NHL Probes Babcock’s Columbus Run as Oilers Interest Grows

Mike Babcock is back in the kind of spotlight that usually means trouble, not opportunity. The league is looking into his Columbus tenure at the same time the Oilers’ interest adds another layer of awkward timing to the whole file. In this business, reputation and opportunity move fast, but investigations tend to move faster. Any team poking around here is going to want answers before it gets anywhere near a hire.