Eakins expects rebound season from Yakupov
/"I'm very hopeful and fairly confident that he's going to have a great rebound year."
Read MoreCoaching stability should help Oilers
/“There’s not that awkward handshake when you come into camp. You know what expect."
Read MoreEakins: Oilers fans don't want clichés from me
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“It’s extremely important to our market and to our fans that their coach just isn’t coming out and saying ‘hey, we need to work hard for 60 minutes.’ "
Read MoreEakins: Oilers brotherhood is firmly bonded together
/"It always amuses me when people just go, 'well, we'll just starting mailing it in and that's it.' "
Read MoreEakins recalls 'Forrest Gump' moment for Selanne record
/"Myself, Phil Housley, Teemu and Tie Domi were on the ice. Obviously Tie and I were out there watching Teemu and Phil play,”
Read MoreEakins on discipline of West vs. East
/“The teams in the East, the cycles are easier to break, the teams are apt to take more chances, maybe try to get it into a track meet."
Read MoreEakins recalls young Chara with Islanders
/"It comes down to the player who has to say, ‘I’m not going to be a gangly, weak guy on the ice. I’m going to turn myself into a beast.’ ”
Read MoreEakins on hypocrisy of athletic microscope
/“I always find with athletes there will be a question either way."
Read MoreBrown, Gaborik on Kings' culture, structure
/"Everybody’s trusting each other out there. I like it.”
Read MorePerron: Oilers are 'not that far off'
/"The crazy thing is, we don’t know where we’re going to be in two years; we could be right with them, or maybe ahead."
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