Oilers Linked To Babcock In Latest Coach Search Twist

The Oilers’ coaching search has taken a sharp turn into the kind of name that gets every room talking. Mike Babcock is back in the rumor mill, and when a “distressed asset” label starts floating around, you know the conversation has moved from safe to combustible. Edmonton is looking for a fix, but this is the NHL, where every vacancy eventually attracts a candidate with history attached. Whether that history helps or hurts is exactly why this one has legs.