Oilers hire Mike Babcock as head coach, DJ Smith as associate coach

[nerevarine]

This will be a super fun thread to bump when babcock lifts the cup next year

 

[ohheyhemsky]

i mean nothing else was working....

You mean, consistently making bad trades or signings wasn't working?

We should try making good decisions as an organization. Just once.

 

[Crosby2010]

It sort of came out of nowhere a couple of weeks ago when I heard they were looking at his eligibility. But hey, I am a big Babcock fan. This could be good for the Oilers. The question is whether or not the game has passed him by yet. We'll see.

 

[Devonator]

Great move for the Oilers!

 

[danny90]

This will be a super fun thread to bump when babcock lifts the cup next year

Is he going to take the job of keeper of the cup after he resigns in disgrace again?

 

[Cyclones Rock]

Guys going to be deleting a lot of stuff on their phones

 

[DJB]

 

[3074326]

This will be a super fun thread to bump when babcock lifts the cup next year

Gonna be fun to bump this one post in a year when he gets fired like the rest of them

Coaching isn't the big issue in Edmonton, they don't know how to build a team

 

[RobHood]

How quickly will Babcock (like every other head coach) succumb to temptation and put McDavid and Draisaitl on the same line? 1st, 2nd, or 3rd period of game 1?

 

[LordBacon]

f*** a franchise up speedrun 100%

 

[hfman]

the soft, creampuff era is over.


The NHL is pushing back

 

[Gizmokov]

Is he going to take the job of keeper of the cup after he resigns in disgrace again?

Maybe an inflatable one

 

[Hank Plank]

He strikes again

This was the best take.

 

[Breakers]

 

[SI90]

This guy is unreal lol

 

[Sergei Shirokov]

This is going to be an entertaining year, then at the end of it McDavid will likely be on the way out. Buckle up.

 

[Hank Plank]

Watched some of that presser I found it deeply disturbing. Babcock has zero self awareness and accountability it's unbelievable really.

 

[Johnny Concussion]

Watched some of that presser I found it deeply disturbing. Babcock has zero self awareness and accountability it's unbelievable really.

Experience narcissism in its purest form.

 

[EdmFlyersfan]

Watched some of that presser I found it deeply disturbing. Babcock has zero self awareness and accountability it's unbelievable really.

Can you blame him? Oilers came knocking on his door and it validated his narcissistic beliefs.

 

[Kimota]

Jesus Christ the Canadian franchises except the Habs are so f***ed.

Bonne St-Jean Tabarnak.

 

[EdmFlyersfan]

Here's Babs record after his cup win with a stacked roster, he won't have a Lidstrom to ride on in Edmonton:

 

[Finnflash]

Wow. That presser was bad. He validated consensus opinion all while talking about himself in the third person.

 

[TheBrew]

Full blown narcissist who has never done a thing wrong in his life. Like every narcissist.

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Only 2% of the population are actually narcissists…. But people toss that word around like 80% of the people are. Lol

 

[Johnny Concussion]

Only 2% of the population are actually narcissists…. But people toss that word around like 80% of the people are. Lol

I'm sure Babcock is very fond of therapy and has acquired a diagnosis that contradicts my opinion. But I don't really f***ing care. He's a total piece of shit.

 

[Beau Knows]

He certainly doesn't sound like he's learned anything, time to invest in burner phones.