Breaking News,and comments...

Mike Babcock has been hired by the Toronto Maple Leafs,as their new head coach;an eight year contract worth approximately $50 million... Red Wings will get a third round draft pick,in one of the next three years,in compensation for hiring Babcock... my opinion:knowing the Red Wings,the way i do,they will,most likely,promote Jeff Blashill from Grand Rapids,to be their next head coach,but General Manager Ken Holland is an enigma,when hiring coaches,and Mike Illtch is an owner who does not like to jumble up things too much...