Confirmed with Link: Mike Babcock Hired as Oilers Head Coach | Presser

[Soli]

Last Babcock thread hit 1k. This thread will open for the presser and subsequent discussion after that.




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Watch Live: Oilers introduce coach Mike Babcock

The Edmonton Oilers will introduce new coaching hiring Mike Babcock in a media conference on Tuesday.

www.sportsnet.ca

 

[Paralyzer]

Damn! Stan got hair and DJ Smith lost his!

 

[BeranekAndNeck]

So here’s something: I work with a person who is close to lots of current players outside the Oilers (can’t say how or it would out them) and the general word is there are guys who are more interested in playing here now not less. They have told me some stuff before so it’s not out of nowhere and I still don’t like the hire very much, but thought that was interesting.

 

[Del Preston]

Soli destroyed BBO's thread for his own.

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

This should be good

 

[DrDrai]

RBF across the board

 

[BlackDogg]

Vegas granting permission at 1 pm.

 

[Old Boys Club]

can’t watch, hoping someone can summarize big points

 

[CamelToews]

*pulls out lawn chair.

 

[Del Preston]

Bowman mentioned Detroit like he's Ken Holland.

 

[Oilhawks]

The sound guy must not like Babcock

 

[Mez]

Bowman mentioned Detroit like he's Ken Holland.

nice profile pic!

 

[Zguy370]

Vegas granting permission at 1 pm.

yeah hopefully this is all fake and a distraction side show and we hire Cassidy at 1pm, not interested in watching it the least bit

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

Harrison is running this team now

 

[Old Boys Club]

Harrison is running this team now

peace be upon him, the chosen one

 

[DrDrai]

Behind closed doors hahahah

 

[Del Preston]

McDavid, Draisaitl, and Hyman are the players who met with Babcock.

 

[Oilhawks]

No speech from DJ? lol

 

[Oilhawks]

Kudos to Rishaug for actually having the nuts to ask the question in a straight-forward manner

 

[TopShelfGloveSide]

He has great hair

 

[NashtoNowitzki]

So here’s something: I work with a person who is close to lots of current players outside the Oilers (can’t say how or it would out them) and the general word is there are guys who are more interested in playing here now not less. They have told me some stuff before so it’s not out of nowhere and I still don’t like the hire very much, but thought that was interesting.

 

[Fixed to Ruin]

"I left Columbus because we weren't together as a staff."

 

[oXo Cube]

Babcock basically trying to claim that the organization in Columbus never gave him a real chance.

 

[Oilhawks]

He has great hair

Yeah it's crazy haha

 

[North]

McDavid, Draisaitl, and Hyman are the players who met with Babcock.

I thought it was either Hyman or Ekholm.