Seravalli Blasts Oilers as Babcock Rumors Swirl

Edmonton is back in the center of the rumor machine, and this time the reaction is not exactly gentle. Frank Seravalli is ripping the Oilers over the Babcock chatter, which tells you the story has crossed from background noise into something people in the league are taking personally. When an insider goes that hard, it usually means the optics are already doing damage before any move is made. The Oilers now have to deal with the noise and decide whether the room is worth the distraction.