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

[GreenBubbleRaincoat]

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.

Mr. Babcock!! I'm a Habs fan in Upper Michigan. I've always disliked the Red Wings (surrounded by Wings fans my entire life), and I really dislike the Leafs. I don't like you, and I don't like any of the teams you've coached, (Columbus would've been the best of the lot). Either way, can I ask you for your autograph? This is probably the last chance I have, before you get to really, really know the team in Oil Country. Gee, thanks!

 

[D1az]

If this fifth phallic-named coach doesn't work out, may I suggest this former AHL & WHA player as the next Oilers' coach?:

Those parents...

 

[Based Anime Fan]

Mr. Babcock!! I'm a Habs fan in Upper Michigan. I've always disliked the Red Wings (surrounded by Wings fans my entire life), and I really dislike the Leafs. I don't like you, and I don't like any of the teams you've coached, (Columbus would've been the best of the lot). Either way, can I ask you for your autograph? This is probably the last chance I have, before you get to really, really know the team in Oil Country. Gee, thanks!

Based Anime Fan doesn't do autographs, but will taunt you and imply horrible things.

Now let me see your phone.

 

[Chaels Arms]

So McDavid apparently has the self-awareness to realize he can't push himself or his teammates to where they need to be which necessitates Babcock. So, +5 for self awareness, -100 for leadership I guess.

Imagine prime Crosby basically saying "I don't know how to do the things needed to win games and I can't motivate my teammates either so please give me someone else to do these things."

How is this actually going to work in real life? If Bouchard is dogging it in practice does McDavid go whisper in Babcock's ear, "Hey, Mike, I don't like how Bouchy's looking today, can you go chew him out please, thanks bud!"

When McDavid's going through a bad stretch is he going to say, "Hey, Babs, discipline me now baby!"

I'm sorry but if I have to win a series I'm taking prime Crosby all day over prime McDavid and I'm a ******* USA/Rangers fan for ***** sake.

 

[PaulD]

Absolute insanity. Does something that still hasn't come out that was enough to get him fired before coaching a single practice in Columbus. But two years later it's all swept under the rug and is fine to try coaching again?!

Yes.

 

[D1az]

I genuinely don't get why he refers to himself as Mike Babcock instead of just saying I. Instead of saying "I don't want a team that's not all in" he says "Mike Babacock doesn't want a team that's not all in."

Is he trying to seperate himself from his opinion hoping someone doesn't know he's Mike Babcock?

Can already imagine the workouts.

"Mike isn't happy with what he sees, really not happy.
Mike wants more effort from the team. That is the Olympic gold-medalist coach 'Mike Babcock' to you plebs, who have succeeded at nothing. This is the Mike Babcock who also won a Stanley cup when I made a legendary team even more legendary.

And Nurse, Mike wants to see 50 push-ups from you, right now, because of that worthless defensive coverage against Vegas last night.
Mike isn't very happy with that either.

Have fun with your new team once someone is desperate enough to bail you out from me."

 

[Bleedred]

They have one of the most unlikeable staffs you can have.

Stan Bowman and Mike Babcock are just no good.

Big surprise. Garbage human GM hires garbage human head coach.

 

[PaulD]

Trump got to be President again. Nothing surprises anymore.

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

So McDavid apparently has the self-awareness to realize he can't push himself or his teammates to where they need to be which necessitates Babcock. So, +5 for self awareness, -100 for leadership I guess.

Imagine prime Crosby basically saying "I don't know how to do the things needed to win games and I can't motivate my teammates either so please give me someone else to do these things."

How is this actually going to work in real life? If Bouchard is dogging it in practice does McDavid go whisper in Babcock's ear, "Hey, Mike, I don't like how Bouchy's looking today, can you go chew him out please, thanks bud!"

When McDavid's going through a bad stretch is he going to say, "Hey, Babs, discipline me now baby!"

I'm sorry but if I have to win a series I'm taking prime Crosby all day over prime McDavid and I'm a ******* USA/Rangers fan for ***** sake.

I mean, Crosby won 2 Cups with hard-ass Mike Sullivan

 

[VivaLasVegas]

So McDavid apparently has the self-awareness to realize he can't push himself or his teammates to where they need to be which necessitates Babcock. So, +5 for self awareness, -100 for leadership I guess.

Imagine prime Crosby basically saying "I don't know how to do the things needed to win games and I can't motivate my teammates either so please give me someone else to do these things."

How is this actually going to work in real life? If Bouchard is dogging it in practice does McDavid go whisper in Babcock's ear, "Hey, Mike, I don't like how Bouchy's looking today, can you go chew him out please, thanks bud!"

When McDavid's going through a bad stretch is he going to say, "Hey, Babs, discipline me now baby!"

I'm sorry but if I have to win a series I'm taking prime Crosby all day over prime McDavid and I'm a ******* USA/Rangers fan for ***** sake.

Freakish physical talent doesn't ipso facto mean that the bearer has even a single atom of leadership in them. Many athletes have been obscenely talented without being effective leaders of their teams, or really any leader at all.

 

[Chaels Arms]

I mean, Crosby won 2 Cups with hard-ass Mike Sullivan

Yeah, and he won one with Dan Bylsma. That's the point. Crosby would have won Cups regardless of who his coaches were. He wasn't sitting around asking for a coach to yell at his teammates or teach him how to play defense which is apparently what McDavid thinks he needs right now.

McDavid has star player skills with a support player personality.