Oilers Kick Tires on Babcock as Kings Land Laviolette

The Oilers are still poking around on Mike Babcock, which tells you the coaching carousel is nowhere near done spinning. Edmonton is doing its homework while the Kings have already moved on and settled on Peter Laviolette, a hire that changes the board in the Pacific. When one team is still gathering intel and another is making a clean decision, the ripple effects usually reach well beyond the bench.