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Oilers Are Beating Themselves
by Paul on 12/17/09 at 08:14 AM ET
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from Robert Tychkowski of the Edmonton Sun,
Any thoughts that Pat Quinn had calmed down overnight were quickly put to rest at the start of practice yesterday.
The Oilers head coach picked up right where he left off after Tuesday’s loss to the Kings, telling the club in loud and colourful language that giving away free points is not acceptable.
He unloaded one barrel at the beginning of the skate and gave them the other at the end.
“The message I’m trying to say is I’m tired of us beating ourselves,” he said. “There’s not a lot wrong with us, but we still find ways to beat ourselves. We had the puck on every one of the goals they scored (in LA’s 3-2 win) and we gave it to them. We did stupid things with it, and stupid doesn’t win.”
The Oilers needed a culture change and the culture Quinn is trying to create here is that a one-game losing streak, even on the heels of a five game road winning streak, is too long.
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