I wish people would stop using his success in Detroit. When he got that job he inherited an amazingly talented team. A monkey could have coached that team. He got over 500 of those wins coaching a stacked Red Wings team. So how good is he really? 200 wins coaching Ducks and Leafs.
He reminds me of Bernie Nichols. Year before Gretzky he had 32 goals. Gretzky got there and he scored 70. The next year he had 39.
Coaching and playing on a stacked team affects stats. Those are the facts. How would Yzerman, Shanahan, Lidstrom, Datsyuk, Chelios, Zetterberg, Franzen, Hudler, Kronwall, look in a Leafs uniform. He has 9 superstars on that team.
Ken Holland built that team from 97 on and if anyone deserves that cup win it is him and not Babcock. Like I said, A monkey could have coached that team with all those stars on it. Plus they had a great group of secondary players to back them up. They were big, talented and scary. And going into Detroit for a game was almost a guaranteed loss.
Babcock just isn't that good. Plus another thing, he inherited Scotty Bowmans system. It was a great system 15 years ago, but he game has changed and Babcock has not changed. Also there are a few players now saying the players hated him in Detroit.
So we need to learn the facts about this clown.