Mike Babcock was hired Wednesday as coach by the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Terms of the contract were not released, but Sportsnet and TSN reported that Babcock, who spent the past 10 seasons coaching the Detroit Red Wings, has agreed to an eight-year contract worth approximately $50 million.
The Maple Leafs went 30-44-8 this season, finishing 15th in the Eastern Conference. They fired coach Randy Carlyle on Jan. 6 and named Peter Horachek as interim coach. Horachek was fired April 29.
http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=768357
Yeah, so Toronto didn't have a good season. I think they had an okay bench where a better coach could have helped to finish the regular season higher than 15th in the eastern conf, maybe not necessarily into the playoffs though.
Terms of the contract were not released, but Sportsnet and TSN reported that Babcock, who spent the past 10 seasons coaching the Detroit Red Wings, has agreed to an eight-year contract worth approximately $50 million.
The Maple Leafs went 30-44-8 this season, finishing 15th in the Eastern Conference. They fired coach Randy Carlyle on Jan. 6 and named Peter Horachek as interim coach. Horachek was fired April 29.
http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=768357
Yeah, so Toronto didn't have a good season. I think they had an okay bench where a better coach could have helped to finish the regular season higher than 15th in the eastern conf, maybe not necessarily into the playoffs though.
stop it jayceon.