Mike Babcock: The Oilers are considering hiring him

The Edmonton Oilers are currently in a… precarious situation. The team has fired Kris Knoblauch, and it really seems like their plan was to hire Bruce Cassidy to replace him.
Except that the Golden Knights still haven't given Cassidy permission to talk to other teams… and there's no indication that's necessarily going to change anytime soon.
This means the Oilers, for now, have to consider other options. Peter Laviolette, who was just hired in Los Angeles, was clearly one of them&h