Mike Babcock could get a call from one of the eliminated contenders!

​Would you hire him?

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Mike Babcock could get a call from one of the eliminated contenders!
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Some fans and pundits are wondering if there is now a chance that Mike Babcock makes a return behind the bench in the National Hockey League. 

As you may remember, there were abuse allegations were made against Babs during his time in Detroit. There was also the whole incident with his player Mitch Marner in Toronto: it was revealed that Babcock forced a 19-year-old Marner to make a list of all the players on the team, singling out the players who he viewed had the worst work ethic. Since the incident was made public, many have denounced Babcock, condemning the former head coach for putting Marner through such an ordeal and even accused Babs of trying to put his players against one another. 

It sounds like the Washington Capitals might not even care about this after they were eliminated in just five games at the hands of the New York Islanders on Thursday night. 

As soon as their former coach Barry Trotz and his victorious team shook hands with the defeated Caps, it didn’t take long for rumours to start spreading that Washington might be looking for another coach than Todd Reirden to take the club on next season. Fans started begging the Caps to fire Reirden as soon as the players left the ice.

That’s how Babcock’s name came up. 

Babs recently took on a coaching and advisory role with the Vermont Catamounts of the NCAA in Burlington, Vermont.

There is no doubt that the veteran team could benefit from Babcock’s experience. As his curriculum states: “he is a veteran of over 1300 NHL Games (Anaheim, Detroit and Toronto), winning a Stanley Cup with Detroit in 2008. He coached Team Canada on several occasions winning a Gold Medal five times - two Olympics (2010 in Vancouver and 2014 in Sochi); one World Junior Championship (1997), one World Championship (2004) and one World Cup (2016).”

While some former players have complained about Babcock’s actions and attitude, they all agreed that he wants to win and is a driven and competitive coach. 

That might be what is needed in Washington with captain Alex Ovechkin chasing a second Stanley Cup (and many impressive records) before he hangs up the skates. 

So, would you hire him? 


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