Babcock resigning as CBJ Head Coach *Mod note, post #687*

[MrHeiskanen]

I mean that's just factually wrong. Before Jarmo arrived, the Blue Jackets had reached the playoffs once in their 12 years of existence. After that, Jarmo actually made them a regular playoff team, a pretty good regular season team as well. Obviously the last 3 years have been hard.

Maybe a change is needed to take the next step, especially considering how he f***ed up his last two coaching hires. But saying Kekäläinen didn't improve the franchise is simply false.

5 Years in, 5 Years out of playoffs

Past round 1, once

If that is the performance you are happy with, along with all the coach f*** ups, then so be it. If I was ownership that is not acceptable. Especially after embarrassing the organization with this hire.

 

[MilkofthePoppy]

The progressive twitter accounts are in absolute shambles that they got served by Biz.

You don't need a degree in journalism to know that former NHL players would have more insight as they are friends with current NHL players.

As I said previously, if this was reported by Katie Strang or Rick Westhead those very same progressives would be willing to burn Babcock at the stake.

 

[Kranix]

Ok.

Because he asked. Not because you wanted to

 

[francis246]

If that's all you needed you had enough the other day after Russo and others confirmed reports that things weren't all okay.

You chose to wait until the "resigning" to switch tack

I didn’t see Russo’s tweet from yesterday. You can’t assume everyone is consuming the same amount of information as you. I don’t sit on Twitter all day. Didn’t check Twitter at all yesterday. That’s my reaction was as it was. I’m just hopping back into the news cycle as of today.

 

[MilkofthePoppy]

Source: I made it up

Source: Ryan Whitney and Paul Bissonette, you know the guys that broke the story. Try to keep up.

 

[norrisnick]

I mean, they're not wrong. A coach with a positive or even neutral reputation likely gets over this hump and keeps his job. But that doesn't make Babcock resigning the wrong move.

When you're handed a second chance and step on your dick this early, where exactly do you go from there?

That's like saying a lot of batters wouldn't strike out with that swing. Well yeah, because they're not sitting on two strikes.

 

[HTFN]

I didn’t see Russo’s tweet from yesterday. You can’t assume everyone is consuming the same amount of information as you. I don’t sit on Twitter all day. Didn’t check Twitter at all yesterday. That’s my reaction was as it was. I’m just hopping back into the news cycle as of today.

You said we don't know any of the details.

Plenty of us knew enough, some probably tried to point that out to you. You being ignorant is not a group activity.

 

[francis246]

Backpedal backpedal faster faster faster!

I’m not backpedaling anything, in my original tweet I acknowledged the PA could have found something.

 

[JS19]

Jarmo cannot survive this. You can't hire a guy that was out of the league for 4 years + has a toxic reputation, insist that he's a changed man, and then suddenly he does his Babcock nonsense (surprisedpikachuface.jpg)

That said, is anyone even surprised that Babcock did Babcockian shit? There's a reason why no one wanted to hire him after the Marner scandal in 2019 + Why so many players speak out against Babcock. At this point, he simply does not have any benefit of doubt because of his reputation.

A lot of people here saying "nHl iS sO SoFT" are the same people that will complain if their manager/boss abuses power dynamics.

 

[Empoleon8771]

Source: Ryan Whitney and Paul Bissonette, you know the guys that broke the story. Try to keep up.

How would either of those guys have any idea on what the NHLPA is thinking regarding an investigation?

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

Because he asked. Not because you wanted to

Is that what happened?

 

[MilkofthePoppy]

How would either of those guys have any idea on what the NHLPA is thinking regarding an investigation?

Because the NHLPA contacted them! They said so themselves. lol.

 

[Bear of Bad News]

Don’t try and patronize me, especially given the fact that I’m not defending Babcock.

Hey, if the shoe fits.

 

[francis246]

You said we don't know any of the details.

Plenty of us knew enough, some probably tried to point that out to you. You being ignorant is not a group activity.

Some people actually have a life outside of hockey bud, you’re a joke.

 

[Malaka]

Hey Folks,

We got a shiny new thread, let’s try and keep it civil. Report something you feel is over the top instead of replying. Thanks!

Make HFboards violent again. Never report anything to the authorities. Snitches get stitches

 

[Smif]

Hell of a grift Babcock's got going on though. Sign a multi-million deal, sabotage it before it starts, and walk away with presumably millions in a settlement.

Dude's literally gonna spend almost a decade sitting at home getting paid not to coach.

You don't get money if you resign, that's not what CLB and Babcock negotiated. They gave him a chance and he screwed it up, resign or all the details get out and this gets really ugly for him.

 

[Nothingbutglass]

Why is this front office still employed?

 

[LemonSauceD]

Why are there so many people who are defending Babcock. Nuts to me.

 

[K Fleur]

This one of those firings where Babs is going to be sitting in his rocking chair rambling about how the evil internet screwed him to his grandkids.

 

[HTFN]

Some people actually have a life outside of hockey bud, you’re a joke.

Don't say "we don't know all the facts" when what you mean is "I wasn't paying attention and refuse to do my own research"

 

[Lazlo Hollyfeld]

The progressive twitter accounts are in absolute shambles that they got served by Biz.

progressive twitter accounts?

are you seriously trying to make this some sort of political partisan issue? Because I don't think the auto insurance company has weighed in on this matter.

 

[Taswell]

This one of those firing where Babs is going to be sitting in his rocking chair rambling about how the evil internet screwed him to his grandkids.

His grandkids won't talk to him because he went through their phones.

 

[Viqsi]

Jarmo cannot survive this. You can't hire a guy that was out of the league for 4 years + has a toxic reputation, insist that he's a changed man, and then suddenly he does his Babcock nonsense (surprisedpikachuface.jpg)

That said, is anyone even surprised that Babcock did Babcockian shit? There's a reason why no one wanted to hire him after the Marner scandal in 2019 + Why so many players speak out against Babcock. At this point, he simply does not have any benefit of doubt because of his reputation.

A lot of people here saying "nHl iS sO SoFT" are the same people that will complain if their manager/boss abuses power dynamics.

We'd previously hired a guy about whom similar stories were told and not only did he turn out to be much more of a generally decent person than advertised, he's still the winningest coach in franchise history. It's not unusual that folks here might get to thinking that It's All Just Paper Talk.

It worked the first time beyond anyone's wildest expectations, so he tried to catch lightning in a bottle twice.

 

[Divine]

Source: I made it up

Whitney actually confirmed it on a podcast:

Whitney joins at 46:30
Around 54:00, he makes the statements that poster claimed



After the CBJ players statement, the PA was texting Biz and Whitney saying well - they said it's a lie. Whitney and Biz had to tell the PA it's true and they had valid sources and then the PA started interviewing. They were ready to close the investigation.

 

[Suntouchable13]

This one of those firing where Babs is going to be sitting in his rocking chair rambling about how the evil internet screwed him to his grandkids.

By the sounds of him, I don't think his grandkids would want anything to do with him.