Nored wrote:Asif16 wrote:Nored wrote:Vigneault, Qunneville, Sutter and maybe Trotz are guys I see on his level/above him. He's a top 5 coach in the league though.
Q and Sutter yes.
Trotz is no where near Babcock. Holy **** give me a break.
He did a lot in Nashville. But I guess its fair to not consider him at the same level as Babcock.
And for what has Babcock done in the playoffs compared to others, look at the roster has, and look at what Sutter, Qunneville, Vigneault and even Boudrea has had. The last 5 years, the Wings we're just bubble teams. Hell, they werent even expected to make the playoffs last year with all the injuries they have. Babcock is a great coach.
Or you could say he has done squat with the team since Lidstrom retired which tells you it's all about the talent. if you don't have it then all the X's and O's aren't gonna save you. Good luck trying to get Kessel to back check or actually try and hit somebody. Or for Phanuef to grow some brain cells and not move around like a pylon.