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OT: Leafs Hire Mike Babcock as HC 8yr/50M

Posted: Wed May 20, 2015 6:31 pm
by T-d0t
MLSE paying up!

http://www.torontosun.com/2015/05/20/ma ... weepstakes

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Re: OT: Leafs Hire Mike Babcock as HC 8yr/50M

Posted: Wed May 20, 2015 6:32 pm
by Inevitable
Damn 50 mill, no wonder they told Masai he can't fire Casey.

Re: OT: Leafs Hire Mike Babcock as HC 8yr/50M

Posted: Wed May 20, 2015 6:32 pm
by Brinbe
Good move

They should be doing the same thing on the basketball side. Use your considerable resources to get a great coach instead of settling for Casey-tier candidates

Re: OT: Leafs Hire Mike Babcock as HC 8yr/50M

Posted: Wed May 20, 2015 6:34 pm
by Raps Maniac
Is he the brother of Rob Babcock?

Re: OT: Leafs Hire Mike Babcock as HC 8yr/50M

Posted: Wed May 20, 2015 6:35 pm
by T-d0t
Raps Maniac wrote:Is he the brother of Rob Babcock?


He's the equivalent of Poppovich in my eyes

Re: OT: Leafs Hire Mike Babcock as HC 8yr/50M

Posted: Wed May 20, 2015 6:35 pm
by Lord_Zedd
I wonder if our cable/cell phone bills go up too

Re: OT: Leafs Hire Mike Babcock as HC 8yr/50M

Posted: Wed May 20, 2015 6:37 pm
by dTox
This is rubbing salt on the wounds of Raptor fans, with our whole coaching situation.

Re: OT: Leafs Hire Mike Babcock as HC 8yr/50M

Posted: Wed May 20, 2015 6:37 pm
by WigginsNation
Great great great signing by the leafs!!!
I finally feel optimistic as a leaf fan.

Re: OT: Leafs Hire Mike Babcock as HC 8yr/50M

Posted: Wed May 20, 2015 6:38 pm
by EH15
I know I know, different league, different sport. But I find it crazy that one of the best coaches in the NHL gets 6.25M and Dwane Casey gets about 4M.

Re: OT: Leafs Hire Mike Babcock as HC 8yr/50M

Posted: Wed May 20, 2015 6:38 pm
by Northface82
Good God!!!
They just signed the Greg Popovic of the NHL world...

Re: OT: Leafs Hire Mike Babcock as HC 8yr/50M

Posted: Wed May 20, 2015 6:39 pm
by kidr1211
letssss goooo

Re: OT: Leafs Hire Mike Babcock as HC 8yr/50M

Posted: Wed May 20, 2015 6:40 pm
by Naija Boy
"Raps Hire Greg Popovich as HC 8yr/500M"

Re: OT: Leafs Hire Mike Babcock as HC 8yr/50M

Posted: Wed May 20, 2015 6:41 pm
by kidr1211
dTox wrote:This is rubbing salt on the wounds of Raptor fans, with our whole coaching situation.


MLSE's waiting for a big name coach to become available so they can throw a trillion dollars at him imo

Re: OT: Leafs Hire Mike Babcock as HC 8yr/50M

Posted: Wed May 20, 2015 6:41 pm
by Naija Boy
This is huge for the Leafs, but let's be real lol they're always gonna suck.

Re: OT: Leafs Hire Mike Babcock as HC 8yr/50M

Posted: Wed May 20, 2015 6:43 pm
by vaff87
Dumb. My friends who are Red Wings fans didn't care if he left. 8 years is absurd.

Re: OT: Leafs Hire Mike Babcock as HC 8yr/50M

Posted: Wed May 20, 2015 6:44 pm
by kidr1211
vaff87 wrote:Dumb. My friends who are Red Wings fans didn't care if he left. 8 years is absurd.


Your friends are lowkey salty imo

Re: OT: Leafs Hire Mike Babcock as HC 8yr/50M

Posted: Wed May 20, 2015 6:44 pm
by Badonkadonk
Say what you will about how dysfunctional MLSE is (and its VERY dysfunctional), but they are damn willing to spend when the system allows.

Re: OT: Leafs Hire Mike Babcock as HC 8yr/50M

Posted: Wed May 20, 2015 6:44 pm
by vaff87
kidr1211 wrote:
vaff87 wrote:Dumb. My friends who are Red Wings fans didn't care if he left. 8 years is absurd.


Your friends are lowkey salty imo


They didn't say it today...

Re: OT: Leafs Hire Mike Babcock as HC 8yr/50M

Posted: Wed May 20, 2015 6:46 pm
by s e n s i
this is best news in leaf land in some time. best coach since since pat burns, arguably the best coach on the planet (despite only 1 cup in last 10 yrs -- but did orchestrate two gold medals including the utter defensive domination of sochi last year and a playoff appearance every season). his teams play with discipline and structure, and he is respected on a popovich level by players and coaches alike -- and makes playing/coaching in toronto much more enticing than it was yesterday.

no surprise that someone with an ego as massive as babcock took the biggest offer on the table from the biggest market in the sport. wants to prove he's the best and there's really no better place to prove it than in a city mired in mediocrity for decades.

steve stamkos, who loves babcock, is next.

Re: OT: Leafs Hire Mike Babcock as HC 8yr/50M

Posted: Wed May 20, 2015 6:46 pm
by kidr1211
vaff87 wrote:
kidr1211 wrote:
vaff87 wrote:Dumb. My friends who are Red Wings fans didn't care if he left. 8 years is absurd.


Your friends are lowkey salty imo


They didn't say it today...


The 8 year contract to me says that the leafs will still go through with a real rebuild