[Dreger] La spéculation autour de la Coupe Memorial est que Mike Babcock reviendra dans la LNH en tant que nouvel entraîneur de @BlueJacketsNHL et le retard dans l’annonce coïncide avec son contrat existant avec les Maple Leafs qui expire à la fin de ce mois.
Speculation around the Memorial Cup is Mike Babcock will return to the NHL as @BlueJacketsNHL new coach and the delay in announcing coincides with his existing contract with the Maple Leafs expiring the end of this month. https://t.co/OUlxBRS8bq
— Darren Dreger (@DarrenDreger) June 3, 2023
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NO
Man… idk about this.
Yeah don’t agree with this one and I doubt the reasoning that his expiring contract would’ve really held up this process
But why?
Any teams accepting new fans? Asking for a friend…
I’m hoping Dreger’s sources are wrong.
Love to be a fly in the wall in Johnny Gaudreau’s house. From Sutter to Babcock lol
Welp. Guess I’m out of here soon, then. God, how disappointing.
If this is true, this is gross.
Fire jarmo
Us moving in a direction of getting more creative, skilled players and hiring Mike Babcock is such a joke
The only thing that could be worse is if it was Q. I am not too sure what to feel about this…if the players had input then they only have themselves to blame, but that’s something we will never know the truth about honestly
I’m. New fan of the sport and team. Why is this news nit received well?
Somehow they pick an even worse option than I thought possible.
This seems like a rough choice. But maybe there’s a silver lining, perhaps his blacklisting and time off chilled him out some and he will have learned from his mistakes? Maybe Jarmo has the stern demeanor that can keep Babcock on a short leash? Idk, I definitely hate this choice but who knows, the future holds many mysteries
I need to take 2 showers today after reading this.
I’m curious to see how he does. Obviously the stories around him are quite disturbing, but there is potential that he has changed and it could work out. People hated torts prior to his trip to Columbus.
I’m not saying I love the move based on his history, but he deserves a second chance more than a Joel quinville.
If thats the case im out. I wont be consuming CBJ while hes coach.
Spent the last 3 years trying to move on from the system Torts built and in the end hired a version of Torts on steroids.
Hope that it is just speculation as Dreger is supposing
IDK this is from people outside of the organization, and the Jackets are notably quite tight lipped. I’ll believe this one when I see it
This would be what it takes to make me want Jarmo gone.
Well Jarmo, this very well could be that last coaching hire of your career as a general manager in the national hockey league.
Good luck and may god help us all if this happens.
Not excited about this one, but I guess I’m willing to hear him out. He’s a good hockey coach – just hope he’s changed. Our team is really young and has a lot of growth still needed
Ya hope for a Tortorella type of rehabilitation for the guy while here….. but man that’s rough