from Matt Porter of the Boston Globe,

Forever dissecting the angles and looking to make a play, Adam Oates is staying plenty busy these days.

The Hall of Fame (Class of 2012) pivot, who has carved out a post-hockey niche as a personal skills coach to some 50 NHLers, is constantly on the phone or laptop with his stir-crazy clients, some of whom are desperate to use this time to improve.

“Everybody’s different depending on how bored they are,” said Oates, reached at his home in Jupiter, Fla., two weeks ago. “Hey, you want to talk a little hockey? Let’s do it, let’s watch some video.

“I don’t call them. They call me. I’ve got a couple guys that talk a lot. Those are the guys I talk with the most during the season. Some guys are single, some guys have kids. I enjoy it, trying to figure all this stuff out with them.”

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