Babcock was fired by Toronto in 2019 and his reputation took a beating, but he’s the highest paid NHL coach despite not working in the NHL
Toronto Maple Leafs
So there’s your final judgment on Babcock as a Leaf – not as bad as he seemed when he left, nor as good as when he arrived. Just another coach who had his moments way back when. Mitch Marner said Babcock had been very, very mean to him. Chris Chelios told a story about Babcock benching him during a Winter Classic. Johan Franzen called him “the worst person I’ve ever met.”The most up-to-date advice on climbing out of a pile-on is to start swinging wildly. Hire a publicist. Get your message out there as loudly as possible.
That means Babcock has been the highest-paid coach in the NHL for the past four years, despite not working in the NHL. It’s not like the team’s owner, Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, can’t afford it. But there must be a point at which even the richest organization begins to feel like it’s bleeding cash just because. When the guy who fired the highest-paid coach in the history of the game halfway through his deal so that he could hire his pal instead, leading to similar results, then asks you for the same amount or more for himself, maybe that’s that point.
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