<p>It's Friday afternoon, which means a fresh episode of Oilersnation Radio is ready to massage your eardrums with an hour of off-season Oilers talk. On today's podcast, the fellas discussed the Mike Babcock coaching hire, the public's reaction to the move, <a href="https://oilersnation.com/edmonton-oilers-line-combinations" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">line combinations</a>, and more.</p><p>We kicked off the Tuesday emergency episode of <a href="https://publish.oilersnation.com/2025/07/18/oilersnation-radio-edmonton-oilers-rumours-coaching-staff-2025-25-nhl-schedule/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ONR</a> with a look at the Oilers' decision to bring in Mike Babcock as their new head coach. After weeks of hearing Bruce Cassidy's name as the main target for the job, it was a stunning development to see Mike Babcock's name attached to the team, given all of the recent history and baggage associated with this specific candidate. While there's zero doubt about the resume, the reality is that not much has gone well for Babcock since winning with Detroit nearly 20 years ago. Needless to say, the fanbase's reaction was as spicy as expected, and that's why we gathered for an emergency episode of ONR to break things down.</p><p>Sticking with the Babcock conversation, we looked back at some of his coaching controversies and wondered whether the Oilers will be asking for him to change, or if the franchise is expecting that same guy to show up and turn things around. Given the franchise's messaging that they wanted a firmer approach behind the bench, it always seemed like it would be a short list of candidates, but the boys certainly didn't think there was a world where Babcock was the solution. Finally, we wrapped up the Tuesday episode of ONR with a quick update on some of the drama that's kicked up at Nation HQ over the last week, including the growing Duck Mystery and the fallout from the office World Cup draft.</p><br><p><br></p><p>🤝 SPONSORS</p><p>🙌 Powered by Bet365 → http://www.bet365.ca/ (Use code: NATION)</p><p>🥙 Swiss Donair → https://swissdonair.com/</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>