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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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Well, that was vintage Mike Babcock, in my opinion. It's the same kind of delivery that he has had his whole career in the NHL. I think that we would have liked to have heard a bit more contrition.
But at the same time, this is the same Babcock and it's going to be a learning curve for everybody, including Mike and reading some stuff yesterday and today and even reading the commissioner's comments. that Mike will be watched very closely. It's going to be a very interesting time that Mike is going to have to understand that he's under the microscope as long as he's a coach in the NHL.
Yeah, it was interesting. Did you happen to get a chance to see our one-on-one interview that ran on YouTube from 880 Chet here with Babcock?
I did. I did. I quite enjoyed that interview. I quite enjoyed we saw a little more of a human side to Mike in that interview than we did in the press conference. Right. which I think is important. The other aspect of it is, in so many ways though, is that your relationship with Mike goes back as long as you guys talked about, and that's important. And I think that Mike has a way of doing things.
Make no mistake about it. It's his everyday life. It's dealing with the media. It's coaching. And if we expect Mike to change very much, we are going to be sadly mistaken.
Yeah. So there's stuff out there now. It's funny because the sports sense, Mark Spector, and now Ryan Rashog have both in the last two hours dropped something with Connor McDavid because I didn't think ā there was a time when it appeared as though maybe the players would, you know, I know we had Dickinson and Murphy on, but for different reasons, they signed their contract extensions.
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Chapter 2: What are the latest updates on Mike Babcock's coaching style?
You know, Leon, you endorsed this. Zach, you believe in this guy. And I think it was a brilliant move, whether it be my mic or by the organization to coordinate this.
the interview time that the three guys had with Mike and I believe Harrison Cates was in the meeting as well, that I thought, I think that that's really, I think a key point in understanding the commitment that everybody has to this coach, not just ownership, not just Jeff and Stan, but the leadership group of this hockey club They are committed to Mike Babcock, too.
And I think that's really important for messaging for not only their teammates, but I think it's important for the fan base. All right.
We're joined by John Shannon. John, the reality is, so Babcock and DJ Smith are the combination. Your thoughts on DJ as well?
Oh, I'm a DJ fan. You know, there is some, you know, the crossroads of all these people. You know, DJ, I first got to know DJ a bit when he was in Oshawa coaching the Generals. When they won the Memorial Cup, they beat Leon's team, they had beaten Connor's team, or they had gone through the East and done something that very few were able to do in the OHL against Erie.
So from that perspective, I think DJ is a really smart mind. I think DJ is one of the very few people that can manage Mike. which is important in all of this. You know, the revelation to me yesterday with DJ was that, A, Mike's son was hired by the Senators when DJ was the coach to be the eye in the sky to replace Bob Jones when Bob got ill.
And DJ used Mike as a consultant when he took over the head coaching job in Los Angeles. So that speaks of a strong relationship between You and I have talked on the air since Mike's name came up, and we've talked off the air too, and I've been adamant to say, okay, if Mike is the coach, who's going to tell Mike he's crossed the line? And quite frankly, I think that...
dj smith might be one of the few guys that can do that uh and i you know and i talked to a couple of guys around the nhl that know both dj and mike and i said is it fair to put that on dj and they said yeah it is dj can manage mike and that's going to be an important aspect to all of us well i mean people grow too uh yeah they do they do they do but but uh you know um
I don't want to again be negative, but Mike did not show anything yesterday that he had grown.
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Chapter 3: How do player endorsements impact coaching decisions in the NHL?
No. needed to know that they were going to come back and swing harder than they'd swung, and they did early. And Yanmark did tie it on a great stretch pass by Cody Ceci. Edmonton had their chances late. Florida got one more bounce. Sucks. Brennan Escott is here right now. What do you got coming up tonight on Inside Sports?
Lots to cover in the hockey world, so we called up Kyle Bukoskis from Sportsnet. He'll join us at 6.35, and then we're going to preview the Edmonton Elks and Winnipeg Blue Bombers from both perspectives. That game tomorrow at 6.30 on 880. Chad Dave Campbell at 7.05 from Winnipeg, and then we'll check in with the voice of the Blue Bombers, Derek Taylor, at 7.30.
So does that mean we're on early tomorrow, Aiden?
We are 3-5.
We are 3-5? Well, why wouldn't we just do 4-5?
I don't know.
We're three to five? Yeah. Okay, so we're pinching Courtney out of an hour, eh? Yeah, there we go. Okay, well, there we go. Brennan, you have a wonderful show tonight. Appreciate it. I'd like to thank everybody. You know what? I'm going to read a couple more texts. Just actually stay with me here and hop in. Sure. Bob, this one comes to us from Haji.
If the Oilers do trade Darnell, they immediately become softer and easier to play against. I know a large portion of your listeners have called for more size, more truculence, more gamesmanship. Expecting Doc Murphy and Frederick to patrol the ice has proven to be impractical. So who do we see the Oilers targeting for a trade or signing?
That one comes, well, first of all, they've got to move Darnell Nurse. Mm-hmm. There, again, is no guarantee that's going to happen. I will tell you this.
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