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

[Oddbob]

His answer in the press conference about why it ended in Columbus is all the proof you need he didn't change even a little bit. Lied straight to everyone and that reporter saying some nonsense about him and his wife agreed he should leave cause the staff wasn't together.

What a load of BS!

No, you were told to leave!

 

[Transplanted Caper]

What's wild is it will take one story, one anecdote, one rumour and the whole thing will go off the rails. And after what happened in CBJ when the Spittin Chiclets guys broke it, it won't take some insider needing to double source something or for a player to formally go to the PA. Anyways, the level of horrible Babcock is just dwarfs any other hardass coach in the league. So many people are understandably out to get him, that it's hard to imagine this isn't a dumpster fire all season long.

 

[gifted88]

The NHL & NHLPA found no wrongdoing in their investigation so from his perspective he's done nothing wrong. Why would he apologize exactly? It seems people want an apology for him being an asshole, I don't think that will ever happen.

 

[Coffey]

The NHL & NHLPA found no wrongdoing in their investigation so from his perspective he's done nothing wrong. Why would he apologize exactly? It seems people want an apology for him being an asshole, I don't think that will ever happen.

Because this is HF and the Oilers are the new Jailblazers.

 

[Beau Knows]

The NHL & NHLPA found no wrongdoing in their investigation so from his perspective he's done nothing wrong. Why would he apologize exactly? It seems people want an apology for him being an asshole, I don't think that will ever happen.

I don't think their findings were that he never did anything wrong, their findings were that he didn't do anything that justifies an outright ban from the league.

 

[SmoggyTwinkles]

I'm waiting for it to be announced that McDrai punked Oilers management and ownership and pretended to be ok with Babcock, now they have both demanded trades.

Great post and your avatar backs it up.

Man, both Babcock and Bowman are creepy as f***.

DJ Smith will come out a winner from all this.

 

[57special]

Sure seems like an unforced error.

 

[authentic]

Forgot how much I can't stand this goof. Appears that the self-absorbed jackass has learned nothing during his period in timeout.

Well how fun would it be if a toned down Babcock came back to coach?

I think McDavid’s yelling in the Cup finals caused more trauma than any of Babcock’s mind games.

 

[93gilmour93]

 

[authentic]

I don't think their findings were that he never did anything wrong, their findings were that he didn't do anything that justifies an outright ban from the league.

I mean there are players who did much worse shit who had full length careers in the NHL.

 

[CupofOil]

What the heck is up with the Oilers and the names they choose for head coaches?

They've always been a Cocky Organization

 

[ElysiumAB]

They've always been a Cocky Organization

Also with a tendency to get a-head of themselves. In all fairness, they are probably just trying not to get shafted.

 

[Oddbob]

The NHL & NHLPA found no wrongdoing in their investigation so from his perspective he's done nothing wrong. Why would he apologize exactly? It seems people want an apology for him being an asshole, I don't think that will ever happen.

No apology is fine, but don't come out and blatantly lie about why you were done in CBJ.

 

[Uncle Scrooge]

As expected dodged every serious question and tried to sound as smart as possible.

"It's like when you tell your kid no, they don't want to hear it, but to me it's love".

Lmao

 

[shuchukfan]

Any chance DJ Smith changes his name to BJ to fit in?

 

[loadie]

A piece of shit human being

 

[Trash Panda]

Recycling a coaching staff from the maple leafs is certainly a choice for an organization that is struggling to get over the hump.

 

[GreenBubbleRaincoat]

I gotta hand it to Mike, he only referred to himself in the 3rd person once in that presser. Maybe I missed another utterance or two?

 

[GMR]

He's an asshole but so were many other coaches from prior eras. The players nowadays would not handle a Babcock, Keenan, or maybe even a Bowman despite his Cup rings.

 

[Based Anime Fan]

I gotta hand it to Mike, he only referred to himself in the 3rd person once in that presser. Maybe I missed another utterance or two?

Likely, but Based Anime Fan didn't hear any other references. To be fair, Based Anime Fan wasn't listening for Mike Babcock to refer to himself in the first person. Still a f***ing weird thing to do, if you ask Based Anime Fan.

 

[ffh]

A match made in heaven.

 

[gifted88]

I don't think their findings were that he never did anything wrong, their findings were that he didn't do anything that justifies an outright ban from the league.

So what in their findings justifies an apology from him? If there is something, it hasn't been made public.

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

'This is what we want': Oilers' McDavid all in on Babcock as coach

The Edmonton Oilers have a new coach and, in a way, a new captain. Mark Spector chatted with Connor McDavid to get 97's take on why Mike Babcock is a good fit.

www.sportsnet.ca

good McDavid quotes...the players wanted him

 

[DaaaaB's]

Terrible hire and a joke of a press conference. Babcock is a pathetic loser lol.

 

[Beau Knows]

So what in their findings justifies an apology from him? If there is something, it hasn't been made public.

Invading players privacy? Being a dick to players in general over the years?

I think people wanted to see some evidence he'd learned something since his last attempt at coaching in the NHL. If he has, he didn't make it clear in that press conference.