Speculation: Our Next Head Coach(es)
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NJDevs26
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A TSN interview with Babcock and Holland side-by-side:
http://www.tsn.ca/video/babcock-discusses-coaching-future-1.284054
According to Babcock he will make a decision in the next few days (from about 7:30 on in the clip), which would seemingly rule out teams that still have a coach like Boston.
http://www.tsn.ca/video/babcock-discusses-coaching-future-1.284054
According to Babcock he will make a decision in the next few days (from about 7:30 on in the clip), which would seemingly rule out teams that still have a coach like Boston.
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Well he was talking about nightmare scenarios!
Thats not a nightmare that is the end of our world as we know it.
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He should. Every team mentioned is a project with zero guarantees it's going to work out.
Emperoreddy
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Plus I don't even think Shero is back in the country yet. So unless Lou is doing the lifting here it's doubtful Shero even bothered.
My main point is we could sell a future to this guy. It's different from Buffalo but you sell we are still a defend factory with a top 5 goalie. Great cap situation to fix the forwards.
My main point is we could sell a future to this guy. It's different from Buffalo but you sell we are still a defend factory with a top 5 goalie. Great cap situation to fix the forwards.
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Only team I thought he really should have considered leaving Detroit for was St. Louis, but St. Louis didn't seem interested in Babcock.
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From what I gathered in that piece, Babcock and Holland are also at the World Championships so it's conceivable they could have talked with Shero there.
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Yea and the Red Wings are getting close to that also. However they have some young talent they can start injecting into games.
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That is interesting. Could mean nothing but maybe something is going on behind the iron curtain.
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NJDevs26
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I mean he wasn't exactly talking like a guy prepared to leave....but by the same token this is going to look like much ado about nothing if he does stay after all the speculation and the whole 'FA window' where he talked to other teams.
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Would just mean it was about the money and squeezing every dime out of Detroit he could.
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That wouldn't surprise me. Detroit can afford to pay top dollar for Babcock (which is why I always found it funny when media portrayed it as if Babcock would have to go to some place like Toronto to get a big bag of money), but in order to get something like double what JQ makes in Chicago, he'd have to create some sort of competition for his services. Manipulating supply and demand as a negotiation tactic to bring about a favorable contract in a nutshell.
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Yeah it is possible this is just Babcock pulling an Elias from 2006...I guess we'll find out soon enough judging by his timetable (and the Wings supposedly put a deadline on it too, cause they want the compensation if he's going to leave).
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To me that was just Holland covering his ass, and playing a little hardball back.
Outside of the mountain of money, Buffalo and Toronto aren't really special or promising destinations. Leafs still look rudderless, and Buffalo is all promise with not a thing proven.
At least in Detroit you have proven players and a extremely proven GM.
It's not really any different than any UFA wanting to test free agency. You never what kind of offer might shake loose. If nothing blows him away, he goes back to where he was before and gets paid really damn well to do it. And he helps drive the market for what future coaches will get paid as well.
Not available in your geo region but the add certainly was. *******s.
Edit: im a pessimist right now with everything about the devils. Just so my feelings wont get hurt.
Babcock wont come here.
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Darren Dreger @DarrenDreger · 5m 5 minutes ago
McLellan's future expected to be finalized this week. Still some teams sniffing around, but the Oilers expected to formally hire him....
Darren Dreger @DarrenDreger · 5m 5 minutes ago
Pete DeBoer was also on Edmtn's radar. It's believed the Sharks want a second interview with DeBoer. Bylsma, Carlyle and Dave Lowry in mix
Darren Dreger @DarrenDreger · 8m 8 minutes ago
Babcock and Holland in the air now returning to Det. Plan was to talk on the flight, meet again tomorrow and make a decision by mid-week...
McLellan's future expected to be finalized this week. Still some teams sniffing around, but the Oilers expected to formally hire him....
Darren Dreger @DarrenDreger · 5m 5 minutes ago
Pete DeBoer was also on Edmtn's radar. It's believed the Sharks want a second interview with DeBoer. Bylsma, Carlyle and Dave Lowry in mix
Darren Dreger @DarrenDreger · 8m 8 minutes ago
Babcock and Holland in the air now returning to Det. Plan was to talk on the flight, meet again tomorrow and make a decision by mid-week...
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