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
gets
But now he's in shape, he gets up and down the ice, and he's a player.
dan fourth good guys line move played situation start
Dan has played real good when you start him on the fourth line and then you move him around. When you put him in this situation ... we'll see how he does. Some guys can't do it. It's up to him.
good kid looks
The Quincey kid looks like he's got a real good feel for the game.
consistent
We've been consistent all season. We've always bounced back and we've been a professional team.
battle behind came good group guys played ready short talked team
We have a good team and the guys came out and played hard. With a short group you don't want to get behind and battle back. We talked about being ready right from the start.
found hard optimistic played team ways
We've played hard as a team and found ways to win. We've done that a lot, and you're optimistic those things can continue.
found picked win
We picked it up, got going a little bit, and found a way to win the game.
obviously offensive
We obviously have to make some adjustments. With Lang not here, we need two offensive lines.
expect next success supposed team veteran
We've got veteran, veteran guys. They know what they're supposed to be doing and they just do it. They expect to win. The other thing I like about this team that I like ... when we don't have success, you know we're having success the next night.
good points
When you have 55 points at this point, you've done some good things.
looked nice
We weren't thinking, we were just kind of going, and that was nice to see. We looked like we could move.
continue goes series
We feel we're getting better as this series goes on. And we think we'll continue to get better.
evident obviously
We're all human, and sometimes when things are going good, you get a little complacent. Obviously that was evident for us.
angles create net puck wide
You have to put the puck on net from wide angles to create opportunities.