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I doubt he has any desire to go there unless it's just about money and control.
If they are talking and haven't agreed on a deal, doesn't that mean Babcock as asked for a deal and has been denied? I am no expert on contract negotiations but my assumption is that's how it goes. The free-agent, or soon to be free agent asks for a contract, the organization disagrees, and they continue negotiations. And if that's the way things have been going, wouldn't the smartest possible thing for Ken Holland to do be to sign Babcock to whatever deal he wants? He's the world renowned best coach in hockey. Who is more valuable, Ken Holland or Mike Babcock?
I think Mike is looking to get paid in order to pull up all coaching salaries with him - to set a new benchmark if you will. I mean when you have players getting 8-9-10M per season and the highest paid coach is making $2.5/season something is amiss.
I could see Toronto offering him $5M per season if he hits the open market - if not more. How much value/impact does a good coach have on a team/game? More than a third line center in the very least one would have to say right? If you were to rank Babcock's value to the team against our current roster where would he fall?
I just seen this on my yahoo home page what do you guy's think??http://nesn.com/2014/10/report-red-wings-mike-babcock-rejects-firm-offer-to-stay-with-team/
They are saying Babs turned down a offer from the wings?
I'm surprised that I don't see all that many comments about this article.
not exactly news since he didn't sign before the season started.
I don't understand this statement? The Wings just gave him a offer and he said no. This has nothing to do with the preseason talks. He falt out said no.
I don't understand this statement? The Wings just gave him a offer and he said no. This has nothing to do with the preseason talks. He falt out said no.
"Kris Draper asked me the other day, 'Do you think [Tomas] Tatar even knows Granato played in the NHL?'
I don't understand this statement? The Wings just gave him a offer and he said no. This has nothing to do with the preseason talks. He falt out said no.
This is why I think he's looking to get paid big time with his next contract - to be the new benchmark for coaching salaries, so every coach could get a more themselves on their next contracts - Babcock is huge about the whole coaching fraternity thing and if he could use Toronto vs Pittsburgh vs Detroit to get himself a $5M yearly contract, than the next time Quenville is up he can ask for the same money (which would be doubling his current contract), same with Sutter, and Hitchcock - up and down the coaching ranks. If head coaches are getting paid a lot more, than assistant coaches will get more as well. If assistants are getting more than AHL coaches and CHL coaches will get more as well.
No, he turned down the offer. Do you know how many offers get turned down by players/coaches/professionals that end up re-signing anyway? Babcock has probably turned down multiple offers from the Wings by now. Its all a natural part of the bargaining process.
You make it sound like the Wings handed him an offer and he didn't even look at it before saying no and shutting down negotiations for good. That's clearly not what happened here.