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Chapter 1: What are the initial thoughts on Mike Babcock's hiring as Head Coach?
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I don't know if you've heard of this guy named Steve Eisenman. He played in the league for a long, long time. Scored tons and tons and tons of points. And then a gentleman named Scotty Bowman came there. Didn't score quite as many points, but won three Stanley Cups.
you know stevie's a good friend of mine he'd tell you in a second he'd rather win the cups we're not asking him to score less we're asking him to do things right to make everyone else on the team important and play in a different different than their game but in a different way in some details of the game i've walked through this in detail with them they say they're in
There you go. That is Mike Babcock in his main media availability. We just had our one-on-one with him, which took place after the press conference. Welcome back, everybody. It's 4.38 in oil country. Bob Stauffer with you, along with Aidan Ganim, Derek Scott, Kellen Kennedy, Eamon Hash, and we will have Elliott Friedman hopefully sometime late in the second hour of the show.
Brian Lawton will join us just after 5 o'clock. We'll tell you the guests and orders now. Receive your certificates. Japanese Village, it's a true celebration for the census. Quality ingredients and unmatched grill site experience. Book your seat at jvebington.ca. Very quickly, Young Gun, Aidan Ganim.
What stood out for you in the longer format Babcock interview, which went into some detail on some of the tactical and technical approaches that the orders may adopt under them?
You know what, Bob, there were four quotes that really stood out to me there. The first one was early on. If you haven't won before, you don't know how to win. I just I think that's it's blatant. It's obvious and it's true. It's got to be joy based. So, you know, him not wanting to come back unless he's going to enjoy what he's doing and be a part of this process.
We're going to pressure like crazy. That was that was exciting to hear a much more aggressive man on man kind of defense. And if they weren't 100 percent all in on me, I didn't want to do it. And I think that kind of proves that, you know, the stars of this Edmonton Oilers roster really bought into to Mike Babcock and the kind of skill that he can bring.
And I think I think that's going to be really good for this group.
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Chapter 2: How does Mike Babcock's coaching style compare to previous coaches?
Wow, what's this Marchenko rumor stuff that Kirill Marchenko out there? I've got two separate texts on that. Here we go. Bob, lots happening right now with the orders. Very interested in Kirill Marchenko on the Blue Jackets. He'd be a great fit in the top six. I've got three separate texts just on Marchenko. That is interesting to me.
Bob, I can't help but think, if this comes to us out of Saskatchewan, if we'd hired Babcock instead of Knobloch, we would have won one of those cups. Well, I mean, different level of experience. I can tell you this, Chris Knobloch would be the first to tell you he missed Glenn Goldson this past year. Again, you can text us at 780-451-8800. Big Bald Tyler says,
What's the difference between an associate coach and an assistant coach? Genuinely curious. Well, an associate coach is higher up in the proverbial food chain on the coaching front. Man, we got like six texts on Marchenko. What am I missing here?
Frank put out a report today saying that he and Zach Warensky are the latest trade targets.
Yeah. Ali says, Bob, I wanted to congratulate Babcock and DJ Smith on coming to the Oilers organization. Now let's figure out the opening day lineup like goaltending. Jari has only played 50 games twice in his career. He will need to play 50 games this year, and we need a solid backup for 34 games. Who's the backup? I can't tell you that right now.
I think there's a chance that Ingram potentially ends up in Ottawa. I have a sneaking suspicion it might be Ottawa, who did make a trade today, by the way. We'll get to that a little bit later on. Again, we're going to try to push Elliott. Elliott Friedman is at the Board of Governors meetings right now. Wow. My main man, Mitch, from Westlock.
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Chapter 3: What insights were shared from the longer format interview with Babcock?
Bob, how in the hell did you plant trees up north? Those blankened bugs and horseflies. I don't know what this abbreviation means, but I think, yes, it's something ML. And then there's a letter before the ML. And I think I know what Mitch is referring to. Mitch, all I can tell you is the horse flies were bad. Mosquitoes were bad, but the worst of the bugs are deer flies.
They are hard little, to try to, like, they can dig in pretty good. They can burrow their way in, and you smack them as hard as they can, and they don't die. Now, I know for some of you out there, oh, my God, you hit a bug? How could you do that?
But when you're up there and you're sitting there swallowing them or you're bending over because you're moving so quickly planting the tree that the bug goes up one of your nostrils and then you've got to hark it out. There you go. So, yes, I can't believe Main Man Mitch, you've sat there and moved houses all over northern Alberta and now you're complaining.
You know what happens, though, is when it's huge rain? That's when they come out when the rain stops. So there you go. Again, you can text us at any time. You ever do any hard labor like that, Aiden?
I worked in a carpentry shop inside when I was 15, but that's kind of the only real labor I've done.
We have a third person from Sangudo now. This is incredible. Bob, will Mike Babcock give younger players the opportunity to grow and develop their game? If he continues to rely on the players to play all the minutes, his results will be the same as the previous coaches. He addressed that clearly in the press conference today. We need more for more.
So to answer your question, my expectation, Albert from Sangudo, is... is yes, I expect him to try to deploy more personnel. I actually think you'll see Conor McDavid and Leon Dreisaitl play less. Okay? I think you'll see them each down a minute per game, a minute to a minute and a half. This text says, amazing interview. Well, thank you very much. It was different.
I mean, and they addressed, and we'll get to a couple of the, you know, some of the other topics a little bit later on. You can text us. Bob, I'm on the fence about Mike Babcock out of the 7-8-0, but I'm willing to see if a leopard can change his spots. Well, I got news for you. He still wants to drive and push the players. He talked about the importance of tone.
The tone could theoretically make a difference. And there's nothing we're going to say in the next 15 minutes of the show before we get to Brian Lawton that's going to change anybody's opinion. And you are allowed to think. I know this is crazy in this day and age, but you're allowed to think what you want on this topic of the hiring of Mike Babcock. Some of you don't have to like it. That's okay.
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Chapter 4: What are the expectations for player deployment under Babcock?
Sign Ryan Shea offer. Tuck a one-year deal for a top-up contract waiting for next year with cap space from Jay. Okay, well, you've gone the whole route there. I don't necessarily see everything going. Okay. Again, you can text us at 780-451-8800. This text comes from James from Calgary. He says, Again, You can text us at 780-451-8800.
Bob, this team could be really promising if they can add a Marschenko or a Forsberger as a manager up front. Yeah, I'm not sure how they could potentially make that happen. Well, there's only one way they could make that happen, and that would involve a Darnell Nurse move going out some way. And again, we discussed the scenarios yesterday with you, Aidan, right? I said...
We're led to believe that the teams on his list, it's a small list, are in the Eastern Conference. I think it's fair to assume probably Pittsburgh and maybe Philadelphia are two of the teams. My guess is the two teams that would have the greatest interest in Nurse might be San Jose and Chicago. I don't think they're on his list right now to get traded to.
Is there a possibility that Darnell Nurse could be? We said this yesterday. I know David Staples wrote about it. Some of you didn't like hearing it. But, yes, it is plausible that he could return to the team.
He could also find a different passion returning to the team, playing maybe a system that would be more stylistically suited for his actual game, which could rely more on his athleticism, right? Like maybe he's better suited playing because of his skating ability, a more aggressive defensive system in the hybrid that the Oilers will end up deploying here under Mike Babcock and T.J. Smith.
This comes in from Zach in Edmonton. Bob, I love the hire of Babcock. Why do people constantly disrespect Bab's success with the Olympic team? If he wasn't consistently an excellent coach, he wouldn't have been the coach of Canada for so many years. The Oilers need a disciplinarian, and Babcock has all the credentials a coach needs to demand respect. Thanks. That one comes to us from Zach.
Again, you can text us at 780-451-8800. Bob, easy on the school system. Stay in your lane. They're good to you on the home front. Where's that coming from? Well, anyways, I'm just saying that I'm true about the we thing. It was a big deal with you guys, right? We all know what happened there. Oh, yeah. Here's the thing. Everybody has opinions. Like, I love talking to people at work and radio.
And, like, they do morning shows.
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Chapter 5: What are the implications of the Darnell Nurse trade rumors?
And I used to have this conversation with Bryn Griffiths all the time. Do you know what the name of Bryn's show was with Jake Daniels back in the day?
I can't say that I do.
Moron Sports. And never was there a more appropriately named show than Moron Sports with those two. Okay? And Bryn, I mean that, and Jake, with the ultimate form of compliment. Okay? Because, you know, I swear their whole deal was to ensure that they could get off the air by 9 o'clock each day so they could go golf. I'm just kidding. Did I just say that on the air about you guys?
Anyways, I love those guys. But we used to talk about water cooler talk, and that's kind of what morning hosts do. It's water cooler talk. Well, with the Oilers in this city, it's a big deal, and I love it when people are talking about the Oilers. And you know what? Sometimes we're getting kicked in the ass because sometimes maybe moves are...
confounding to the public or a trade gets made and you don't agree with the trade or the team gets placed crappy and you're ripping the team, that's all good. Like, you know what? But on that note, I think it's only fair that if you're going to extend the courtesy for people to be allowed to comment on sports, why can't you comment once in a while on politics?
Seriously, why can't a person who maybe took political science at university, who's had both the prime minister and the leader of the opposition on this show in the last calendar year, and who knows, maybe we'll be hearing from one or both of them shortly again, why can't you comment on how the world works a little bit around us and how things get influenced and what sort of things that people discuss?
I know this, 90% of the people that I know believe in working hard, and want to be pushed to be better. 90% of the people I know. Now, can I say that to everybody here in the chorus building? I'm just kidding. All right, we'll take a quick timeout. It's 4.53 in oil country. This is Oilers Now. All right, it's 4.56 in oil country.
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