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24 May 2018 at 02:44

Edmonton Oilers general manager Craig MacTavish spoke out on Thursday and pulled no punches when talking about his clubs poor start to the season. Justin Patton Jersey . The Oilers have been shut out in three straight home games and are in last place in the Western Conference with a 4-14-2 record. "Things have obviously not gone as well as I would have thought probable...Im frustrated, Im pissed off...I want to see results," MacTavish said at a news conference. MacTavish said the Oilers "self-destructed" in their first six games, and said that their "low point" was a 5-0 home loss to Detroit on Nov. 2. The Oilers general manager also spoke about rookie head coach Dallas Eakins, whom he hired over the summer from the AHLs Toronto Marlies. "What this team needs is continuity in coaching, and theyre going to get it... (Eakins is) hitting all the right messages," said MacTavish. Despite their early-season struggles, MacTavish is still supporting his players and coaching staff. He said he met with his players on Thursday and said "were all suffering together." "I have not seen the same, beat-up, negative group that Ive seen here in the past. If I thought for one instant it was a lack of work ethic on the players part, wed be having a much different conversation. "Im going to continue to support this group, and I think the players deserve my support... I feel and see progress," added MacTavish. MacTavish also addressed Edmontons player needs, starting with their defence corps. "The blueline needs to be improved upon... do we need a big stud defenceman? It would help immensely," said MacTavish. But MacTavish explained that hes not willing to part with one of his teams core pieces at this time. In terms of a message to frustrated Oilers fans, MacTavish offered, "Its painful, but were going to get through this and eventually be a much improved team." Minnesota Timberwolves Jerseys . The 18-time champions, who havent won the title since 1990, moved two points behind Arsenal after the leaders were stunned 6-3 at Manchester City on Saturday. Defending champion Manchester United trails Arsenal by 10 points after winning 3-0 at Aston Villa to avoid a third successive league loss. Gorgui Dieng Jersey . Among the six changes: Drivers are now eligible if they have competed for 30 or more years in NASCAR or turned 55 in the calendar year before nominating day. Previously, drivers were not eligible until they had been retired for three years, so drivers can continue to compete and still reach the hall.The Winnipeg Jets host San Jose tonight for the Sharks lone appearance at MTS Centre this season. The (7-9-2) Jets are seventh in the Central Division with 16 points, two back of Nashville and Dallas. The Predators have two games in hand on Winnipeg, while the Stars have one. Devin Setoguchi has scored goals in back-to-back games and is on a three-game point streak (two goals, two assists). Olli Jokinen has one goal and two assists in his last two games while Dustin Byfuglien has an assist in each of his last two games. Ondrej Pavelec (5-7-2, 2.86, .911) will start his second straight game in goal. Jets Projected Lines: Ladd-Little-WheelerKane-Jokinen-SetoguchiHalischuk-Scheifele-FrolikTangradi-Wright-Thorburn Clitsome-ByfuglienEnstrom-BogosianEllerby-Pardy Tonight is the start to a five-game road trip for San Jose, who are 0-1-3 in their laast four games. Nemanja Bjelica Jersey. The (10-2-4) Sharks are third in the Pacific Division with 24 points, two back of second-place Phoenix and five behind first-place Anaheim. Tommy Wingels is on a five-game point streak (two goals, four assists). Joe Thornton is on a three-game point streak (one goal, two assists). Tomas Hertl has one goal and two assists in his last two games. Antti Niemi (9-2-4, 2.10, .913) will start his fifth straight game in goal for the Sharks. Sharks Projected Lines: Hertl-Thornton-WingelsMarleau-Couture-KennedyNieto-Pavelski-HavlatSheppard-Desjardins-Brown Hannan-DemersBraun-VlasicBoyle-Irwin Currently on the Injured Reserve List and unable to play tonight for the Jets are Paul Postma, Mark Stuart, Jacob Trouba and Jim Slater. Raffi Torres and Adam Burish are out for San Jose. Cheap Jerseys Store Cheap NFL Jerseys Wholesale NFL Jerseys Outlet Wholesale Black NFL Jerseys China NFL Gear NFL Jerseys Wholesale NFL T-shirts From China ' ' '



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