Oilers interested in hiring Mike Babcock

[pcruz]

He's won at every level and was abruptly fired by Toronto. Then he sits out for a while collecting money while his contract expires, gets hired by Columbus, and once again was fired very publicly for something he probably feels was targeted or unfair. Now he's done collecting money a second time after his settlement is over, and here we are. Coaches and players usually want to walk away on their own terms, not anyone elses. He probably feels robbed of that opportunity and also scapegoated.

Hate the guy, but given how he's still privately advised coaches around the league, this doesn't surprise me. He's a great coach, with obvious shortcomings personally. Oilers need to win now, you can't get much better. If shit goes south, its not like McDavid wasn't already on the clock anyway.

Did he get to collect any of the CBJ deal?
He resigned rather than get relieved of duties.

I know he collected every penny of the Toronto deal before signing with the Blue Jackets.

If he truly thought he had been aggrieved by the hooplah around his resignation, he would have sued for breach of contract (against the team and/or league), or libel/slander (against all the people who cost him the contract).
He did neither in order to avoid the investigation into his conduct.

 

[Czechboy]

Blowman really sucks... it's amazing Edmonton bent over backwards to accommodate him. He has fast-tracked the Oilers' demise in record time and will likely lead McDavid to exit Edmonton sooner rather than later.

He is just simply not good at his job.

I wanted his ass fired on TDL day. Nothing he's done since then has made me feel good.

I did like the Dickinson and Murphy adds before TDL. I did love the Ingram signing.

That's about it and most don't value those signings/trades as high as I did. Most will argue that Frederic and Jarry alone offset the good and I agree. Now we fire Knob in a shitty manner. We are now moving heaven and earth to get Babcock. It's a f***en nightmare.

 

[McHelpus]

To protect the young players that weren't consulted.

And the NHL can ban who it wants regardless of the law. It has its own rules. It's possible those rules were broken.

And Stan Bowman/Quenneville somehow never broke those rules? I don't want babs to coach edmonton, but I'd be surprised if he was that bad in 2 1/2 months with the jackets lol. This seems personal imo

 

[Indy18]

Did he get to collect any of the CBJ deal?
He resigned rather than get relieved of duties.

I know he collected every penny of the Toronto deal before signing with the Blue Jackets.

If he truly thought he had been aggrieved by the hooplah around his resignation, he would have sued for breach of contract (against the team and/or league), or libel/slander (against all the people who cost him the contract).
He did neither in order to avoid the investigation into his conduct

He was given a compensation package and it was reported it was "significant" in order to go away

 

[pcruz]

Can someone explain to me why the NHLPA is getting involved when the Oilers core said they were fine with it??

Unless Babcock broke the law, they can't do shit

It's entirely possible that he did, in fact, break labour laws, as well as violating the players' rights.

That's got to be part of what the NHL and the PA have to judge.

 

[CBJWerenski8]

I really don't think the players and team employees giving the investigators a statement is going to derail their next Hockey season.

As a fan all you gotta do is sit and enjoy the show.

Who said anything about derailing their next hockey season?

And nah.

Did he get to collect any of the CBJ deal?
He resigned rather than get relieved of duties.

I know he collected every penny of the Toronto deal before signing with the Blue Jackets.

If he truly thought he had been aggrieved by the hooplah around his resignation, he would have sued for breach of contract (against the team and/or league), or libel/slander (against all the people who cost him the contract).
He did neither in order to avoid the investigation into his conduct.

He got some sort of financial settlement to leave the CBJ, IIRC he signed a 2 year 4Mper deal to coach here. I think he at least got half of that, but nothing was ever confirmed.

 

[The Management]

This is like that one TV show you like that you thought was dead... but then out of nowhere, the show gets picked up another network and a new season gets announced.

 

[Danarqhy]

I wanted his ass fired on TDL day. Nothing he's done since then has made me feel good.

I did like the Dickinson and Murphy adds before TDL. I did love the Ingram signing.

That's about it and most don't value those signings/trades as high as I did. Most will argue that Frederic and Jarry alone offset the good and I agree. Now we fire Knob in a shitty manner. We are now moving heaven and earth to get Babcock. It's a f***en nightmare.

Agree on Dickinson and Murphy but I also think the Jarry trade was completely asinine... it was obvious before it was made that it was a L, and losing a good and steady (and playoffs beast) D like Kulak for nothing was gonna end up being costly.

Bowman saddled the Oilers with an older, just-as-bad, Goalie but for even more money and term... thereby destroying that window of competing just a tad bit more. Those little moves add up and it can be the difference between a cup or not.

Trent Frederic... oof. Not much to say there. Complete and total failure, a human L on skates.

The recent Babcock stuff I can't even believe what I'm hearing or that it's real. It's a total disaster waiting to happen. Reeks of a a desperate man who knows he has no options.

 

[ChurchOfAlfie]

This is like that one TV show you like that you thought was dead... but then out of nowhere, the show gets picked up another network and a new season gets announced.

6 seasons and a movie!

 

[ElysiumAB]

Is this better or worse than when Peter cirelli brought in the AHL scrub that broke McDavid's collarbone?

That was one of the most bizarre moves that I've ever witnessed in the league. Still don't understand it.

 

[AquiliniHurtsMySoul]

Oilers are so f***ing dumb. Holy shit.

 

[grim]

Steve Staios has done a great job in two short years of cleaning up the Melnyk/Dorion mess in Ottawa. Edmonton should have hung onto him.

 

[Bounces R Way]

So, pretty simple offseason looks like fellas. We're going to fire one coach and then we'll hire another guy. Should be fairly straightforward, not a big deal sports teams do it all the time.
Oilers FO:

 

[bucks_oil]

Well he’s been doing it for decades now. It’s great to have an open mind but when someone repeatedly shows to multiple people over decades what he is then it’s best just to accept it.

How did you guys enjoy Evander Kane? He was awesome for us... feels like we've been down this road before.

I'm not saying it's always going to work out, I'm quite concerned, but the Oilers have always been known for redemption tours, even going back to MacT (which obviously worked out)... so it's become part of the ingrained team culture.

This time, we've been (again) painted into a corner with the Cassidy stuff, missing (if we were even in) on Laviolette. And this guy has a coaching history with Hyman, who most certainly would have been consulted.

No choice but to plug my nose at this point.

 

[Warden of the North]

Why would Babcock even be interested in this? He is/was happily retired, now the NHL is opening up an investigation that can uncover all sorts of unpleasant stuff for him. Why does Mike need this right now?

Mike Babcock has a MASSIVE ego

 

[sxvnert]

Can someone explain to me why the NHLPA is getting involved when the Oilers core said they were fine with it??

Unless Babcock broke the law, they can't do shit

They can force an investigation and raise a massive stink about what took place. If getting him fired in Columbus worked, you can bet it will work in Edmonton.

 

[Erik Alfredsson]

Why would Babcock even be interested in this? He is/was happily retired, now the NHL is opening up an investigation that can uncover all sorts of unpleasant stuff for him. Why does Mike need this right now?

Idk might have something to do with wanting to win a cup with the best player in the world...

 

[Finlandia WOAT]

Can someone explain to me why the NHLPA is getting involved when the Oilers core said they were fine with it??

Unless Babcock broke the law, they can't do shit

Are they "fine" with it the way I'm fine with sitting on a sunny beach, sipping craft beer and reading a shitty high fantasy novel by a repressed midwestern Christian housewife?

Or are they "fine" with it the way I'm fine when my boss announces surprise "optional" overtime on a Friday afternoon?

 

[Jumptheshark]

Can someone explain to me why the NHLPA is getting involved when the Oilers core said they were fine with it??

Unless Babcock broke the law, they can't do shit

He violated parts of the CBA that no one really looks at or talks about. IE. Players privacy. Legally from an outside point of view he did nothing wrong because the parts he violated would be considered civil and not criminal. If that makes sense, Him trying to get Mitch to grass up his teammates was just wrong

Wings, leafs and BJ fans can give a list of the stupid things he did

he creates a hostile working environment to say the least

 

[grim]

he creates a hostel working environment to say the least

What's wrong with hostels?

 

[Jumptheshark]

What's wrong with hostels?

Friggen auto correct on samsung

 

[Flip The Bird]

it's the Oilers of course they're that dumb.

Sounds like desperate move on Oilers behalf. One last shot at the cup

 

[Pastor Of Muppetz]

Is Bob Stauffers rumor of McD signing a 7 year contract credible?

It doesn’t make a lick of sense to me ( after signing a team friendly 2 year deal) .Why would he commit the rest of his career to a team that is obviously flawed, and is not getting any younger.?..Not to mention the GM has a problem identifying the right players?

McD has earned his right to move on to a different team.

 

[Strangle]

I'm pretty much expecting this at Babcock's press conference
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Is Steve simmonds going to be there?

Or is it happening in a Reddit AMA?

 

[Strangle]

Is Bob Stauffers rumor of McD signing a 7 year contract credible?

It doesn’t make a lick of sense to me ( after signing a team friendly 2 year deal) .Why would he commit the rest of his career to a team that is obviously flawed, and is not getting any younger.?..Not to mention the GM has a problem identifying the right players?

McD has earned his right to move on to a different team.

I’d say if true it’s because McDavid is a real man who doesn’t quit, is confident in himself and wants to finish what he started.

I commend him for those qualities.

We need less LeBron James and more Connor McDavid’s in professional sports. A true throw back to when men understood it’s up to them to get it done for their fans and their teams