through our doors each week. www.countdown.co.nz
Renco New Zealand Champion Export Cheese Award
The lush green slopes of Mt Taranaki are home to Renco New Zealand, the only natural rennet manufacturer in the southern hemisphere. Renco specialises in the manufacture of natural animal derived enzyme preparations, for use in dairy, food and industrial applications. The flagship product is calf rennet. Other products include a range of animal lipases for flavour modification, and pancreatins for protein hydrolysis.Established by the dairy industry in 1916 to take advantage of New Zealand's plentiful supply of raw materials and to ensure the security of rennet supply, it has operated consistently through until today. Manufacturing in a modern processing plant and staffed by a small and dedicated team, Renco is supplying enzyme products around the world. For the best quality and yield use Renco natural animal enzymes. www.renconz.com
Brancott Estate Champion Flavoured Cheese Award
Beginning in 1934 as Montana Wines, our new name of Brancott Estate is inspired by Brancott Vineyard – our original Marlborough vineyard and home. From the very beginning, our connection to the land and our commitment to its care and preservation remain central to our winemaking philosophy. While Marlborough is our home, we also craft wines from other renowned winegrowing regions of New Zealand – wines that continue to be judged among the best in shows the world over, and most importantly – by wine lovers. The skill and dedication of our winemakers and viticulturists is evident in every bottle of Brancott Estate wine, as is the care and respect for the land and natural resources that allow us to produce each and every one.
Mad Millie Champion Aspiring Cheesemaker Award
Mad Millie is an innovative Kiwi company with a passion and love for all things delicious and handcrafted at home. Mad Millie is famous for cheese making kits which allow people to make an array of gourmet cheeses such as feta, cheddar, halloumi, mozzarella, camembert at home. Our mission is it to make it easy and quick, providing any specialized equipment and instructions needed to create delicious cheeses. We don't just stop at cheese though. Our full range of fresh kits help provide everything that is needed to create a large range of tasty and healthy treats at home, such as yogurts, sauerkraut, sourdough bread and more. Mad Millie products can be purchased online and in selected health-food, homebrew and gift stores. (www.madmillie.com)
Epic Brewing Company has proven to be a force to be reckoned with when it comes to creating award winning aromatic and hoppy beers. Brewed in Auckland by Founder, Director and International Beer Judge Luke Nicholas. Luke is known for his love of dramatic hops, punchy flavours and 'bending the rules'. Epic is proud to be the exclusive beer supplier to the NZ Champions of Cheese Awards & CheeseFest.
NZ Champions of Cheese Awards Judging
Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 March at the FoodBowl 28 Verissimo Dr, Mangere, Auckland
We're excited to announce that the FoodBowl in Auckland is the new location for judging in 2017.
Judging is by invitation only and held under controlled conditions. If you wish to register your interest in being a judge for the 2017 Awards please email Dianne Kenderdine
NZSCA Gala Dinner
Tuesday 14th March, 2017. Grand Millennium Hotel 71 Mayoral Drive, Cnr Vincent Street, Auckland 1010
The Gala Dinner is a glittering occasion for the NZ cheese industry and their valued sponsors to celebrate the best in New Zealand made cheese & announce the 2017 Award winners.
Entry Packs for the 2017 NZ Champions of Cheese Awards can be downloaded here. Home Crafted entry pack can be downloaded here.
NZSCA Aspiring Cheesemaker Award
Here's the information on the criteria and entry form for the NZSCA Aspiring Cheesemaker Award. If you have an up and coming cheesemaker who is improving, this is an opportunity to further boost their ambition with recognition from the NZSCA. Download your entry form and further information here.
If you have any questions regarding the entry process, please don't hesitate to contact us.
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Nail Yakupov to be scratched again
Jonathan Willis
December 30 2013 12:34PM
Edmonton Oilers head coach Dallas Eakins announced this morning that Nail Yakupov will be a healthy scratch against the Phoenix Coyotes on Tuesday.
The Player
Nail Yakupov hasn't been good enough this season.
His stats line shows that (39GP – 6G – 8A – 14PTS, minus-25), and the fact that he's getting badly outplayed in the most sheltered minutes available is a real problem. The plus/minus exaggerates things (last year at five-on-five Yakupov's on-ice save percentage was 0.923; this year it's 0.868, and one would need to be delusional to think those numbers accurately reflect the state of Yakupov's defensive game in those two seasons) but he's been getting out-shot and out-chanced despite getting primarily offensive zone time.
He remains a phenomenally talented player, the guy who led both his team and all NHL rookies in goal-scoring last season. He's fast and aggressive and has a shot that is already one of the best in the game. But he needs to dramatically improve his overall play to be a useful NHL'er.
The Coach
Dallas Eakins, understandably, feels that Yakupov needs to be better if he's going to earn more ice-time, and that he can't just keep gifting him with minutes if the results aren't there.
"You've got to earn it," he says in the video above. "You have to do a number of things on the ice every day. Every day. It can never change. We cannot give things to people. You have to earn them."
Eakins further said he'd spoken to Yakupov for "40 to 45 minutes" about the scratch, and that he and the player had a "definite plan moving forward."
Naturally, the coach is going to take some criticism for the scratch, as he took some criticism for sticking Yakupov on the fourth line and slashing the player's power play role. It's impossible not to recognize the talent that the Oilers have in that player, and naturally fans want to see him placed in a position to succeed.
Eakins, though, seems clearly focused on the big picture. A scratch here or there isn't a big deal; Yakupov's performance this season isn't even the primary problem. Yakupov is the kind of player who has the talent to play a pivotal role for the Oilers for the next decade or more. The problem Eakins faces is turning him into the best possible player for that next decade, and if that means making unpopular decisions in a season that (like so many others) was lost before the halfway mark, that's what it means.
Yakupov entered the NHL and had instant chemistry with his first head coach, Ralph Krueger. His enthusiasm was obvious and infectious and a bright point in an otherwise unmemorable season. But it's worth remembering it for what it was – that despite Yakupov's point totals, his line was out-shot game-in and game-out, and that all too often he seemed to be floating around on the ice with no clear idea of where he was supposed to be.
Perhaps Krueger would have been able to correct that with time, or perhaps not. Now the responsibility falls to Eakins. Improving Yakupov's game might be the single most important thing Eakins does this season as Edmonton's coach, and given that he's previously compared Yakupov's problems to the early struggles of people like Steven Stamkos and Joe Thornton it's a good bet he knows it.
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December 30 2013, 12:44PM
I guess accountability only applies when you are russian.
Sam Gagner gets a free pass for his piss poor performance though.
What are Gagner's comparables like? I bet he deserves to sit and watch too.
December 30 2013, 01:03PM
I don't really have a big problem with Yakupov being scratched. He hasn't been good enough on most nights. I just wish Sam Gagner was held to the same level of accountability. I know it's tough to scratch him right now with Arcobello hurt but what about the rest of the season?
Eakins is an idiot,
"I need him to score" how in the hell will he score with 6 minutes of ice on the 4th line.
If I here him say fitness level once more ill puke look what fitness level has got us last in the west.
Yakupov is going to end up asking for a trade, sent to a contender, end up having a great career, meanwhile the Oilers will still be bottom five for the next 4 years. Eakins is not going to take this team anywhere.
December 30 2013, 02:22PM
Yakupov needs Ice time in all situations to learn and grow. This is a ridiculous move and Eakins just keeps getting harder and harder to support.
There are 5 other guys on the ice every time Yakupov is burned for a chance against. How come it is only his bad play that sticks out to the coach?. On a contending team Yakupov would be used for what he is, a goal scoring forward. There would be a good goalie, 2 soild defencemen, a responsible 2 way center, and another great forward. Yakupov would eventually get decent enough defensively. But on a sinking ship, it's hard to learn to swim when all your shipmates are going down with the ship.
December 30 2013, 01:07PM
"The goal is to win every game."
*Continues placing 4th liners and AHL'ers with Eberle/Gagner. Lets Yak twist.*
F@ck you Dallas.
December 30 2013, 12:57PM
Coach Eakins, is this a revenge on Yak for being out spoken? I see some other players who should be scratched before Yak. For instance, Sam, jr Shultz , Ebe, so on.....
December 30 2013, 02:57PM
How does a player who makes 4.8 million and has several mistake filled games never has to ride the pine? A twenty year old who has less then 1 season under his belt and can actually shot the puck will be sitting out for the third time. This is completely mind boggling. I guess that is why we sit in the sewer hole at 29th
December 30 2013, 12:49PM
There is nothing wrong with a young player learning from the press box. Sometimes you just need to step back from the game and re-boot.
December 30 2013, 02:42PM
Just play the kid. Ovechkin leads the league in goals and he's still -14.
December 30 2013, 12:47PM
And the first first overall pick out of town is: #64!!
Good luck signing the other Russians. But, alas, I am just a center ice fan, so what do i know??
Not much
The only reason to treat a top prospect like this is if your team is very successful and you need the kid to catch up to the level of play everyone else is at, like Seguin in Boston. That is not at all the situation with the Oilers.
We all remember Hall/Ebs and Nuge getting sheltered minutes, allowed to neglect defense to gain confidence in their offensive game. Yak is never going to get that time from the looks of it. So, what you end up with is an offensive talent that isn't even sure he can score at this level anymore. All aspects of his game are going to struggle. Eventually he will turn it around I'm sure, but it's going to take a lot longer than it should have, and the chances Yak will bolt as soon as he is UFA skyrocket because of this treatment he's getting. Doubt we get to see Yak's prime while he wears an Oilers uniform.
December 30 2013, 02:42PM
This is getting me more pissed off the more I think about this!! Just when you think the bottom of the pathetic barrel has been reached you realize we have an AHL coach ruining the career and spirit of our beloved Yak!! I need to stop keeping tabs on this sad sack of misery
December 30 2013, 12:57PM
A little surprised given that the team is out of the playoff running already. I'd stick Yak on a line with Gordon and Smyth. Let those two take them under their wings and give him feedback on any shift where his performance or positioning is left wanting.
Gordon-Smyth-Hemsky has been a very good line as of late and I'd hate to break them up, but like I said, we're not playing for the playoffs anymore. Developing Yak should be the priority. I guess you could argue this will teach him accountability. But you could make that argument that some of the other young guns need that lesson too.
As Johnathon alludes to - would yak thrive under a different coach?
I would further that question to: has any player played better under Eakins than they did under Krueger?
Gordon and Perrons performance don't count as they were playing under very differnent circumstances last years and thus are difficult to compare.
I think you're full of s%$t 90% of the time, but that other 10% like this comment is always solid.
Krueger should've got the benefit of a full season. Forget Yakupov for a moment, the PP and PK were elite under Krueger and they are in the sewer now under Eakins, even with a better (at least on paper) roster and the benefit of a full pre season.
December 30 2013, 01:26PM
There is nothing wrong with a young player learning from the press box. Sometimes you just need to step back from the game and re-boot.
Couldn't agree more... Why is gagner playing?
December 30 2013, 03:18PM
I hope Dallas doesn't leave so big a mess that Coach Horcoff can't clean it up.
December 30 2013, 09:55PM
Does anyone remember how Claude Giroux started the season? He went 21 games without a goal. Does anyone remember what he did last year? He was a scoring machine. Does anyone remember how many minutes he spent on the 4th line? Me neither. Most likely none. Why? His coach knows what the player can do, and what his job is. And just because he was snake bit, it didn't mean he should be the 4th line guy.
The moral of my out to lunch story is, good players have doldrums. Giroux was not signed to block shots, play on the fourth line, and kill penalties. The Oilers did not spend a 1st overall pick on a fourth line plug. Putting hm there to learn a two way game with guys who either are barely in the league, or shouldn't be here at all, is pointless. He isn't learning what he needs to learn. Eakins is trying to kill the skill on this club. The goal differential is worse this year than last year when we played no defense. Why is that?? Because he doesn't understand his players.
Get Yak up front with at least one competent player to skate with, pass the puck to, and receive passes from. Now leave him there. The kid is walking on egg shells every game knowing the coach has this notion to send him to the pine with one tiny mistake. As mentioned by another post, Hall and Eberle made half a dozen doozys a night. They learned from it.
Father time is retiring, give those damn minutes to the kid we want to have for another decade. His plus minus argument is a joke due to various reasons, look at Eberle as an example. His is brutal, but -6 is from empty net goals. Pretty sure that makes the stat a little useless when discussing overall play. Yak has his moments, don't get me wrong, but on the right time, given a little leeway, he should get 30 a season.
Half of this roster has earned time off in the press box, yet only one guy seems to consistently get shipped up there. I think the coach is poor at best. Our special teams are worse this year and our goal differential is worse. His judgement to me seems extremely cloudy at this point.
I agree 100% , coach s taking a hard line approach with one guy. Think of the free passes ebs and hall got in their first two years. This guy is getting no chances..........
How could he not be producing playing 6 minutes a night with gadzic ,the only thing owrse would be putting him with belanger lol
December 30 2013, 01:33PM
Eakins lost the team with the double standards and he lost this fan as well.The arrogance he portrays is obvious and I cant stand looking at him on the bench.Last game Smyth played 10 more minutes than Yakupov,give the kid a chance to prove himself.Eakins ego seems to be more important than giving Yak the opportunity to succeed.Way to drive down the players value if they were going to trade him,wich I hope for Yaks sake they do.I work with a guy who feels the Oilers ruin young players and I have disagreed with him but as this crap carries on he may be right.Eakins got to this point coaching in the AHL where 90% of his team would never be good enough to make the NHL and here he is dumping on a kid who was the 1st overall in the entire draft.I know the koolaid consumers with trash this post and I could give 2 sh!ts if they do, but has Eakins made any of the kids better players so far this season?
when is eakins going to be a scratch
I really thought Yak was starting to turn a corner these last few games. Best to blame all our problems on him and send him to the pressbox.
He has been playing better but he still looks lost in the neutral zone a lot.
He just kind of glides around. We heard about his speed in junior, but how often do you see it?
There is not a lot of back checking, shot blocking, going to dirty areas, etc.
With that shot he should bet trying to get off 3 or 4 more shots a game.
The question that should be asked is why isn't he getting farmed to OKC. A month dominating down there might do him a world of good.
December 30 2013, 01:38PM
I'm getting really sick of quotes from a coach who either lacks sincerity or calls it like he sees it but is completely delusional.
Our power play is a joke, our penalty killing is weak, just about every player we put on the ice is making turnover gaffs, but hey, why not go with a single whipping boy... that way you don't 'lose the room'.
I really thought Yak was starting to turn a corner these last few games. Best to blame all our problems on him and send him to the pressbox.
I dont understand the love that so many of you have for Yakupov.
Here are a few little fun facts:
1. The higher up the roster a player is, the tougher the competition is going to be for that player - GENERALLY SPEAKING. ex) Nuge plays much tougher competition than Lander or Acton.
2. Even on the 3rd or 4th line, Yakupov's line is being outplayed. read: Outplayed vs weak competition.
3. When Yak is put into the top 6, those lines don't perform as well. Also, he continues to fail to produce even with the good line mates.
Yakupov is a microcosm for our entire team. The Oilers have high offensive potential but they can't seem to figure out their defensive game. High Risk. This style of play is clearly enabling us to be picking top 5 for the 4th time in 5 years at the draft. The Oilers will move up the standings when they start playing better defensive hockey; Yakupov will move up the lines when he starts playing better defensive hockey.
Until then, both the Oilers and Yakupov will be bottom feeders. It's time to break the bad habits and it certainly looks like Eakin's is trying to do that. GJ Coach, keep it going.
December 30 2013, 06:44PM
Under Krueger, Yakupov was -4 in 48 games and had 31 pts. Under Eakins, he's -25 in 39 games and has 14 pts. Is there an Oiler from last year's roster that has improved under the Eakins' regime? They've all gone sideways or regressed. An exception would be RNH... but we all knew he would rebound.
December 30 2013, 01:07PM
Eakins is a joke.
I wish one of those females with microphones in front of him had a set of testicles to actually ask a real question. I would really like to know more about this earned ice time and acountability Eakins speaks of, but everything has to be taken at face value and never questioned.
I am not an idiot and I do not believe Yak and Igor to be. I hope Yak demands a trade, get traded for the lowest possible value, then grows to be an elite on an actual NHL team and haunts Eakins corny ass for the rest of his corny career.
December 30 2013, 09:31PM
Think I'll sit out the next one too
December 30 2013, 01:18PM
When you look at Yakupov's line being outshot over and over, especially last year, did you ever look who his center was most of the season? Gagner.
Gagner is a shots-against sieve this year, and was even worse last year when - IMO - he was blatantly cheating for points.
What are Yak's non-Gagner results like, do you know?
December 30 2013, 05:41PM
This is so stupid it could make you cry.
Hall is the turnover machine.
Gagner is the I can't find a man,
Eberle is the what is this defence crap.
Then we have the assistant coach who doesn't like euros and the head coach who is just trying to save his job by listening to feedback from his cronies.
We are ending up with Yak being Seguin or Nediereiter givin away for a song because we have no brains .
December 30 2013, 01:05PM
A little surprised given that the team is out of the playoff running already. I'd stick Yak on a line with Gordon and Smyth. Let those two take them under their wings and give him feedback on any shift where his performance or positioning is left wanting.
Gordon-Smyth-Hemsky has been a very good line as of late and I'd hate to break them up, but like I said, we're not playing for the playoffs anymore. Developing Yak should be the priority. I guess you could argue this will teach him accountability. But you could make that argument that some of the other young guns need that lesson too.
Yak did play with Gordon for a bit but the problem with that is Eakins likes to use Gordon for a most of the D zone draws and against tough competition which would be a huge problem with Yakupov on his wing.
December 30 2013, 02:57PM
Sure Yak would probably be a better player on a contending team, most of the Oilers would. They would be utilized to compliment their skill sets or sent down to the minors to fully develop into the player the organization wants them to be. The Oilers management obviously doesn't roll like that. He's barely surpassed a full nhl season, I say, you want to teach him how to play better defensively? Put him out there with Gordon in those situations. What do the Oilers have to lose? More games? They already do that with or without him in the press box. he's not going to learn anything sitting up there all pissed off. We had patience with the other kids and still have it with Gagner. Let him learn while playing.
As if the Oilers would be stupid enough to bring back an ex-player to be a coach or GM...how dumb do you think they are...er...um...never mind.
December 30 2013, 01:47PM
I have no problem with Yak getting benched, he needs to be better. My problem is with Eakins' definition of things like 'accountability' and 'earn your time'.
Example 1: Gagner; example 1a: Joensuu.
Where's MacTavish,Lowe & Howson in all this? Do they see the same as Eakins?
For me this is as much about how MacT & Klowe & Howson might address these types of hockey operation issues. These are big considerations at stake here & I sure hope they don't screw this up too.
Yes Eakins make the call but its not with an approval from 1 of those those 3.
I hope this works out as intended...sign me skeptical.
December 30 2013, 02:37PM
That's it..Bench him again.. cause it was alllll Yaks fault the TEAM did squat for the better part of 2 and a half periods vs philly and did the absolute minimum vs the flames... This word accountability is a bunch of horse sheet... there are other players to bench not just petry, smyth and yak.......why did we get rid of Fistric and brown and smid again?? grit toughness and a lil bit of nasty... ya we don't need that at all... I have the Oilers logo and the nations logo on my truck......I really wish this team would get some friggin balls....and why is it that the coach says one thing and the team does nothing or the opposite?? I am really starting to wonder.. AND the I don't care factor is starting to creep in.. I can handle baby steps but I cant stand regression..
December 30 2013, 03:34PM
I hope Dallas doesn't leave so big a mess that Coach Horcoff can't clean it up.
Well the Oiler GM, Kelly Buchburger, will give Horcoff a 6 year contract so that he has enough time to get his system in place. It's the smart thing to do.
December 30 2013, 02:00PM
And why is everyone talking to Jason Gregor?....this is a Jonathan Willis article.
Eakins it appears has a chip on his shoulder against anybody that might be more talented than him. His mentality is starting to get bizzare. Develope the kid in the NHL or devolope the kid in the AHL. Make up your schizo mind. You will both be better off.
I was thinking the same things.
Since the Oilers are going to miss the playoffs anyway, GF/GA differential is irrelevant. So run thr thoroughbreds out there and entertain the fans. Who cares if you lose 8-3 some nights. You might win a couple along the way, too. If I had to pay to watch former No. 1 picks learn to be NHL grinders I'd jump in front of the LRT. The world of sports is so vast, so diverse, and often entertaining. Why waste time on a dull, perennially disappointing doormat of a hockey team?
December 30 2013, 01:18PM
As Johnathon alludes to - would yak thrive under a different coach?
I would further that question to: has any player played better under Eakins than they did under Krueger?
Gordon and Perrons performance don't count as they were playing under very differnent circumstances last years and thus are difficult to compare.
December 30 2013, 01:22PM
Disappointing. This only makes my Goat Gagner look like an even better Goat choice.
I hope Dallas doesn't leave so big a mess that Coach Horcoff can't clean it up.
It's going to be tough. We might have to wait until GM Horcoff makes an appearance.
December 30 2013, 03:26PM
Yakupov will likely never get sent to a contender. Contenders roll four responsible lines. With responsible people. Yakupov is not a responsible player. In fact very irresponsible.
The biggest problem Yakupov has, along with numerous posters here, is, he's nowhere near as good as he, or you believes he is. Another Tyler Seguin. Wants to be "the star". Good competitive teams don't care who gets the points. They play to win as a team. If they are trying to build a team here, and I do believe they are, he don't fit right now.
I also believe he's heading back to the KHL if he doesn't get treated as the baby he is.
I am not a big fan of Eakins, but I am a supporter of this move. Keep him out for a few games. If he still hasen't decided to play a team game, move his ass. We need people who believe in competing as a group.
Make that bold move. If you can find a partener to dance with.
Whether your work a drill press, or play pro hockey, you want to be treated fairly by your employer. Some of us see that there are others who are equally worthy of having a seat in popcorn row.
Yakupov uprooted his whole family to come to NA. Unless he has no other choice, he isn't going to the KHL.
I am worried we are going down the same path that the Oilers went down with Miro Satan, amongst others, except Yak is a better player than Miro.
December 30 2013, 12:39PM
Thank god we scratched Yakupov. Might as well ship him out now for more toughness and guys who try really really hard but are ultimately useless like Luke Gazdic!!!
إذا yakupov كان لها هذا الأداء نفسه تحت أي مدرب آخر في NHL تظن أنها سوف babying له، ونأمل أن يحصل على أفضل؟ أشك في ذلك.
لا أرى لماذا الناس ينقط خارجا على بعض الحب القاسي للyakupov. وقال انه لن يصبح لاعبا أفضل من خلال وجود من السهل مسيرته بأكملها.
وعلى الناس أن تكف عن الشكوى حول كيفية Gagner لا يحصل خدش. إيكنز يعرف رئيس عمال هو مشكوك في 2C هامشية ويعرف كيف موهوب وجيد yakupov هو ذلك عقد لهم نفس المستوى لا معنى له.
@BC Bear: "
if yakupov was having this same performance under any other coach in the NHL do you think they would be babying him and hope that he gets better? Doubt it.
Don't see why people are freaking out over some tough love for yakupov. He's not going to become a better player by having it easy his whole career.
And people have to stop complaining about how Gagner doesn't get scratched. Eakins knows Ganger is a questionable a marginal 2C and he knows how talented and good yakupov is so to hold them to the same standard doesn't make sense."
Why do you repost in a different language?, are you one of those people who live half way accross the world and get paid to post comments online?, and you just forgot to translate your post?
December 30 2013, 07:58PM
Maybe Eakins should watch a few games from the press box, maybe he would learn a thing or two, he sure hasn't learned much from standing behind the bench.
December 30 2013, 01:23PM
Most oppositions 4th lines are way better than Oilers 3rd line, and sometimes even the 2nd.
When you are playing on the worst line on the worst NHL team: what exactly is a sheltered minute?


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Blackwater, one of America's hired death squad companies working in Iraq, has been ordered out of the country by Iraqi leaders for it's reckless violent behavior most recently culminating in the slaughtering of a couple and their infant.
Typical contrived confusion concerning the story has been coming out of the American Embassy in Iraq as well as from a variety of official U.S. spokespeople.
The NY Times had this account yesterday. Here are tidbits....
A preliminary Iraqi report on a shooting involving an American diplomatic motorcade said Tuesday that Blackwater security guards were not ambushed, as the company reported, but instead fired at a car when it did not heed a policeman's call to stop, killing a couple and their infant.
The report, by the Ministry of Interior, was presented to the Iraqi cabinet and, though unverified, seemed to contradict an account offered by Blackwater USA that the guards were responding to gunfire by militants. The report said Blackwater helicopters had also fired. The Ministry of Defense said 20 Iraqis had been killed, a far higher number than had been reported before.
"The traffic policeman was trying to open the road for them," he said. "It was a crowded square. But one small car did not stop. It was moving very slowly. They shot against the couple and their child. They started shooting randomly."
In video shot shortly after the episode, the child appeared to have burned to the mother's body after the car caught fire, according to an official who saw it.
In interviews on Tuesday, six Iraqis who had been in the area at the time of the shooting, including a man who was wounded and an Iraqi Army soldier who helped rescue people, offered roughly similar versions.
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The shooting, which took place on Sunday, has angered Iraqi officials and touched off a harsh debate about private security companies, which operate outside Iraqi law, a privilege extended to them by Americans officials while Iraq's government was still under American administration.
Not only do the Bush hired American death squads in Iraq "operate outside Iraqi law", but they also operate outside American law as well. Paul Bremer made sure to include a number of imperialistic laws, something you would expect from empire building occupiers, just before he handed the Iraqis the keys to their own country. That must be why the Decider decided to award Bremer with a Medal of Freedom.
..among the rank and file of security contractors, Blackwater guards are regularly ridiculed as cowboys who are relentlessly and pointlessly aggressive, carry excessive weaponry and do not appear to have top-of-the-line training.
Blackwater, with their $100+million contract in Iraq, must be there in Iraq not only to provide security but also to win over the hearts and minds of the Iraqi people.
Blackwater seems to have gone to school off of Commander Guy's methods of winning over middle eastern Muslims. President Bush ordered the attack, invasion and occupation of the sovereign nation of Iraq, a country posing no threat to America, to liberate the people there. His method of liberating them consisted of killing tens of thousands of Iraqis, destroying a good deal of Iraq's infrastructure, dismantling all remnants of an orderly society, and privatizing Iraq's economy. All of this "liberation" resulted in 4 million more Iraqis fleeing their provinces. They still have not reutrned. When insurgents rose up to defend against the imperialistic aggression, Mr. Cowboy himself, in a stroke of what can only be called blinding brilliance, declared, "Bring 'em on".
And so you see, Blackwater is only imitating the Bush style of winning hearts and minds. Hard to blame them for following their Leader.
And the official State Department response to more death squad action by U.S. private contractors (which, by the way, outnumber our military forces)?
Sean McCormack, the spokesman for the State Department, said in a briefing that contractors "are subject to Department of State rules of engagement."
"These are defensive in nature," he said. When contractors and employees are attacked, he added, they "will respond with graduated use of force, proportionate to the kind of fire and attack that they're coming under."
The Iraqis simply haven't received the memo yet. They probably didn't watch the Great and Serious Debate on the Senate floor which led to yet another "stay the course"
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