 Rutuu
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| Kr55 wrote on Wed, 24 June 2026 14:33 |
McDavid gave some quotes on the Babcock hiring
https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/this-is-what-we-want-oi lers-mcdavid-all-in-on-babcock-as-coach/
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That was confirmed Wednesday in a Sportsnet.ca exclusive with McDavid, who has heard all the talk about Babcock being hard on players. So we asked McDavid about what it will feel like when it lands on his doorstep?
Here’s the full quote:
“I know (Babcock) alluded to the fact that it's easy to say in June — and it is easy to say in June. It might be a little bit different when it's November. But we've all agreed that this is what we want. This is what we're looking for,” McDavid said. “I don't plan on having that happen to me very much. But when it does, it'll be deserved, and we'll move forward, and we'll learn from it.
“It's time to have that happen in Edmonton. It’s time.”
“I’m excited about that challenge to be pushed by a coach,” he concluded, “because it's been a really long time in Edmonton.”
Don’t worry, we asked McDavid about Babcock’s reputation. We’ll get to that.
By far the more compelling quotes came when asked about Edmonton’s franchise path, which has taken McDavid and the Oilers to the brink of possibly his final contract, a two-year deal that kicks in this season.
“The definition of insanity is trying the same thing over and over again, and expecting a different result,” McDavid said. “Babs is different. He gives us a different personality, a different approach to our group, and an approach that we’ve probably have never had.
“We've tried it the same way for a really long time. Let's try it different.”
“Different,” in this scenario, means less ice time for McDavid and Draisaitl, and — as we’ve been calling for since about 2019 — more responsibility for everyone else.
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There is more in the article. Summary seems to be McDavid is hoping Babcock is able to get more out of the whole lineup, and he and Drai may been to contribute differently.
This whole idea of course depends on the idea that the GM has provided depth worth playing. I guess we will see about that. This is a similar theme every time we fire a coach that went down with a whimper playing McDrai to death because they didn't trust any of our depth players. Jeff Jackson insisted that Knob was going to give our depth more confidence and get them involved and give them defined roles. Woody probably had similar quotes. It ended up the same in the end though. Tippett too before that. McLellan as well.
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Kinda feels like the leadership group is blaming the other part of the roster and they want Babcock to get them to shape up. Well at least the seeds are being sewn for a dramatic year of leaks and rumours of a locker room split.
As for Katz...I figured a long time ago that he was a mole that actually hates Edmonton and he's just taking our money and laughing at us. My hope is that his kid takes over and he stops doing things intentionally to hurt us.
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