oilers hire babcock as new coach

don't think we should be focusing on haters right now man, lets see what hes gonna do before we judge him ngl babcock's gotta bring something better than the previous guy if he wants to stay

idk how to feel about babcock but @Oilers17 got a point tbh, we gotta give him a chance before we start judging his every move

@Oilers4Life said:

idk how to feel about babcock but @Oilers17 got a point tbh, we gotta give him a chance before we start judging his every move

tbh i think @Oilers17's right too but can we at least acknowledge that the last guy got a pretty fair shot and it didn't really pan out man honestly still trying to process how this hire happened

@section7edm said:

tbh i think @Oilers17's right too but can we at least acknowledge that the last guy got a pretty fair shot and it didn't really pan out man honestly still…

yeah i feel ya on the last guy man, idk if he got a "fair shot" or whatever tho honestly think were all just glad hes gone tbh

yeah we all are glad hes gone man, think thats gotta be the starting point for babcock to actually do some good stuff tbh

@KaneFan88: "yeah no one's forgetting

@KaneFan88 said:

@KaneFan88: "yeah no one's forgetting

yeah no one's forgetting the last guy imo babcock's gotta prove himself now, can't coast on past success tbh

ngl babcock's gotta prove himself but i think he gets that from day 1 honestly dont need him coasting on past success man

yeah @Oilers17 i think that's a low bar, literally just showing up and being better than last guy would be an improvement tbh

@section7edm said:

yeah @Oilers17 i think that's a low bar, literally just showing up and being better than last guy would be an improvement tbh

dude low bar is rite tho hes got alot more to prove then just showin up and bein better than the last guy especially if hes coasting on past success then lucas raymond wouldnt b gettin benched lol

@ray23fan thats like me saying lucas raymond should be starter cuz hes been better than some other guys in preseason man honestly we dont even know what babcock's gonna do yet

@section7edm said:

@ray23fan thats like me saying lucas raymond should be starter cuz hes been better than some other guys in preseason man honestly we dont even know what…

tbh section7edm youre preachin to the choir man babcock's gotta be better than stamkos at least

@Oilers4Life said:

tbh section7edm youre preachin to the choir man babcock's gotta be better than stamkos at least

stamkos is a special case tho man he's gotta wanna play for himself at this point lol. but yea lets get babcock in here and see if hes the real deal ngl im lowkey excited tbh

im lowkey excited too man tbh stamkos being motivated by himself alone might just be the thing to get him back on track ngl i think its worth a shot at least

@Oilers4Life i dont think we can take anything for granted with stamkos at this point man especially after what happened last season ngl if he comes in motivated and healthy thats already an upgrade over the past year imo

Cap space doesn't mention motivation.

@mike_d22 said:

Cap space doesn't mention motivation.

fair point @mike_d22, motivation is one thing but babcock's system and lineup decisions will have a huge impact on stamkos' game too man ngl if babcock can get him going i think we'll see some big years from him this season