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

[GeeoffBrown]

I hope he asks to check McDavid's phone

 

[Mugzy97]

 

[KaseMeOutside]

Will the media in Edmonton ask him if he's ever apologized to Johan Franzen for how he treated him? His journey of "change" probably should have that be apart of it somewhere

 

[eojsmada]

Bring back The Great Moustachio....Paul Maclean

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

Not today buddy!! Dj Smith too LOLOL

you'll be gone after next spring just like every other year LOL

 

[Romang67]

any Glasscock or Cockburn or any coaches named Peter Johnson available to hire next?

Their hiring New York Jets owner Woody Johnson would, at this point, not be entirely out of left field from a talent, character, or dick-name perspective.

 

[Pass the Saitl Sauce]

Hitchcock
Tippett
Woodcroft
Knobaluch
Babcock

lol

Now do the GMs

 

[JianYang]

Hitchcock
Tippett
Woodcroft
Knobaluch
Babcock

lol

To accompany Babcock will be his assistant grant clitsome.

They work very well together.

 

[Czechboy]

Lots of hockey Canada success. Taking elite players, elite teams and no caps to golds in short tournaments. Hiring hockey Canada heroes has never worked for us. The cup 18 years ago is impressive but 18 years ago.

This is an awful hire! Oilers have taken a serious step back.

Bowman is GM
Babcock is coach
Jarry is the starter

f***en nightmare fuel. Florida and knobs laughing their asses off today.

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

He strikes again

McDavid former agent is CEO and Bowman's boss

McDavid and his camp are involved in process and running of franchise at this point

This hire is as much on McDavid and wouldn't be happening without McDavid approval

 

[Divine]

Will he make it through training camp this time?

 

[Regal]

The face you make when one of your players says they left their phone at home

 

[domiwroze]

Bowman and babcock, there’s a joke in there

He Bow my Man until I babcock?

 

[CaptainCaveman]

Dislike.

 

[ZEBROA]

What can go wrong?

 

[bobholly39]

Spoiler Alert - tomorrow's top 2 headlines:

Connor McDavid asks for a trade.
Leon Draisaitl asks for a trade.

 

[WetcoastOrca]

Now get Stauffer to mention his resume after he left Detroit.....

Stauffer sounding a lot like Baghdad Bob, the Iraqi Information Minister.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

I hope he asks to check McDavid's phone

"Real estate in Miami"
"Real estate in Las Vegas"
"Real estate in Dallas"

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

Spoiler Alert - tomorrow's top 2 headlines:

Connor McDavid asks for a trade.
Leon Draisaitl asks for a trade.

they essentially hired him...

 

[KniesMadeBradyCry]

you'll be gone after next spring just like every other year LOL

Well, our coach will likely make it to spring! We will see if yours can’t make his first game

 

[Peeri]

NHL is just a massive circlejerk, there is like a dozen of coaches who been around since stone age and just hop from one team to another.

 

[Romang67]

"Real estate in Miami"
"Real estate in Las Vegas"
"Real estate in Dallas"

"Does Winnipeg really not have WiFi?"

 

[Czechboy]

And we will be sold hope of structure. More structure and playing the right way.

I agree with all that but Babcock won't bring that. And we don't have the roster to win a cup.

It has always been our stupid GM's in the McDavid era. They just can't cobble together a roster. Then we get guys like Babcock to fix it.

 

[Terrier]

 

[BoBfromAulon]

If i had to make an analogy, this seems like the Mourinho hire for Real Madrid. A motivational/controversial figure who is stuck in the old game/world. These things end like they should....