Babcock should take the Wings to the Finals and lose, then jump ship back to Anaheim. Just to complete the circle lol
Seriously though, Anaheim is a place I could see him going to. He's coached there before so it's a town he's familiar with. Plus the Ducks current roster AND prospect pool are both better than Detroits. Their short and long term outlooks are both much better in my opinion. Could see Babs going for it.
Speculation...suppose it's a possibility.
That the Ducks system is better is arguable. Hockey's Future ranks Detroit's prospects at #4, Anaheim at #5.
I can understand the appeal of Anaheim, but why would they fire their current coach? Aren't they doing well?
Tonight's game certainly threw some gas on the fireI think the bigger the dumpster fire Toronto becomes....the more appealing it becomes to Babs. Hear me out, bar is low already there...he can blow it completely up, build it his way... low expectations will buy him some time, in his mind eventually he will turn it around, he will be a Canadian god if he wins one for them.
I think the bigger the dumpster fire Toronto becomes....the more appealing it becomes to Babs. Hear me out, bar is low already there...he can blow it completely up, build it his way... low expectations will buy him some time, in his mind eventually he will turn it around, he will be a Canadian god if he wins one for them.
I think the bigger the dumpster fire Toronto becomes....the more appealing it becomes to Babs. Hear me out, bar is low already there...he can blow it completely up, build it his way... low expectations will buy him some time, in his mind eventually he will turn it around, he will be a Canadian god if he wins one for them.
List of teams not interested in Babcock:
Does anyone really think Babcock wants GM-type duties? I never got the impression Babcock was bored with coaching and needed to fill a few more hours of his day with running a front office.
I was never a Babcock fan but let's face it ..... this guy takes what ever he has for a line up and instills the "compete at all cost" attitude in every player. Show of hands ...... how many of us really thought the Red Wings would be a playoff team this year? Me included. Despite a rebuild strategy taking place ...... the right people are driving the ship. I have a lot of respect for Brendan Shanahan ..... he too is a winner .... and he is the perfect guy to lead this organization out of the weeds. With Babcock on board ..... we should see players "wanting" to come to Toronto instead on declining to even vist the city in the off season.
Detroit.
(If we get to the point where he's available.)