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

[McTonyBrar]

Not sure if a slimier, more disgusting GM/Head Coach combo has ever existed, and that is saying a mouthful for the NHL.

Actually there is no one more slimier than Kelly McDonalds.

 

[McTonyBrar]

I think I heard a different presser than everyone else. I liked what Babcock said and look forward to what he can bring.

If anyone but Babcock had said that, then everyone would've loved it

 

[McShogun99]

#BabCity

It's #Cockcity as per request from Katz

 

[Arpeggio]

Henrique's PK numbers didn't regress. They also added Dickinson for when he missed most of his time.

They had last year's #1 PKer(RNH), this year's #1 PKer(Savoie), they had Podz for 82 games, they had a mixture of Kapanen/Janmark/Samanski/Philp.

They never had to play McDrai on the PK. It was a choice. It was a coach doubling down even further on running them into the ground.

I mean for the most part Draisaitl didn't really pk, looks like he averaged 20 seconds a game. I agree that they shouldn't have been pking at all and I don't totally understand where that decision came from, however if I'm not mistaken there was a fairly significant portion of the year where maybe one of Janmark, Kapanen, Samanski and Philp were even on the team.

 

[ConnorNova0929]

Oilers at Even strength with neither of 29 and/or 97 on the ice:

23-24: 0
24-25: -22
25-26: -36

I just don't understand how people can look at this and conclude that the problem was the coach putting McDavid on the penalty kill.

It's remarkable that even when shown the evidence people will still blame coaching.

It's the players! Bowman/Jackson have destroyed the depth of the roster.

 

[MessierII]

Not sure what the point of this post is other than maybe that the Oilers lost to the Ducks because their stars were not playing at 100% capacity.

Which is true but the bottom 6 slightly outscoring a pretty terrible Anaheim team in a 6 game sample doesn't mean anything.

Neither does the season sample size where only 3 forwards played every game and only 5 even played 70.

 

[guymez]

Good interview

Wait - I thought that he called his wife and she told him to leave?

 

[KCC]

Wait - I thought that he called his wife and she told him to leave?

My understanding is that he talked to his wife after about the situation and they decided he should leave.

 

[guymez]

It’s funny how people can take away different things from the same conference. I thought he completely skirted around every remotely tough question.

Came across as a full blown narcissist who refuses to show even a modicum of responsibility or recognition of things he might have done wrong in the past.

But I’m a certified hater, so take everything I say with a grain of salt.

I got exactly the same impression. Deflected and or skirted around every single issue. In other interviews he clearly forgot his original answers and gave different answers.

The man clearly doesnt know the first thing about taking accountability.
Its an overused word these days but not being accountable is a defining trait of a narcissist. There are other examples of past behavior which actually support him being a narcissist as well.
He clearly has a seriously over inflated sense of self.

All that being said I am in the same camp you are.
Cant stand the person (I see right through this phony) even though he might actually be a good technical coach.

 

[guymez]

My understanding is that he talked to his wife after about the situation and they decided he should leave.

Hmmm...well one thing we do know for sure. It couldnt possibly have been anything he said or did.

 

[Drivesaitl]

Tactically he should be the best coach we’ve had in a while. He’s adaptable.

His style of play is also more conducive to the way the Oilers should play.

The question is whether all the other off ice stuff can be controlled.

The stuff is less likely to be issue here. The Oilers have reeled in personalities like Evander Kane, Walman, etc and the alleged worries didn't play out. Babs had trouble with a younger team and taking liberties with that team. He tries anything here and the personalities in the room will be bold enough to tell him about it.

The one worry though, and many have expressed it, is there something really off with Babs thought process. Through age has he developed senility to a degree. I know I'm opening this up wide for your reply but....

 

[Stoneman89]

I’ve yet to hear them explain why they’ll listen to Babcock but didn’t listen when it was Tippett or McLellan. And I guess Woody and Knobby were just nobodies who were telling them to stop playing defence.

I honestly think the bolded had a lot to do with it.

 

[Drivesaitl]

Confirmed that it was Babcock that wanted to meet with the players and not the players who wanted to meet with Babcock.

Can kind of put the notion of this being a player-influenced hire to bed.

Actually thought it was a pretty decent presser. However, he's obviously going to be very prepared for it.

The one thing I'll state that has some creedence to me is that the whole fit in Columbus was off from the start. Babs commented on feeling that, and that the players there were never going to be playing for him. It felt off from the start and coaches can feel that. Not absolving Babs but I wonder if the players had pre-decided they weren't going to be playing ball. Babs current persona can strike some that he's short a few marbles now. Maybe he is and speech slurring also causing me some concerns. He could well be somebody punch drunk, or losing his faculties through age. Something not right.

We'll see what happens.

 

[Drivesaitl]

I honestly think the bolded had a lot to do with it.

Sometimes big personalities require other big personalities. People have specifically complained about what "milquetoast" "coward" coaches we've had so we'll see. Thing is he clearly has the blessing in the room of McDrai and others so thats going to carry some weight.

I'll never forget all the books I read on Led Zep. That the 5th band member was really Peter Grant, and things would never have been the same without him. They needed the bombast, the out of control strict management, the guy telling Robert Plant he's a Percy and get on stage and stop crying. Trouble is there was no one to control Peter Grant. lol

 

[harpoon]

I’m just amazed by the number of people who can offer a clinical definition of narcissism based off some media reports and podcasts. I would have thought some testing, and maybe even a personal conversation would be required. I’m just going with ‘asshole’ but then, I’m clearly not as smart as some folks here.

 

[redgrant]

Yup so just let guys go where they want and never compete, clear the crease or be nasty? What are you saying here? Of course there will be push back. Do unto others before they do unto you.

It's common sense edmonton was dominating the game. Nurse being the idiot he is injures a star Dallas player when it didn't matter and of course we lose hyman with retribution.

 

[Tobias Kahun]

It's common sense edmonton was dominating the game. Nurse being the idiot he is injures a star Dallas player when it didn't matter and of course we lose hyman with retribution.

First time watching hockey?

Marchment was throwing that hit whether nurse slashed him or not