Babcock explains disagreement with Holland

Mike Babcock went into more detail about the disagreement he had with GM Ken Holland regarding Xavier Ouellet. Babcock stated Tuesday that he had been overruled by Holland on whether Ouellet should have made the Wings final roster. Ouellet was sent down to the Grand Rapid Griffins as a final cut. In an interview on Wednesday with 97.1 The Ticket, Babcock said the was no tension between himself and Holland over the decision.“We go through this every single year at this time, so if it’s controversy today, it’d be 10 straight years,” Babcock said. “The bottom line is I’m a coach, so I’m an immediate gratification guy. I’ve got to win tomorrow. Ken Holland’s job is to look at the big picture. I think that’s why you balance each other out. But we’re real comfortable here. We’re both allowed to have an opinion. In the end, though, he makes that decision. That’s his call. In the end, I decide who goes on the ice during the game; that’s my call. So that’s just part of the process. Good to see there won't be repercussions in Hockeytown.