Mike Babcock Makes Thoughts Crystal Clear Behind Decision to Healthy Scratch $49,000,000 Star for Flames Clash

Mike Babcock makes thoughts crystal clear behind decision to healthy scratch $49,000,000 star for Flames clash

Mike Babcock explained his decision to healthy scratch Jake Walman for the Edmonton Oilers' game against the Calgary Flames on Wednesday, saying players have to earn their place in the lineup through

Babcock Delivers Harsh Truth to $49 Million Defenseman

Edmonton Oilers head coach Mike Babcock did not mince words when asked about defenseman Jake Walman before Wednesday night’s Battle of Alberta against the Calgary Flames. With Mattias Ekholm due to return from injury, the Oilers need to make room on defense and they will do so by making Walman a healthy scratch. Babcock’s Blunt […]

Edmonton Oilers coach Mike Babcock reads the riot act to high-priced d-man

This in from Edmonton Oilers coach Mike Babcock, his talk to today with local media about his decision to scratch high-priced veteran d-man Jake Walman, who is in the first year of a sever-year contract that pays him $7 million per year. Essentially, Walman has now been read the riot act about his defensive miscues. […]

Mike Babcock throws $7 million Oilers player under the bus before sitting him

The Oilers coach has seen enough of one defenseman’s recurring mistakes, and his blunt comments make it clear that a big contract offers no protection.