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Chapter 1: What introductory topics does Bob cover at the start of the episode?
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least favorable to mr babcock there's no current basis to restrict his employment in the national hockey league in the league well i think we're headed down an inevitable path here could foresee a scenario possibly say tuesday where we have the press conference and i do not believe for a second it'll solely be mike babcock that'll be coming aboard and joining the edmonton order staff so keep that in mind as well
The Burger King, Texas on the Ashley Fine Floors text line. Bob, the whole Mike Babcock narrative. You can text us at 780-451-8800. The Ashley Fine Floors text line. Get the new floors you always wanted at Ashley Fine Floors, 143rd Street, 111th Avenue. Open Monday to Saturday. Bob, the whole Mike Babcock narrative is beyond delusional and people are buying it only to criticize the Oilers. Uh,
The reality is it doesn't matter who's behind the bench. It's who skates on the ice. The coach can only do what he can do on the bench, not on the ice. Get over it. The GM should focus on upgrading the roster more than he does the coaching staff. That one comes to us from the Burger King. Bob, you didn't ask Jerry anything about Sebastian Cosa. Anything new there?
No, I did not ask Jerry about Sebastian Cosa because I asked him the last time he was on the show yesterday. about a week and a half ago, and there's nothing new to report. I will tell you I'm hearing rumblings that Devin Levi's name is getting out there from the Buffalo Sabres.
I do not believe Mikey DiPietro, the Bruins are going to make him available, but I do believe teams that have a good young goaltender are concerned about losing players like a Cosa, like a Levi on waivers. And will that result in some different things taking place? Again, you can text us at 780-451-8800. Keep it coming. Bob, I could care less if the Oilers hired Babcock as a head coach.
What I need is my team winning and being pushed to bring their talents out and give us the results they're being hired for, not for a coach to babysit them. We heard that noise when Kane and Corey Perry were signed and later the... We were calling for him. Well, I mean, I got to tell you right now, Corey Perry is a player that there was immense respect for in the Edmonton Oilers dressing room.
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Chapter 2: What is the latest news regarding Mike Babcock's investigation?
Rusty says, Bob, in your honest opinion, is this hiring going to hinder us bringing in free agents from Rusty? Rusty, we just talked about Dan Milstein yesterday. And today had Jerry Johansson on the show, two actual agents with actual significant books full of players. And by books, I mean lots of clients. Guys going on the record saying they have no issue with the hiring.
And they've already talked to, you know, certainly in the case of the owners have Colton Dock and Matt Savoy that are with the sports corporation. So, no, I think that Conor McDavid and Leon Dreisaitl are guys that can help recruit players.
And I believe that when the players are part of the process, and again, to reiterate, from ownership to management to the players, they were on board with this decision. Babcock was their choice. Oh, by the way, by the way, a week ago Monday when word broke out on this in Babcock, the LA Kings hired Peter Laviolette, okay? Then we found out after the Stanley Cup final,
that the Vegas Golden Knights did make Bruce Cassidy available to one team. Our inspector reported it was not Edmonton. Would it be fair to assume, fair to assume, that Edmonton and L.A. knew they weren't going to get a chance to interview Cassidy, which is what I said a week ago Monday? when some other people in the media said, why wouldn't they wait for Cassidy?
Well, when it turned out that Cassidy was being interviewed, I think it's fair to assume it was by Toronto. Logic would dictate it was the Toronto Maple Leafs that were given the opportunity. Maybe it was a different team. But if Edmonton and L.A. both moved and went on, maybe that gave us a pretty clear indication. And we kind of discussed it on the show that day. Well, geez, Ken Holland.
And Stan Bowman, as managers, went down a path that was not the Bruce Cassidy path. Maybe they knew they were never going to get a crack. And we don't know what the contract was for Vegas. And I got news for you. A lot of you, it's Vegas. It's totally within Vegas' rights to do so. Totally within Vegas' rights to do so. If that's what was in the contract.
But there were people that jumped on the Oilers and said, including, you know, all along there was a belief that we were looking at two... What the heck is going on in the soccer match right now? Did somebody from Qatar haul down a prominent Canadian player? It looks pretty heated at this moment. It does not look good on the pitch. There's a Canadian player down. There is... This is...
You know, I'm going to assume there's no simulation going on right now, that there's an actual significant injury that's taken place here. What the heck happened?
You seeing this over there? Thomas from news is saying right now you can hear the players on the field screaming his leg is broken. Oh, man.
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Chapter 3: What are the listeners' opinions on Mike Babcock's hiring?
We'll take a timeout. It's 5.14 in Edmonton. This is Oilers Now. Do we know who got carted off here for Canada, Aidan? Canada's up 3-0. It's now the 55th minute. I believe it's Ismael Kone is his name. Is he not an attacking winger? I believe he is. It does not look good. He's being carted off the pitch as we speak, and they have the... Oh, man. Yeah. That's not good. Yeah. It's more than a wrap.
They've got it completely covered. By the way, Qatar is down to nine players. I was stunned. I got to tell you, I was a little bit surprised that... You know, like your guy does something like that, you're going to get kicked out of the game and it's going to get a little bit heated. And there's a lot of finger pointing coming on between the two sides here.
And they've still not shown a full replay of it. You've seen it now? How bad is it?
You can see the photo. I sent you a photo of it, Bob, but it's rough. It's not a good look.
All righty. It appears as though we're going to have to pivot from Louis DeRoss today. But we will tell you that Louis' appearance is... Oh, yeah. Yeah. Yeah, that's not good. That's not a good injury. Louis de Brest's appearances normally are brought to you by GCL Diesel. Be sure to check out their complete and comprehensive injector testing services for all light and heavy-duty applications.
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Like, come on. Is that how they do it, really? I did not know that. Karen, you can text us, 780-451-8800. All right, this text comes in from Linz, who says, all I can say is why. Why is it that the Edmonton Oilers always have to hire somebody from the general manager down to the coaching and even sometimes the players who have large question marks or a red flag on their back?
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Chapter 4: What insights does Bob provide about goaltending rumors?
Thanks for reading my comment. That one comes to us from Linz. Again, you can text us at 780-451-8800. Carmen says, Bob, do you think we should sign Matt Savoy long-term or after a bridge deal? I think you bridge Savoy for a couple more years in his next deal. Maybe even three. That's what I would do. Either a two- or three-year deal, but that doesn't... That's my opinion.
Doesn't mean I'm right. You don't have to agree with me. That's the beauty of the show, and that's the way it works. Nobody needs to tell you how to think. I don't need to be told how to think. And I know that there's some of you out there who think we must think like you. And I got news for you. You're the most dangerous ones. Ryan Rashog, this tweet text comes in from Josh.
He says, saw the Rashog tweet today about the Murphy discussions. Any chance this gets done before July 1st? Wouldn't mind Scott Lawton, too, who absolutely loves DJ Smith. And again, you know, the fact that DJ Smith hasn't been named to a coaching staff yet. The fact that the Edmonton Oilers likely will have a press conference early next week, maybe Tuesday. Would DJ be part of the Oilers staff?
I could see that happening for sure. As for Connor Murphy, I think Jason Dickinson might be a little closer than Connor Murphy. That might be my belief. I think there's going to be a little bit more premium on right shot centers. You mentioned Scott Lawton. I think the Oilers are going to get... Jason Dickinson, done.
I think there's a strong probability that occurs, and that would probably take them out of the Scott Lawton decision. Big T says, Bob, I can't believe the peeing and moaning about Mike Babcock. This dude is going to be unreal, and he'll bring the best out for the boys. That one comes to us from Big T. Well, people are allowed to have their opinions on this. Not everybody has to agree. Now...
It's one thing to have an opinion. It's another thing to conspire against it happening and try to create a you-know-what storm, which, as Brian Lawton said, I don't see the smoking gun. And in the end, I guess nor did the league. We got another guy hauled down here? Man, they are just hacking the crap out of Canada, eh? This is quite something.
It's funny, Qatar didn't exactly play that way at home in that international, you know. soccer stomping ground that is Qatar. But they're physical, and they're getting frustrated, and they're down 3-0, and they're down to nine men. And there's plenty of fouls in that game. Bob, is Paul Coffey coming back to the coaching staff?
I'm not sure, but that's not who I'm talking about as a potential candidate to assist Mike Babcock. If it is DJ Smith, DJ would easily be capable as a two-time NHL head coach of coaching the defense. The other thing that DJ brings, he brings energy. This would be a very different, and Coffey helped out when he came back. This would be a very different staff than the one the Oilers had.
The Oilers had a quiet, relatively inexperienced staff, albeit Chris Knobloch did get the team to the Stanley Cup final in back-to-back years, but I think most of you have probably figured out by now, man, oh, man, Did Man O' Man, did the Oilers miss Glenn Dolson this year? You can text us at 780-451-8800. Let's do this.
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Chapter 5: How does Bob respond to questions about player contracts and signings?
Yes, for Kony. There you go. So let's try to rally the troops a bit there.
Yeah, Canada just went up 4-0, Bob. Oh, it's 4-0 now? It's 4-0 now, yeah.
Okay.
If this score holds, all Canada would have to do is tie against the Swiss in the next game, and they're moved on to round of 32.
Bob, are we... All right, thank you very much. Are we going to swap Jari and the Futures for Monta Blanc and Kirby Dock? I like Kirby Dock. Monta Ball had a tough goal this year. I'm not sure what's going to happen in goal. Would they consider carrying three goaltenders if they went and got a relatively inexpensive backup? Remember, the goalie market we said yesterday is saturated.
And then maybe they took a swing on a younger goalie as well and carried three goalies. There were some teams this year. Bob, any chance Corey Perry comes back? I feel like he was a huge influence in the dressing room. I'd love him to be back. Time will tell in that regard. Okay. Bob, what do you know about the Oilers' regular season? I don't know anything right now when the schedule comes out.
Sorry. Bob, is the candidate you're talking about DJ Smith or not? Laugh out loud. Well, I think I've already kind of stated that DJ Smith would make a lot of sense. So... There you go. We will head off to an 880 News Weather Traffic Update with Thomas Dyess. And when we come back, we will hear from Bruce Kerlock with our prospect report.
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