Mike Babcock
Mike Babcock
Michael "Mike" Babcock, Jr.is a Canadian professional ice hockey head coach, currently serving as head coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League. He previously spent 10 seasons as head coach of the Detroit Red Wings, with whom he won the Stanley Cup in 2008 and helped to the Stanley Cup Playoffs every year during his tenure. He holds the record as winningest coach in Red Wings history, surpassing that of Jack Adams. He has also served...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth29 April 1963
beat found guys hard hung imagine team three
I don't know if you can imagine how hard it is to beat a team three times in a row. But you've got to give our guys credit. We hung in there and it wasn't pretty, but we found a way.
fantastic
The way they are playing, why wouldn't you play them. They were fantastic (against Chicago).
ability asking bottom center check coach confident line playing question score
He has the ability to score, the question is if he can do enough of the other things to get playing time. You score when your coach is confident enough to put you out there enough to let you score. The bottom line is all he has to do is be a little responsible. I'm not asking him to check the No. 1 center in the league. If he sits in his end even a little bit, he'll be OK.
adversity positive turn
There's adversity; what are you going to do with it? Are you going to turn it into a positive ?
guys
These guys are professional. They know how to win, even when they don't have it.
adds dimension good hank obviously speed
It was good to have Hank back. He adds a dimension of speed and he hounds the puck. He's obviously going to make us a better team.
good mentally sharp third
I didn't think we were mentally sharp in the third period. So it was good to see Manny back on his game.
anybody finished guys regular scores season team
Anybody who scores during the regular season and hasn't finished now, you need more out of him. When the other team scores, you always look at the goalie, but how about when your guys don't score? The shooters have to score, too. Guys that score have got to score.
anyone clear teams
If you look at the West, the teams one through eight, or even one to 10, I don't think there is anyone you'd like to play in the playoffs. I don't think there will be a clear favorite.
great
He's a great player. He's skating. It's great to see.
corner leave nobody
There's nobody who can leave the goalie in the corner like he does.
edmonton good nashville squashed test works
Edmonton is quick, and it works hard, ... Edmonton just squashed Nashville (Tuesday), so it'll be a good test for us.
coach great hard
He's been outstanding, so he's making it as hard on the coach as possible. That's a great thing.
angles block net played puck
They did block a lot, but that's no different than the way they played all year. You've just got to find a way to get the puck to the net from a lot of different angles to get opportunities.