Dallas Eakins

No more slides, please. Christian Hanson will be an NHL player, but don't take my word for it. Ask Marlies coach Dallas Eakins: "He is going to be in the NHL. He is going to find a way. I see it in his eyes." This is more of an "Ain't...

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...is recommended for those in high-risk groups, like pregnant women. "It's an individual's choice," said Eakins. "Our doctors would like everybody to get them. I've always got them in the past. If and when it happens, it will be a private...

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...be slipping with the dismal start of the Portland Pirates, but last season's hot name has a long history with the organization. Dallas Eakins, currently coaching the Toronto Marlies and a protege of former Ducks' GM Brian Burke, is another...

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...have to find a role I can play here and make it work." Stalberg is getting those minutes from Eakins. The pair had developed a relationship when Eakins was the Leafs' director or player development last season. Getting sent down by the...

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...but you can't respect them so much that you're trying to pass them the puck every time and trying to be a good guy," said Eakins. "Or, say, `I'm out here against (Alex) Ovechkin. I'm not going to touch him. He's a star player.' I almost think...

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...while Jari Gronstad was hired to be a full-time pro scout in Europe. Goaltending consultant FranA§ois Allaire was hired, Dallas Eakins was shifted from player development to become the Marlies head coach and hired two assistants, Derek...

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...be under the microscope. It's something he's going to have to deal with to a certain degree," said Eakins. "He just needs to play. I think the biggest thing for me is to protect him from us as an organization, and protect him from the media and...

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...said. "And the No. 1 thing we expect is development." The Leafs GM added that he had tried to lure Eakins to the Anaheim Ducks before Eakins took a job with the Leafs four years ago. Burke said he continues to work a trade for Justin...

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Dallas Eakins runs a practice with the Toronto Marlies in this 2008 file photo. Minor-league veteran shifts from development into head coach's role If the Maple Leafs, while searching for a new coach for the Toronto Marlies, desired an...

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The Maple Leafs will keep the appointment in house when Dallas Eakins is introduced Thursday as the new head coach of the Toronto Marlies, the franchise's AHL farm team. Eakins, 42, had been serving as the organization's director of player...

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