TheHockeytown Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 BREAKING: Head coach Mike Babcock and the Toronto Maple Leafs have agreed to an 8-year, $50mil contract. So what does this mean for the Wings? Personally, I think this was for the better. Detroit needs a new voice. As good of a coach as Mike is, it wasn't worth losing Jeff Blashill. I feel like I've said that too much. Prediction: Detroit Red Wings hire Jeff Blashill by no later than June 15th. Why: In reality, does Ken Holland really have a choice? There are other coaches out there for hire at the moment, but quite honestly going with Blashill is obviously bound to happen (he seems like the best choice to me, at least). Jeff brought the Griffins to the Calder Cup in his first year as head coach there (might be bringing them there again, seeing that the Griffins just advanced to the conference finals), and he has experience in coaching the young guys that are bound to fill the shoes of the Wings' current stars after they retire. Some of those young guys include Petr Mrazek, who proved himself in the DET/TBL series this year, and Teemu Pulkkinen. Those are just two of the names that will eventually rule the Wings roster. Not to mention the fact that Jeff has also said numerous times that it is his dream to become an NHL coach, and displaying interest is always a good thing. What I want: For me, there isn't much of a debate on this one. Hire Blashill. On a side note, Wikipedia is already ahead of the rest of us it seems... ... or maybe not Neither photo is edited. Let's just hope Mike can use a microwave while he's in Toronto! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDevil Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 So it's not about the money eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holymakinaw Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 So it's not about the money eh? Sure, it's massively about the money. It always is. But maybe he also liked being offered a lot of power by the Leafs in the way of personnel decisions, and what T.O. has in the cupboards, as opposed to Philly, Buffalo, San Jose, Detroit? Toronto is blowing it up and within a month, will have some VERY nice pieces in place. The trading of Kessel and Phaneuf will bring even more. In 3-4 years, Toronto could be absolutely loaded with elite talent, and Babcock's system will be firmly in place. I bet he feels he can win in Toronto, after the "rebuild years" are over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDevil Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 If he wanted to win in 3-4 years, why not go to Buffalo or just stay in Detroit? Unless he thinks he's the guy who can resurrect the Leafs. Which is entirely possible. The man does have an enormous ego after all.I guess we'll just have to wait and see what happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHockeytown Posted May 21, 2015 Author Share Posted May 21, 2015 If he wanted to win in 3-4 years, why not go to Buffalo or just stay in Detroit? Unless he thinks he's the guy who can resurrect the Leafs. Which is entirely possible. The man does have an enormous ego after all.I guess we'll just have to wait and see what happens. Well, clearly money means more to him than winning. Unless the Leafs can fill in for Kessel and Phaneuf over the offseason, no way will they be able to "win" anything anytime soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holymakinaw Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 If he wanted to win in 3-4 years, why not go to Buffalo or just stay in Detroit? Unless he thinks he's the guy who can resurrect the Leafs. Which is entirely possible. The man does have an enormous ego after all.I guess we'll just have to wait and see what happens. Datsyuk and Zetterberg are almost done, and Detroit will have to rebuild very soon. They are more than 3 years away from a Cup. Buffalo has a few VERY nice prospects, but have no D or Goalies and are miles away. Toronto is closer than Buffalo & Detroit, IMO. Bernier is already a legit Goalie, and they have some serious prospects/young players already on board in Nylander. Kadri, Rielly & Gardiner, and more about to be added. And they threw 50 million at him and can offer more than "Applebee's" for nightlife. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammer2 Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Toronto is closer than Buffalo & Detroit, IMO. Wow, can't agree with that at all. Detroit has WAY better prospects coming up the pipe than Toronto does. As of right now, the Leafs have Nylander and Gauthier, who is projected bottom six.....The Wings have quite the stable of young prospects...Mantha, Pulkinen, Sproul, Ouellette...and I know I'm leaving out a lot of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holymakinaw Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Wow, can't agree with that at all. Detroit has WAY better prospects coming up the pipe than Toronto does. As of right now, the Leafs have Nylander and Gauthier, who is projected bottom six.....The Wings have quite the stable of young prospects...Mantha, Pulkinen, Sproul, Ouellette...and I know I'm leaving out a lot of them. I disagree. The Leafs have Nylander, Brown, Finn, Gauthier, Rielly(just one year removed from being a prospect....) AND either Strome or Marner, who should be elite, plus more......coming up. That's just a better group than the Red Wings have coming up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammer2 Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 @Holymakinaw Hockey futures has the Wings ranked #4 in the NHL for prospect depth...the Leafs are #19 http://www.hockeysfuture.com/team-rankings/ Same story if you look at the hockey news futurewatch edition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holymakinaw Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 @Holymakinaw Hockey futures has the Wings ranked #4 in the NHL for prospect depth...the Leafs are #19 http://www.hockeysfuture.com/team-rankings/ Same story if you look at the hockey news futurewatch edition. Yeah, but I'm also talking about who their about add in a few weeks. The addition of either Strome or Marner, plus another 1st rounder, plus whatever else the Leafs get from Kessel/Phanuef trades, is HUGE in comparing the two teams, going forward. The Leafs are about to Leap-frog Detroit in a BIG way in that sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHockeytown Posted May 21, 2015 Author Share Posted May 21, 2015 I disagree. The Leafs have Nylander, Brown, Finn, Gauthier, Rielly(just one year removed from being a prospect....) AND either Strome or Marner, who should be elite, plus more......coming up. That's just a better group than the Red Wings have coming up. I have to agree with @jammer2, who listed of course some of the most notable prospects. But there are far many more of them. Much like - Marchenko, Ferraro, Mrazek (who played amazing in the playoffs and proved himself an NHL starter), Glendening, Bertuzzi, Frk, *cough* Larkin *cough* (who just won Bronze at the worlds and is now in "waiting").I disagree. The Leafs have Nylander, Brown, Finn, Gauthier, Rielly(just one year removed from being a prospect....) AND either Strome or Marner, who should be elite, Then we start talking about guys like DeKeyser, too. Sheahan, Jurco, Nyquist, Tatar, Helm, Andersson, guys like that, even though they're not prospects, they're still fairly young, and have quite the future ahead of them in Detroit. I don't know about you, but I personally see Nyquist or Tatar wearing an "A" in the future. So, that's why, in my opinion, Detroit's prospects and outlook over the next several years totally outrank Toronto's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammer2 Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 @TheHockeytown Yeah, I realized after I hit post that I had failed to mention Dylan Larkin. Another late 1st round home run by the Wings. Larkin is right on par with Nylander as far as elite prospects go....and yeah, I take the young Wings stars already on the team over Toronto....like Tatar, Jurco, Sheahan....there are no young players on Toronto that can compare to those 3....unless you wanna count JVR...who totally and completely disappeared when the Leafs needed him most. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHockeytown Posted May 21, 2015 Author Share Posted May 21, 2015 Sorry, accidentally quoted "I disagree. The Leafs have Nylander, Brown, Finn, Gauthier, Rielly(just one year removed from being a prospect....) AND either Strome or Marner, who should be elite," in the middle of my last post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammer2 Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 @TheHockeytown I reallyl like Frk's all round game, mature beyond his years. I don't know where they would find room for him, and he will spend time in Grand Rapids, but I see him breaking in a year or two down the road....and Ferraro and Bertuzzi, very nice prospects also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHockeytown Posted May 21, 2015 Author Share Posted May 21, 2015 @jammer2, indeed. A lot of prospects in Detroit are eventually going to find room to play a big role on the main roster. It'll take a few years, but it will happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polaris922 Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Yeah, but I'm also talking about who their about add in a few weeks. The addition of either Strome or Marner, plus another 1st rounder, plus whatever else the Leafs get from Kessel/Phanuef trades, is HUGE in comparing the two teams, going forward. The Leafs are about to Leap-frog Detroit in a BIG way in that sense.I respect the positive attitude. But comparing Babcock's options, the reason he's in Toronto is $50,000,000. We can speculate it's about national pride as a Canadian, or the challenge of moving a shyte show to respectfulness.. But that's it. It's about the big money. Not Toronto's talent *cough* or prospects... $$$ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holymakinaw Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 I respect the positive attitude. But comparing Babcock's options, the reason he's in Toronto is $50,000,000. We can speculate it's about national pride as a Canadian, or the challenge of moving a shyte show to respectfulness.. But that's it. It's about the big money. Not Toronto's talent *cough* or prospects... $$$ LOL. I can't argue there. 50 million bucks is........50 million bucks!!! \ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Podein25 Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 To the mods: if you remove the colon (!) in the thread title you get "Breaking Bab(cock)"What chemical element is Babcock? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notfondajane Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 I'm curious of the on ice product? Will it improve? If so how much? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holymakinaw Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 I'm curious of the on ice product? Will it improve? If so how much? It will take a few years, obviously. They JUST started blowing it all up and will very likely make some more major moves for picks and prospects this summer. But after the dust settles, and all these new assets start playing in Babcock's system.........sure it will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Podein25 Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Kessel has to be the unhappiest man in the world today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackStraw Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Kessel has to be the unhappiest man in the world today. Why, is Rick no longer among us? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Podein25 Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Why, is Rick no longer among us? He's been conspicuously inconspicuous since the Babcock news Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyercanuck Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Miller to coach Buffalo E4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackStraw Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Babbers' presser on the Leafs website as we speak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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