Babcock Given Permission to Talk...

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Babcock Given Permission to Talk...

Postby meow » Fri May 08, 2015 11:47 am

to NHL teams.
Bob McKenzie
DET has granted Mike Babcock permission to talk to other NHL teams. Window open til late May. Doesn't mean Babcock leaving DET, window open.
Bob McKenzie
That window opens at 12 noon ET today. So Babcock will gauge interest and then make a decision on his future.
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Babcock will assess his situation at the end of the process (end of May). No doubt will meet with teams at Worlds. He's leaving on Monday.

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Babcock Given Permission to Talk...

Postby Beveridge » Fri May 08, 2015 12:14 pm

I'm still in the boat that if we reached out and he said, I'm listening, you go for it.

And I say this while liking everything Coach Johnston did this season.

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Babcock Given Permission to Talk...

Postby Craig » Fri May 08, 2015 12:52 pm

Agreed

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Babcock Given Permission to Talk...

Postby Factorial » Fri May 08, 2015 1:02 pm

Why is he wanting to leave Detroit?

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Babcock Given Permission to Talk...

Postby DigitalGypsy66 » Fri May 08, 2015 1:06 pm

Source of the post Why is he wanting to leave Detroit?
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Babcock Given Permission to Talk...

Postby Gaucho » Fri May 08, 2015 1:10 pm

Giving him permission to talk to other teams and then continuing to work with him would be kind of awkward, it would seem.

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Babcock Given Permission to Talk...

Postby mikey » Fri May 08, 2015 1:18 pm

I wonder if he's just feeling out to see if he can get some heavier influence on personnel decisions. Maybe a part-GM role...

His wife does not want to leave the area...Toronto seems like a fit on that front...but I'm not sure how this will play out...

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Babcock Given Permission to Talk...

Postby MalkinIsMyHomeboy » Fri May 08, 2015 1:21 pm

Johnston and a draft pick for Babcock

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Babcock Given Permission to Talk...

Postby meow » Fri May 08, 2015 1:38 pm

I wonder if he's just feeling out to see if he can get some heavier influence on personnel decisions. Maybe a part-GM role...

His wife does not want to leave the area...Toronto seems like a fit on that front...but I'm not sure how this will play out...
The Pens love having part-GMs. It's a fit!

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Babcock Given Permission to Talk...

Postby cadams » Fri May 08, 2015 2:35 pm

Giving him permission to talk to other teams and then continuing to work with him would be kind of awkward, it would seem.
It's better for Detroit to get this out of the way now than in July or whenever his contract is out. The sooner Babcock decides his future the sooner the Wings as an organization can move on with or without him. Holland needs to know as soon as possible so he can secure a new coach and then make some moves to start building a team that will work best under whoever the coach is.

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Babcock Given Permission to Talk...

Postby dodint » Fri May 08, 2015 7:37 pm

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Babcock Given Permission to Talk...

Postby eddy » Sat May 09, 2015 2:53 pm

Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford says the team won't be in the hunt to land coveted head coach Mike Babcock.

"We are committed to our present coaching staff," Rutherford told Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. "We have our coaching staff in place. We will not be pursuing him."

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Babcock Given Permission to Talk...

Postby Craig » Sun May 10, 2015 6:56 pm

While there is no need to go get babcock, that statement really means nothing, even from transparent rutherford.

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