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

[OiledUp]

So, does anyone know anything about this Babcock guy? Any skeletons?

Other than the fact he's the last guy in the ongoing Oilers quest to collect all the penis names in hockey of course.

 

[Lay Z Boy GM]

Babcock brushing aside Columbus. Crazy

I never expected him to go into detail. He basically said if the photo thing was that much of an issue it wasn’t gonna work, if they’re freaking out over family photos how are you gonna bench a guy?

And Columbus f***ing sucks, not like they went onward and upward since then

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

Other than the fact he's the last guy in the ongoing Oilers quest to collect all the penis names in hockey of course.

The investigation results will "leak" before camp.

 

[ConnorNova0929]

Harrison is running this team now

Needed a new job since he can't take pictures with draft picks anymore

 

[Paralyzer]

Babcock brushing aside Columbus. Crazy

Not really. I think everyone who puts claims of what happened are the crazy ones. It very well could just be a disagreement between each other and he just walked out.

 

[Stringer Bell]

I think he used himself in the third person again? Haha good lord. He is the same guy.

 

[Canovin]

The next question should be, "have you worked with Marner to help him through the dark days?"

 

[Fixed to Ruin]

First reference in the 3rd person

 

[DrDrai]

This just in:

Connor, Leon and Zach are all in ON Mike Babcock

 

[Del Preston]

Haha, not to step on BBO’s toes. Presser was a natural jumping off point for the next thread, I didn’t want the presser to not be the first post. A convenient on-ramp for those who weren’t invested in a Babcock speculation thread.

Not the speculation thread. He put up another one announcing the hiring and the press conference that disappeared after a page.

Post your computer activity between 11:57 and noon.

 

[TopShelfGloveSide]

Babs straight up telling the players to expect the thunder is funny to me.

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

Mike's ego is as big as ever
oh boy

 

[Del Preston]

WHERE IS GREGOR? *CLAP CLAP CLAPCLAPCLAP*
WHERE IS GREGOR? *CLAP CLAP CLAPCLAPCLAP*
WHERE IS GREGOR? *CLAP CLAP CLAPCLAPCLAP*

 

[BeranekAndNeck]

I don’t love that he didn’t just lay out an explanation for Columbus, it does make it sounds as bad as some camps claimed

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

Mike's ego is as big as ever
oh goy

Guys like him do not learn or change.

 

[KCC]

I think he used himself in the third person again? Haha good lord. He is the same guy.

Let's be real. He isn't going to bully McDavid, Leon etc and they will both stand up for their teammates because they are good guys who don't take crap from anyone. So if Babs thinks he can get away with doing stupid things again I don't think he will honestly. But yes, he has and will always have a huge ego. lol

 

[FiveFourteenSixOne]

The fact that McDavid, Drai and Hymen had a long meeting with him and gave their approval is all I need to be in favor of this.

Those three want to win at any cost and they recognize they need someone to deliver what can at times be a very difficult message, and demand excellence of his players.

This team is going to come out motivated, and look very different to start the season.

Complain all you want about the optics, but this is the best coach the team has had since Muckler.

 

[NeverForget06]

This guy is about as opposite as Knoblauch as it gets - be careful what you wish for guys lol

 

[Soli]

Not the speculation thread. He put up another one announcing the hiring and the press conference that disappeared after a page.

Post your computer activity between 11:57 and noon.

Oh I merged it with the Babcock thread. It was already on page 2 and it didn’t make sense to have to dig in a few pages to get to the presser. This ain’t some garbage Reddit layout.

 

[TopShelfGloveSide]

Here’s Gregor

 

[Paralyzer]

I don’t love that he didn’t just lay out an explanation for Columbus, it does make it sounds as bad as some camps claimed

Or....there was nothing to talk about and he didn't want to bother hashing something where the NHL deemed wasn't worth their time in saying anything.

 

[Lay Z Boy GM]

DJ Smith looks excited man, good to see

 

[Del Preston]

Gregor asked "how can you be hard on players and not be a dick?"

 

[CupofOil]

Lol Gregor with the being a dick comment

 

[sepHF]

did Gregor really say that lol