Oilers Radio Network Analyst & Got Yer Back Podcast's Rob Brown (6/24/26)

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Oilers NOW with Bob Stauffer 18 min 6 speakers 8 chapters transcribed 2 months ago

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What are Rob Brown's thoughts on the Oilers' current season?

Bob Stauffer 0:00

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How does Mike Babcock's hiring impact the Oilers' strategy?

Bob Stauffer 0:57

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Rob Brown 1:03

I am actually in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. I'm in the middle of a golf trip and I am just outside an English pub watching Brazil versus Scotland with a bunch of Scottish fans. Yeah, I've never been to PEI before, but, oh, my God, I had a lobster roll today, Bob. It was heaven, like literally. If there was a picture of heaven in the dictionary, it would have been this lobster roll.

Bob Stauffer 1:29

Well, I'll tell you what's not heaven for Scotland is heaven for Brazilians. Because they've usually kicked their ass. I remember, I think they played in the 82 World Cup, too, if I'm not mistaken. All right. Well, you missed all the hubba-baloo, but you knew what it was. It is official. Mike Babcock.

What changes are expected in the Oilers' defensive play under Babcock?

Bob Stauffer 1:45

And we're going to hear. I did a separate one-on-one with Mike, and we actually talked some tactics yesterday. But Mike Babcock and DJ Smith. And away we go. I'll say one thing, Rob. Nothing I'm going to say is going to change anybody's opinion out there on Mike Babcock. I'm not trying to change your opinion. The decision made from ownership to management to the players, Mike Babcock was their choice. It should make for an interesting season, to say the least, shouldn't it, Rob?

Rob Brown 2:15

Oh, it certainly is. I mean, there are... loud players. There's loud coaches. I mean, when you think Mike Babcock, there's no just quiet conversations for or against.

How do the Oilers' recent player signings affect their roster?

Rob Brown 2:28

It is a big conversation. Everyone, as you said, everyone has an opinion and a feeling and they're large opinions and feelings. So it'll be interesting. It will. I mean, this is, and I know there was an article written the other day and it's true. This one is on the players. I mean, there's no more excuses. The Oilers players, their top players, this is what they wanted. Now it's to go out and prove that it was the right choice. There's nowhere to hide now. This is Connor McDavid, Leon Hyman. They've wanted Babcock as their guy. Babcock is here, and we'll see if this was the right choice. And it will be a fun year.

What is the significance of Darnell Nurse's situation for the Oilers?

Rob Brown 3:05

Again, I said this before, Bob, and I still believe it. The Oilers are a good hockey club. They're a Stanley Cup contender. The signings of Dickinson and Murphy solidify their team. There are things they still want to tinker with. But the core of this team is still Stanley Cup caliber, and now you add Babcock into the mix, and hopefully this was the right mix that they needed.

Bob Stauffer 3:30

All right, so they did bring back Jason Dickinson and Connor Murphy. We had them both on the show tonight. One of the things, and we're going to play the clip a little bit later on during the show, actually after you're hit, Rob, but we talked a bit about how Edmonton may play defensively. And the one thing Mike made real, and I'm going to tell you, lots of people had lots to say about Mike Babcock. The one comment I got during that interview was, wow, he explained that pretty well with how they're going to attempt to play. And he said, we are going to pressure, uh, first of all we're not going to be cheating offensively our work back to he basically said in a roundabout way their work back to the puck is going to be better but he also said we are going to pressure and and that to me is man-on-man defense uh or a hybrid and um i just wondered from a player's perspective how much different that is to play as opposed to play in a more passive zone

Rob Brown 4:27

Well, it's more fun.