Do Jimmy Howard's comment suggest a rift between him and Babcock?

Jimmy Howard spoke to the media today, and for the first time he was asked to share his feelings on Petr Mrazek being named the Red Wings starter in nets for the post season. Howard was visibly disappointing, which is to be expected, but the strange part about his comments to the media surrounded his relationship with Wings Head Coach Mike Babcock. According to Howard he was never told by Babcock that he would be playing in the back up role, and in fact heard the news second hand from the Red Wings goaltending coach. Babcock made it clear he was very disappointed in Howard's performance down the stretch, and this might speak to the fact that Babcock is more than a little fed up with Howard's abysmal showings as of late. The obvious issue here is that Howard still has 4 years left on his contract, but maybe we're just reading too much into this. You can see Howard's interaction with the media and judge for yourself.