Poll: Does Babcock keep Larkin on Leafs?
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Not only that, but those rosters were elite as all hell. So yeah, you can ride somebody into the ground when you have the best roster.
Pavels Dog
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I think that's the thing with Babcock too. Yeah, if you have an amazing roster, he will get them playing hard and probably win or get you real close. For Team Canada, or the 05-09 Red Wings, perfect coach. For the Maple Leafs, or 10-15 Red Wings? Not so much. There's only so much the players will put up with if they're not winning.
Bowman coached a lot of teams and he always preferred veterans. He was a huge influence on the Wings and Holland in that respect.
Bowman also would have never taken over this team and put Kindl out on the first PP of the year. He demanded that players earn opportunity. He didn't give them the sun and moon in hopes they would appreciate it enough to perform. Babs was much the same.
Pavels Dog
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It really doesn't, but the Nylander vs. Larkin pissing contest leads to some really silly discussions about hypothetical scenarios and what fanbase knows the inner-workings of Babcock's mind the best.
Larkin would make the Leafs simply because he'd HAVE to. He is good enough to play for any of the 30 NHL teams.
That said, Babcock would have him toiling in the bottom six, getting 8 or 10 minutes a game if he were lucky.
That said, Babcock would have him toiling in the bottom six, getting 8 or 10 minutes a game if he were lucky.
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