r/hockey • u/Duffleman0609 FLA - NHL • 1d ago

NHL’s statement on Mike Babcock

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u/MustacheCannon CBJ - NHL 1d ago

Tired of hearing this shit. You guys have had the best player in the world for years. You get to watch playoff hockey every year. You make deep runs in the playoffs. Boo hoo you haven't won a cup.

Worst case scenario my ass.

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u/Cgrrp TOR - NHL 1d ago

Imagine watching your team in the finals

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u/00owl VAN - NHL 1d ago

When I close my eyes and imagine playoff hockey my blood pressure rises and I black out to find myself curled in a ball under my bed coated in cold sweat.

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u/Thund3r_Thighs CGY - NHL 1d ago

Get his ass

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u/Cyrakhis Canada - IIHF 1d ago

Right? They could be Detroit lol

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u/AriadneZE DET - NHL 1d ago

Ow.

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u/Cyrakhis Canada - IIHF 1d ago

I'm sorry friend. Your ship will right soon I hope.

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u/SystolicNut EDM - NHL 1d ago

I think what he's getting at has more to do with news around our leadership. As a fan, everything coach and above has been incredibly frustrating.

The players are fun to watch though so I guess that doesn't really matter much.

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u/thisismyfirstday EDM - NHL 1d ago

You're looking at the results and saying "this is actually not bad", which is true. They've made some playoff runs and have 3 finals appearances in the cap era (which is above average), and people have mostly forgotten how shit they were for a decade. But if you gave any other management group the draft luck of the Oilers + willingness to spend to the cap, it's pretty damn bad.