Toronto Maple Leafs HC Mike Babcock Season Ending FULL Press Conference

Mike Babcock was available to discuss the season that was for the Toronto Maple Leafs.
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[@mikebrunski6381]

Three first round playoff losses is unacceptable, Shanahan has to do what Masai Ujiri did and fire the coach. This playoff loss is on Babcock, no adjustments, special teams ineffective, stubborn not giving ice time to your best players.

[@geneinpennsylvania]

Babcock is an arrogant cuss. He'd rather have 25 plumbers. He doesn't like talented stars . He'd rather have 25 guys playing 16 min each

[@discoveryman59]

Dubas is as much to blame he gave Babcock small useless players!

[@photodrumguy1690]

discoveryman59 what do Roman Polak, Matt Martin, Leo Komorov, Tyler Bozak, Curtis McElhaney and Lou Lamorello all have in common? All discarded by the Leafs. All made it into round two of the playoffs.

[@andrewirwin7483]

@@photodrumguy1690 None of them had to face now Stanley Cup Favorite Boston Bruins in the first round

[@photodrumguy1690]

Andrew Irwin nice spin but you are full of crap. Here's another fun fact for you: John Tavares 47g 41a 11mil 7 seasons Bozak and JVR combined 40g 46a 12 mil combined for three seasons plus two more for JVR at 7 per. I love Tavares but it was a sideways move with cap pressure going forward that you didn't really have had you signed the two guys above for shorter term deals that could have been bought out sooner. Plus you bring in JT who is your captain? Till he got here it was 34 hands down. Now what? Then there's 43. Remember his comments comparing himself to JT? That was big news around here. Now they're teammates. LoL. Remember when Kadri was scoring 30 plus? 44 points total this season. And suspended again for playoffs. Ha ha. My point: the Leafs routinely mismanage their people. Now they have a mess cap wise. What to do? Hope Dubas is as smart as they say...

[@robalan3217]

Players hate playing for this guy. They did in Detroit. Zetterberg did, nyquist did, couple others I can't remember.. Edit Chelios hated him, Commodore hated him. This is all verifiable.. Larkin said the only reason he left NCAA was because Babcock was gone. And these are only some guys that said it publicly. Also news stories of players not wanting to come play in Detroit because of Babcoxk. Toronto needs him gone.

[@nigelfarage4119]

When I have a cold and can't sleep i take Nyquist.

[@jamesanthony5681]

Montreal Canadiens' players in the 1970's hated playing for Scotty Bowman. He didn't play favorites, whether you were a 16-20 year vet like Henri Richard, or a young player like Steve Shutt. But they respected him, and he delivered results: 5 Stanley Cups in 8 seasons. A number of very good coaches (Pat Riley, Bill Parcells, Bill Belichick, etc.) are not loved by their players. Do the Leaf players respect Babcock? Granted, you cannot talk to and treat players in 2019 like Bowman did to his players in the 1970's. Scotty adjusted over the years.

[@deeshmond]

How many videos/news articles are going to use “Willie needs to get out of here” as clickbait

[@michaelkirkpatrick7483]

deesh - willie needs to get out of here permanently

[@s3Mezith]

@@michaelkirkpatrick7483 Hey man you should take over Dubas's job, clearly you have a better understanding of cap, and how to divide the money. You must be a true fan. Just like all those people who said get rid of Kessel or get rid of Gardiner. You know what you're talking about. Surely you watched every regular season game. Surely you have been watching for over 25+ years. Hey lets fire Babcock too, well we are at it. You know the guy hasn't made the team better at all in the four years he's been here. Making the playoff every season instead of once every ten years. That's not an improvement, get rid of the bum. I'd rather go back to making the playoffs once every ten years. Let's fire and trade everyone again, and ruin a great team.

[@overdaedgebroadcasting2220]

@@s3Mezith Then Pens get beat 4-0 and you say what about Kessel?

[@s3Mezith]

@@overdaedgebroadcasting2220 After winning two cups.... are you really that ignorant?

[@michaelkirkpatrick7483]

@@s3Mezith - i say cut nylander loose, and u come up with all this other stuff? Dufas is not the golden boy here, he made some mistakes, and has to answer for them, just like everyone else..

[@colepalmer3128]

This is the problem with the leafs right here. If the leafs played their top lines more like boston, washington and some other teams do, they wouldve had a much better shot at the series. Matthews who had scored 6 goals going into game 7 played a total of 15 mins and only 5 mins in the third WTF?!?!? Idk if babs is a sleeper agent for the bruins or he's trying to get fired but im so confused with his decisions.

[@PeterCPRail8748]

Maybe he wants to get fired to get hired by Yazerman in Detroit.

[@ninjabrett17]

@@PeterCPRail8748 Detroit let him go for a reason. He's not a very good coach

[@glenglen8454]

pulling the goalie at the worst times

[@melvynobrien6193]

Babcock must go, or else next season will be more of the same.

[@melvynobrien6193]

@@PeterCPRail8748 Yzerman would be a fool to hire him, but Yzerman is not a fool. FIRE BABCOCK.

[@truenorth7584]

The Leafs have made the playoffs 3 years in a row. That's an accomplishment in itself. Young Leafs fans may not think so, but for those of us who have suffered with this team for 40 plus years, it is something.

[@lesterbutt5316]

you young fans might have a chance to see leafs win cup .. anyone who spent the last 50 years like us old people . used bags on our head , alot of foul language, lost alot of tears and sleep . haven't got a chance in hell . SEEIN LARD STANLEY come to Toronto . But us old folks will still Ball to the top of our lungs . ALL IN THE NAME OF HOPE .

[@scottmcclennon791]

Since December, this team hasn't played at a level commensurate with the talent on the roster. To me, that speaks to coaching.

[@discodesanti2459]

I'd say Leafs were a timely PP goal or two away from preparing for Columbus right now. It was that close and subtle of a series. Props to Gards, Hymie and anyone else risking their personal future to make the drive. These guys put everything on the table and I'm proud of them. Matthews and Marner, the drafted superstar core of this team, just finished their entry-level contracts. We'll be back and better than ever.

[@ANC-4]

They were a centre away from winning, thats 2 years in a Row.

[@lesterbutt5316]

DO YOU BELIEVE IN SANTA ???

[@ANC-4]

@@lesterbutt5316 If the leafs had Kadri on the ice they may have taken the series.

[@passionparade]

I wish Edmonton had such a stand up organization. This team has what it take and I hope they can bring the Cup back to Canada.

[@dmech06]

We get it. There’s 23 teams not in the playoffs.

[@Bink1221]

Love how everyone in the comments section is a better coach than Babs.

[@onlineguy1984]

every complaining hockey fan actually has higher TOI than the players they talk about.

[@Bink1221]

@Cilvar Frey This comment will age well in a year or two when Leafs win the cup lol

[@Cgrrp]

I've calmed down since Tuesday night. I agree with Mike that we've looked better every year. Boston was a lot better this year too though. I'm not sure that we should get rid of Babcock yet. Firing the special teams coaches could go a long way. Special teams basically decided the series.

[@michaelkirkpatrick7483]

cg - didn't help that andersen did not have one of his better games. leafs could not cover for him, got one goal...

[@jayjayson9613]

I'm a Bruins fan and what people don't realize is how guys like Sean Kuraly impact the game. Only plays 2 games in the series and is a clear difference maker. The Leafs don't have that

[@timstarkes173]

Hey Coach whats the excuse for the piss poor power play???

[@macintyrek1]

Go get them! most progress made by a group since early 90's just keep going. 90% of Toronto fans understand

[@cleaf99]

SOMEONE WHO UNDERSTANDS AND ISNT TOXIC AF, BLESS 🙌🔥

[@jeffreyadams648]

Well, I don’t be this stuff anymore.

[@melvynobrien6193]

@@Sternertime Then you're as stupid as Babcock is.

[@nigelfarage4119]

THere are so many full circles in hockey with draft picks youth Salary cap issues etc.... Toronto mishandles all this worse than any team in the league......Toronto fans with brains don't understand why management is so bad.

[@photodrumguy1690]

Alan MacIntyre almost same point total as last season. same first round opponent. same bone headed suspension, same game seven loss. same tee time. same stupid comments from people who vacate their own intelligence about hockey just to be politically correct. So, what progress are you talking about?

[@ajcerenzie4844]

I have no idea why they didn’t make Matthews play more in the 3rd. Your best players gotta log BIG minutes in the playoffs.

[@ronbonora7872]

keep rolling the best two lines in the third, if you are losing! I agree Mojo!

[@nigelfarage4119]

I think Babcock and Matthews are still in a grudge this only made it worse

[@OneEyedKeys]

The Leafs actually were more prepared for the series than it seemed they would be considering the weak last 20 games they played. However, Babcock was out-coached, by line matching, special teams, set breakouts and faceoffs. The are a top 10 team, but need A. A stonger face off man. B. Gritty checking line that can kill penalties and score once and a while. C. Horse D, defensive and mobile, strong in the slot and on breakouts, and can put up minutes. They have an abundance of young talent they can trade for such upgrades...like Nylander, who can still fetch a good price on the market. Keep Kappy, Johnsson, and Gauthier. But Nylander, Brown, Ennis, Muzzin, Zaitsev, Hyman and Sparks can all go towards acquiring upgrades.

[@OneEyedKeys]

So it may be premature to fire Babs. Give him one more year, and tell him for God sakes to play his stars more. And make sure Marner can be a tougher playoff presence, and not just a regular season hockey player.

[@barkingpig2120]

Babcock needs to go on. Dancing with the stars. He would win every round.

[@titanicsauce2152]

Babcock's insight has always impressed me, I'm not a Leaf fan but I do believe in this man.

[@cloveflorist1313]

You know why they lost? Because the fans give them too much pressure. Give them a break Jeez..

[@LOUI-e7h]

Media

[@cloveflorist1313]

@@LOUI-e7h Fans, media and also within the organization.

[@s3Mezith]

It's the Media and the band wagoner fans who follow their toxic bullshit.

[@melvynobrien6193]

Horseshit; blame the fans? Put the blame where it belongs: on BABCOCK and DUBAS.

[@cloveflorist1313]

@@melvynobrien6193 My point exactly

[@xheatproofspy7011]

Do not fire Babcock

[@melvynobrien6193]

Some reason why not? His great playoff record? Getting outcoached in many games? His motivating the players? LOL. Idiot.

[@videostar25]

"they adjusted...we adjusted back" No Mike, we did not. We stuck with the same game plan throughout most of the series. Matthews deserved more ice time and with him being hot in this round, not giving him the opportunity to do more, crippled us.

[@Sternertime]

armchair GM

[@melvynobrien6193]

@@Sternertime Fascist. Lawrence of A liked little boys. Do you?

[@Sternertime]

@@melvynobrien6193 oh my goodness hahahaha. What variety of salt is this?

[@BoleDaPole]

Mr.BabCock gave a classy interview, must be hard having all of Toronto on your back.

[@youarenowreadingthis]

How many people in the comments section right now heard Shanahan say "rebuild" and "pain" and thought, "Oh yeah for two seasons, then we win the cup right?" These things don't happen over night, anyone calling for Babs job is an idiot, good luck finding a world class coach ready to coach in the most scrutinizing market from the ground up in a rebuild. They're still young, this was very much a disappointment, good teams lose, it takes persistence

[@victorvegas777]

Our world class coach got to see a coaching clinic put on display by Bruce Cassidy ... and the only coaching babs could show for was playing a 40 yr old Marleau when the games were on the line.

[@xoxobaby03]

no, mike. the “tilt in the season” was your poor coaching decisions.

[@bdevine7509]

cause you know more than a guy actually in the dressing room

[@chungasrevenge9222]

Careful what you wish for. Babcock wasn't in net.

[@sam93931]

@@ricketycricket4361 played Mathews only 6 min in the third, played Marleau as the extra attacker when he was gazed and did nothing the whole playoff. Played the forth line way too much the whole game. You want more?

[@Scionofgreyhaven]

@@sam93931 Ennis and Moore were playing better than Johnsson and Kappy, Nylander, Marleau, Brown...But yes he should have sat goat and marleau in the third. Lets not pretend the leafs weren't down 3-1 and had to score 2 goals and they didn't even look dangerous

[@kulaemmerson1338]

I don’t think so!! We have made the playoffs since he has been our coach!!

[@bdevine7509]

Look at all these guys listening to the radio and spewing what the media is saying. No one is in the dressing room so quit pretending you know whats going on. Leafs weren't built to win this year.

[@jeffreyadams648]

B Devine so, when?

[@kelroz450]

@@jeffreyadams648 By 2030 just like for the Detroit Lions. Got to happen by then RIGHT?

[@s3Mezith]

@B Devine Well said bud.

[@s3Mezith]

@@kelroz450 Get outta here salt.

[@s3Mezith]

@@jeffreyadams648 The both of you.

[@floridaswampman7648]

Whats everyone crying about? We could have been Tampa bay fans last week. 4 straight and gone. Good season Mike. See ya next season.

[@David-kg5dk]

I like your attitude! Cheers, see you next year brother!

[@jacobbrown1690]

we could have been carolina and won game seven....let that sink in.....

[@ryan-hg2dc]

Disappointing outcome. There's no need to do an entire team overhaul, although there are a few pieces that need to be moved around for sure. People calling for the firing of Babcock have no idea what they're talking about. Yes, he might not have played Matthews enough. yes, he might have pulled the goalie a little too early. But, whos gonna replace him? He's the best available option at the moment. Some pieces I think should be looked into moving Zaitsev - horrible contract Marleau - Love him, he's too old. Kadri? - He just doesn't fit anymore it seems Brown - He's a good gritty player but he's been an anchor on every line this year

[@nigelfarage4119]

Caruana

[@sojohnny....8824]

Kadri and trust in the same sentence😂😂😂

[@ANC-4]

jonathan Szwed Kadri going bye bye

[@5abivt]

Leafs beat themselves. Every Boston goal wasn’t a skill based created goal. It was off a leaf mistake or bounce

[@canadianbacon3846]

The whole situation sucks, I don't agree with a lot of his decisions but something tells me if we get another coach we become a wild card team at the absolutely best if we even make the playoffs at all

[@michaelkirkpatrick7483]

all this talk about babcock is waste of time... he's not going anywhere

[@PeterCPRail8748]

Are you for real,, I wouldn't be surprised if the Leafs miss next year anyways. Buffalo is a half descent goalie away from making it next year. The Habs where just at the door step and with Quinnville the Panthers are quarenteed to make it. The Bruins and lightning not missing either. So Toronto is going to be hard pressed to make it next year and years after. Don't forget Detroit will be a contender in a couple of years with Yazerman running the show. The Atlantic is alot more stronger then the metropolitan, it's going to be congested alot. Kind of what the Bluejays dealt with for years with Boston, New York, and Baltimore. Why do you think Dubas and co was counting on this year so much. They know there window is smaller that they are letting on. There is two much parity in the league and things change year to year. Not the pre 90s anymore where teams where uncontested juggernauts for years or decades making it into playoffs year after year. With all the low seeds eliminating the top dogs this was Toronto's chance to go far in the playoffs even a final appearance. But leafs lazy play for 2 thirds of the series a d Babs poor stubborn decision making just gave it away. They packed it in which is very frustrating and aggravating.

[@franknovelli3529]

William nylander has to regroup this summer if not he's gone

[@jamesanthony5681]

Regroup? What does that mean? I hope he's gone in the summer. He's not a $6.9 million player. Nope.

[@kulaemmerson1338]

Thank- you for a great year and one hell of a series!! You gave the Bruins a run for there money!! So proud of you for taking the Bruins to game 7!! Some thought that the Bruins would sweep us!! Win or loose I am proud of the season we had and proud of the effort we had in Game 7!! Leaf Fan 4 ever!!

[@David-kg5dk]

I like your attitude brother! Cheers!

[@kelroz450]

The ministry of propoganda and public enlightment,want to talk to you about a job offer. You have natural talent. Give us a call.

[@kelroz450]

Unless,you have already been hired by the Detroit Lions. They are always looking for and in need of talent like yours,to keep the fans in the seats and the money rolling in for the Fords.

[@s3Mezith]

@@kelroz450 Hey man you should take over Dubas's job, clearly you have a better understanding of cap, and how to divide the money. You must be a true fan. Just like all those people who said get rid of Kessel or get rid of Gardiner. You know what you're talking about. Surely you watched every regular season game. Surely you have been watching for over 25+ years. Hey lets fire Babcock too, well we are at it. You know the guy hasn't made the team better at all in the four years he's been here. Making the playoff every season instead of once every ten years. That's not an improvement, get rid of the bum. I'd rather go back to making the playoffs once every ten years. Let's fire and trade everyone again, and ruin a great team.

[@s3Mezith]

+kula emmerson Ah, a real fan finally.

[@Scionofgreyhaven]

I've calmed down a bit...I give Babs 1 more year and my expectations are so low. I'd love to see this team succeed, Babs succeed but its going to be year 5 now, its not unreasonable to expect to win or improve by now. The Leafs have to make a deep run next year or Babs is gone and Dubas should also take responsiblity for his transactions or lack thereof.

[@s3Mezith]

+Bwaka 67 Hey man you should take over Dubas's job, clearly you have a better understanding of cap, and how to divide the money. You must be a true fan. Just like all those people who said get rid of Kessel or get rid of Gardiner. You know what you're talking about. Surely you watched every regular season game. Surely you have been watching for over 25+ years. Hey lets fire Babcock too, well we are at it. You know the guy hasn't made the team better at all in the four years he's been here. Making the playoff every season instead of once every ten years. That's not an improvement, get rid of the bum. I'd rather go back to making the playoffs once every ten years. Let's fire everyone again and ruin a great team.

[@melvynobrien6193]

Been waiting since 67; why should we wait another season before getting rid of these bums? Next season will be more of the same; Babcock speaks like my old pee-wee coach. LOL.

[@nigelfarage4119]

Just arrange it so you record allows you not to have to play the Bruins in the first round and hope someone else beats them

[@s3Mezith]

@@nigelfarage4119 I don't mind if we play the bruins. It sucks we lost, but they're looking like they could win the cup this year.

[@nigelfarage4119]

@@s3Mezith I think Boston and St. Louis are the 2 best teams left.

[@jeffbrown7000]

You can be a good coach, but also not be the right coach.

[@ronbonora7872]

if Kadri is the tilt in the season, we are in trouble!

[@Carmen_Ragusa]

is Dubas going to talk to the media?

[@danielcervi2864]

Carmen I certainly hope so same with Shanahan

[@melvynobrien6193]

Dubas is probably hiding out, trying to figure out how to justify Nylander's million-dollar-a-goal season. MAKE SOME CHANGES, SHANAHAN, or clear out, yourself.

[@billyrock8305]

It’s time to fire Babcock. His coaching record is simply not that great. He’s the highest paid coach in the league. He favours older less effective players. Power play decisions are brutal playing his best players half the time of the best opposition players. Plays His best player 18 minutes a game while the opposition plays theirs 22 minutes. Speaks in general terms “ dig, play hard, get a goal” WTF? Blames his players for the loss taking zero responsibility for his poor decisions. Argues publicly with his assistant coach and his General Manager. “We need better players”Brutal.

[@crsantin]

Billy Smith don’t worry he’s on his way out. He doesn’t see eye to eye with Dubas and Shanahan isn’t afraid to make a difficult decision. Babcock is not the right coach for this team and his public criticism of management sealed his fate. It’s just a matter of time. Dubas has his guy waiting in the wings.

[@mikeadams4605]

I love all the Matthews Fanboys here. Watch the tape of all of his shifts. The reason that he and Babcock don't get along is that Matthews just doesn't play hard shift after shift and game after game. He lacks serious compete far too often during games. For example....the first Boston goal in game 7. He is immensely talented and the frustrating part is that he doesn't combine that talent with a desire to compete every game and every shift. It's not about playing time. It's about compete and effort.

[@canad1anadventure]

I respect this man.

[@lesterbutt5316]

i respect him to .. i just wish .. he was coach else where .

[@lerejj]

Sign me babs! smooth skating right shot defencemen

[@skyodin6025]

Young Lerej you could take Jakes spot lol.

[@michaelkirkpatrick7483]

young - please post some of your play on you tube, so we can scout u out....lol

[@gareth2489]

Can you fight tho???

[@sweetswing1]

Cant be worse.

[@ANC-4]

Young Lerej how about 10 dollars a week

[@raptor21ism]

The jets and leafs seasons ended very similarly by bad coaching

[@gorgeoushammer]

Babcock says they "played good" in game 7. Let me compare this to when Larry Robinson was the coach of the NJ Devils. I remember this very well, the Leafs were playing the Devils in the semis (in the year 2000). Leafs won game 1, by a goal, but the Devils had badly outshot them that game and had the territorial edge. I will never forget what Larry Robinson said after that game. He refused to say his team "played good" even though the reporters were encouraging him to say that. Instead, Robinson got angry and said his team didn't play well enough, and they should be angry that they didn't play harder. They went on to win game two and the series in six. I prefer Robinson's approach.

[@hockeyandsoccer4ever]

Dermott cracked under pressure hes young and will learn. Freddy cracked, not much we can do he played his heart out game 6 and his team let him down. Jake was injured i give him full marks for playing hurt. I didnt like many line choices by mike and hes my major beef honesty. I feel he got outcoached but that might just be emotionally driven. Maybe weel just wait for chara and bergeron to retire than we can win?

[@darrylstein187]

Jake gave the puck away leading to am early goal. He was also responsible for the boston meltdown in 2013. He is a lemon. He will not be back next season. If he is... leafs will NOT WIN ANYTHING.

[@cleaf99]

shadowbugs28 that’s stretch, I’d rather have gardiner over Marincin in a heart beat

[@darrylstein187]

@shadowbugs28 right beside phanuef... he who weiners sean Averys ex.

[@xMrBoltActionx]

What you do with team Canada doesn’t and can NOT carry over to how you run the Leafs. Two different scenarios and Babcock needs to learn fast or he’s out next year. You don’t run 4 lines like the olympics.

[@sam93931]

exactly.. team's canada luxury is, they have 4 first line.. Playing Mathews that was arguably the best player (top 3 at least) only 6 min in the third is no excuse

[@chungasrevenge9222]

25 years of not making the playoffs. The Coach wasn't in net. Fat Freddy starts getting good after he lets in 3

[@youngnico1234]

WINNING teams run 4 lines. You're top players are not two way players. JT was a -5.

[@David-kg5dk]

Man, Toronto has some crappy fans. They overhype a good team and they wish to rip apart everything if they don't win it all. I can't stand impatient fans who skip their humble pie. This is why after initially rooting for the Leafs this year I really started to like the Bruins and their humble work ethic. I wish them good fortune in the wars to come. LET'S GO BRUINS!

[@s3Mezith]

+xMrBoltActionx Hey man you should take over Dubas's job, clearly you have a better understanding of cap, and how to divide the money. You must be a true fan. Just like all those people who said get rid of Kessel or get rid of Gardiner. You know what you're talking about. Surely you watched every regular season game. Surely you have been watching for over 25+ years. Hey lets fire Babcock too, well we are at it. You know the guy hasn't made the team better at all in the four years he's been here. Making the playoff every season instead of once every ten years. That's not an improvement, get rid of the bum. I'd rather go back to making the playoffs once every ten years. Let's fire and trade everyone again, and ruin a great team.

[@jamesbond9873]

Now I don’t feel so bad being a sens fan.

[@gereral1_jackofalltrades]

A Mature team would have rapped this up in game 6!

[@original6hockey402]

ABSOLUTELY !!!!!!!!

[@07foxmulder]

Yup. Game six bugged me a lot more than losing in game seven.

[@tonychen3368]

I think our Marlies can easily beat them!

[@1madmaxx80]

gereral1 You don't even know the difference between wrapped & rapped. All of your opinions are invalid.

[@ettrickdoo7287]

The usual bandwagon fans jumping ship the minute you get a bloody nose. These have been the best three years in TO for DECADES!!!! Babcock is human and thus makes mistakes. Everyone has a few lessons to learn ... that is called life and we all do it. Losing sucks ... get up, dust off and get at her again ... for there is no other option.

[@discoveryman59]

Both Babcock and Dubas need to go The biggest problem on the Leafs is the personal, you can't win in the NHL with tiny little players with no heart!

[@nigelfarage4119]

players=penises

[@discoveryman59]

@@nigelfarage4119 The Marlies are FULL of the very same type of players! Tiny useless players that shy away from all contact and confrontation, don't have their teammates backs.

[@nigelfarage4119]

My joke was players with little penises

[@AraFilmsFire]

u guys are missing the obvious; Freddie is brutal in Game 7s

[@jamesanthony5681]

How was he up to game 7? Terry Sawchuk couldn't have won you game 7 with the team only scoring 1 goal.

[@AraFilmsFire]

he was amazing in the previous 6; but the softies he gave up when the stakes were at their highest killed the team's morale. great netminding isn't about save percentage; it's about making timely saves. Freddie failed miserably in that respect when everything was on the line [just like he did last playoff]@@jamesanthony5681

[@jamesanthony5681]

@@AraFilmsFire Agreed. He didn't play well. On the Nordstrom goal (1st goal), there were 3 Leaf players (34, 23, 51) in the area, but the Bruin player had room to take a clean, albeit bad angle shot at Freddie. Freddie should have stopped it. There was blame to go around, but yes, your goalie needs to make the saves.

[@DurdyShwa]

Toronto had way too much skill to lose this series...Don't get me wrong, the players didn't play up to their expectations, but most of the blame would have to go on Mike for the way he played them when they needed to play differently upon realizing he was facing elimination....There was absolutely zero intensity in the last period of game 7...I know the intensity has nothing to do with Babcock, but I'm pretty sure him playing them the way they didn't want to play probably took a lot of the wind out of their sails...

[@anthonylowney1395]

you thought you played well in game 7 did ya Mike ?

[@nikehp99]

Babcock needs to go! No excuses! End of story!!

[@zetter4013]

Babcock needs to call up Tony Granato if he ever wants his pp back,

[@loribuonamici1398]

I really love the way Mike and the team appear on camera. They are always diplomatic, supportive of their team mates and polite of the opposing team. So polite! So Canadian! So dignified! Thank you guys!! It means a lot and really shows how classy you guys are!!!! P.S. For the Love of God, please stop using the empty net thing at the end of the game. IT DOESN'T WORK!!! EVER!!! AND!! game 2 should've been disallowed and made to play over again. Had it been a fair fight, (which it OBVIOUSLY wasn't) the Leafs would've won the series, hands down. There's some shinanigans going on behind the scenes, don't you think?

[@bartjohnston]

terrible coachin of gm 7, been behind this team since 85, moving forward now with another......

[@123456pfloyd]

you're not a fan. Go to another team. Babs messed up and I have no idea why he didn't play Matthews, but good god 'fans' like you are pathetic. Cheer for someone else, because we don't want you around the Leafs' fanbase you parasite

[@tonychen3368]

Neil G. He did play Auston in game 7, you’re wrong bud.

[@elliottbradshaw]

"GTFO WILLY!" -Babcock lmao

[@jaapongeveer6203]

Just firing pucks in the vicinity of the net and hoping for a lucky bonce and rebound to knock in is a risky strategy. Some go in some don't and when they don't ya lose if that's the main strategy. Whipping pucks around blindly seems to indicate some are not comfortable on the puck. Gotta get better at not turning the puck over. That's just to name a few shortcomings.

[@foxtrotbravo1744]

That's exactly how I see it too. The strategy seem to be everyone rushing at the puck, hacking away at it blindly, hoping for a lucky bounce. They play like the Keystone Cops, and countless times they just get in each other's way -- disorganized and not very entertaining. I could tie a hockey stick to a running lawnmower blade, put a Leafs jersey on the handle -- and it would be a star on this team.

[@forrestnorris]

Love this guy frig office hater’s guy’s Killin it get a good team with A line up u think will work...let it go!

[@mikesolomon4046]

If kadri played we would have won.. Kadri is soo important to the leafs.. Didn't know till now..

[@shawnhaqqani3227]

He should be fired, and i have absolutely nothing against him. He absolutely needed to win this series.

[@tml4251]

why was a guy with a torn ACL playing 18 minutes on average after the injury ? thats one question i have

[@gereral1_jackofalltrades]

Dump nylander, gardner and kadri and pickup a good defense man. Use the extra cash for marner

[@s3Mezith]

+gereral1 Hey man you should take over Dubas's job, clearly you have a better understanding of cap, and how to divide the money. You must be a true fan. Just like all those people who said get rid of Kessel or get rid of Gardiner. You know what you're talking about. Surely you watched every regular season game. Surely you have been watching for over 25+ years. Hey lets fire Babcock too, well we are at it. You know the guy hasn't made the team better at all in the four years he's been here. Making the playoff every season instead of once every ten years. That's not an improvement, get rid of the bum. I'd rather go back to making the playoffs once every ten years. Let's fire and trade everyone again, and ruin a great team.

[@melvynobrien6193]

Who's gonna take Nylander, with the ridiculous contract that idiot Dubas gave him?

[@jasonbrennan6240]

The century long rebuild continues. Lol. Every leaf player should be a scratch golfer. And Babcock what a miserable egomaniac

[@bwe6412]

Talking about excuses

[@chungasrevenge9222]

25 years of not making the playoffs. The Coach wasn't in net. Fat Freddy starts getting good after he lets in 3

[@docholliday7256]

Keefe used his first PP for over 1:25 and wasn't afraid to give his great players more ice time and they're through to the 2nd rnd for the 2nd year in a row. ....just saying. Moore, Kapanen, Johnsson , Dermot and Gauthier's improvement are all because of Keefe not Babcock!!!!

[@glenglen8454]

kapanen has heart and he plays his game everytime he steps out on the ice he has better hockey iq than nylander

[@RICHTVLIVE]

Got out coached by a long shot

[@youngnico1234]

So sad...... Sweet dreams little JT

[@youngnico1234]

@@Sternertime That's cute. Sure paid off right ?

[@Sternertime]

@@youngnico1234 you an isles fan?

[@LOUI-e7h]

Pajama boy fell asleep again

[@musicman76enator]

Im growing tired of these season ending press conferences

[@Sternertime]

nobody cares

[@melvynobrien6193]

With Babcock sounding more like a moron every season.

[@Hbmd3E]

takes time to mature team even the material is good

[@andrewtoulouse8851]

Nylander wasn't able to perform, at the level that was required of him. He can't run a line with Marleau and Brown. To be short.. here are my suggested changes. 1) Trade Brown 2) 💓 Marleau...$6m expensive for leadership 3) Gardiner......ugh.... He's good, but Toronto has ruined him. He should go, to the west. 4) Kadri isn't going anywhere.. contract is too good! 5) Moore, Ennis, 🐐, Petan. Sign em!

[@adamburgesswebb256]

Leafs regressed this year. 5 points less in a league where 5 points can make a big difference. 8th overall of 16 playoff teams. Same playoff result. Same guy taking himself out of the playoffs. Matthews went from a +25 to a -9. Salary cap situation is a lot worse. It really does not look that good.

[@user-fm8xs3hr3w]

Yep, especially with the cap situation and so many positions unsigned. So even bringing back this "first round loss team" will be difficult, let alone improve it. They'll be good, but this was the year to truly contend and now they've set themselves back a few years, if they're lucky (given the commited money, and far too much towards the cap, to only forwards and not enough to address other crucial weaknesses)

[@ThePhandey]

Here we are again. Heart broken and disappointed. A million dollar question. Why cant leaf put together play off team given they have all the money in the world and get play off winner coach!!!

[@Sternertime]

relax. the team came within inches.

[@original6hockey402]

Can't buy a team. Look at all the teams that made it past round 1, most weren't expected. They played tough and won.

[@IamDaGrouch]

The man knows his hockey, knows his players and knows how to answer tough questions. Hard not to believe he will coach this team to a stanley cup victory.

[@thehockeyghost8160]

Fire Babs, bring up Keefe. End of an era, Mike.

[@Nvdubcdijcx]

Bring up the guy that has never coached an NHL game over the guy that won Worlds and a Cup seems smart

[@ethanbaer8268]

Rick Ross not hard to win worlds when you have a hockey version of the dream team

[@Nvdubcdijcx]

@@ethanbaer8268 fair enough but it still take some kind of "skill" to beat teams like Sweden and the US

[@David-kg5dk]

Man, Toronto has some crappy fans. They overhype a good team and they wish to rip apart everything if they don't win it all. I can't stand impatient fans who skip their humble pie. This is why after initially rooting for the Leafs this year I really started to like the Bruins and their humble work ethic. I wish them good fortune in the wars to come. LET'S GO BRUINS!

[@rogerskitt1542]

Nylander needs to get out of here and "focus" on his game....like sparks😂😂😂😂

[@dreys6tube]

Thats right Willy needs to leave permanently and help the team out, create some cap space too😉

[@user-fm8xs3hr3w]

He's supposed to be "one of the best", classy, coaches yet he left the post-game conference abruptly after answering a question he didn't like, and in this press conference he doesn't take any accountability. Still this "growth" he mentions heading in to year 5 of him coaching the team. Time for the team to progress; this team deserves better. And, though for different reasons, the GM ...if you're serious about winning a Cup ...needs to go. It takes time to build reputations as a GM and he's done, specifically in terms of impactful deals, virtually nothing (and a hometown signing of Tavares would have been done with any GM, as Tavares pretty much spells out). Dubas is a great guy, but nowhere near the GM the Leafs NEED him to be.

[@WardOwnsYou]

Babcock has zero accountability on his end for his brutal deployment and how bad he coached. This guy is a joke. Fire him.

[@gereral1_jackofalltrades]

He sifned for 12mil year as coach for 7 years. Hes staying

[@WardOwnsYou]

@@DrewRycerz the hell are you talking about? What does Nylander have to do with Brown playing more minutes than Matthews in the 3rd in game 7? What does Nylander have to do with Marleau playing 17mins in game 6? Babcock did all these bone head moves, he chose to play his 4th line players and old vets over his stars.

[@TheRickRoller1]

Not a Toronto fan but I’m so surprised at the negative reactions. It takes time to build a Stanley cup team. You have very talented players but they are still so young. They are going in the right direction. Except Kadri i don’t know how you put up with him. But for the rest just relax they weren’t ready.

[@theshawnmurphyjournal2946]

Funny before the Maple Leafs hired Mike Babcock the San Jose Sharks had interest ,boy did they dodge a bullet

[@mikesolomon4046]

Babcock is an amazing coach.. Matthews has the worst plus minus on the team.. Till he learns the two way game 20 mins a game is more then enough..

[@tonychen3368]

I guess Mr. Babcock would’ve let him have more ice time. With Nazem Suspended and Zach having this series ending surgery with an torn ACL, I did suspect that the worse has already come, I suspect us to be tough and agile, we took too many icing calls in game 7 which is unacceptable, and we need to stay out of suspension and penalties. We might’ve won three games, but three games meant nothing to us if we were prepared to win game six, this cost us!

[@frankrovito317]

Let's go Bruins ....

[@StevePakka]

What a toooool

[@jamesanthony5681]

Leaf media playing softball with Mike Babcock. Where are the tough questions? Question: "Coach, what are YOU going to do to bring YOUR COACHING up to the next level?"

[@jamesanthony5681]

@johnny popparodi I agree.

[@3ppcli]

Just an armchair fan, but this is my fix for the Leafs. Trade Anderson, Kadri, Nylander. Acquire a solid goalie and some defensive grit.

[@RJVFarm]

Clearly an armchair fan, you're an idiot

[@GP-tx6zt]

I don't know about you guys but I'm already getting excited about the annual 70 point Matthews watch. Or as McDavid refers to it.... December.

[@lastofusclips5291]

December is when the oilers are out of playoff contention

[@melvynobrien6193]

Don't know why people keep knocking Matthews; he is a very good goal scorer. He's not a defenseman.

[@JiffyBiff]

Seriously? Takes almost none of the blame for the team's failure? Out coached AGAIN ! Dubas took all the blame, this guy makes excuses. I'm done with him.

[@ronbonora7872]

no yet!

[@UltimoGuitarist2]

2:10. Media guy asks him if theres anything he could have done personally better? Babock: Says a bunch of nonsense and doesn't answer question*

[@jasonmoser8957]

said it there nylander gone

[@mixedupstuff2461]

Mike babcock shouldent be a coach cause he is not putting enough stress on the guys may be if he did Toronto would actually be a good team so if mike babcock dont do any better in coaching he should leave the leafs and the leafs will get a better coach who ever agrees with me like this comment

[@brockanthony1659]

-Fire Babcock -Get rid of these two idiots: Gardiner and Kadri -Sign Marner and Johnsson -Trade Kap and Nylander for some good D

[@sam93931]

no one gonna give you a good D for Nylander, he is way overpaid. gonna have to retain salary.

[@biz4654]

Id keep Kappy he works hard and was hitting alot in the playoffs. Creates ton of chances with his speed. Just needs to get better accuracy with his shot

[@brockanthony1659]

​@@sam93931 lol Ottawa will take him

[@brockanthony1659]

@@biz4654 I love the kid, I just think Johnsson's grown and is a little bit better than him now, unfortunately.

[@jeffreyadams648]

Very good plan! But gutless management won’t do that.

[@grouchygrundle]

The leafs went on a late season slide & it was at that moment I knew they wouldnt get to the cup. I didnt see them losing in the 1st rd though.

[@michaelkirkpatrick7483]

luke - leafs were crap since january, so why is everyone so surprised they're out? Only surprise for me was that it took the bruins 7 games to do it..

[@grouchygrundle]

@@michaelkirkpatrick7483 they have a ton of talent & they shouldn't of lost to the Bruins. Bruins have a solid team but God damn the leads choked big time. Same with the lightning & caps

[@michaelkirkpatrick7483]

when they added nothing at the trade deadline, knew they would not get past boston. what pissed me off is how they didn't even try to get 2nd for home ice advantage. still, they played better vs, the bruins than i expected. wait till next year... lol

[@paolopiotto1725]

A captain would be nice. Micro management is a terrible thing for business and teams. Leafs you are very close...... don’t start messing with the vision.

[@jamesanthony5681]

Who would be the captain? Personally, putting a C on someone just for the sake of naming a captain means nothing.

[@jeffbrown7000]

I knew when we got Babcock that he would bring structure and get us to the playoffs with limited skill and depth quickly, just as he did for years with Detroit. But here is why he needs to go imo...his stubborn nature, big ego and his system only works when he has the inferior skilled team..you know, plug away and stick to the regiment and presto!! "hey, we're doing pretty good for a bunch of pluggers"!!!The Leafs skill, speed and depth are superior to most if not all teams in the league (at least up front). he doesn't have the system or the demeanor to maximize it. Perhaps you may have noticed a few things this series (and in the last half of the season)that give credence to this....1. robotically trying to line match, when we had the superior depth...unacceptable!! ..that should have been the challenge for Boston..Let them chase the matchups and lose flow in the process..2.deploying a "blow the zone" or "stretch pass" offence in game 7 which put us down 2 very quickly... unacceptable. That is lazy hockey..that is what we would play in a beer league tournament on a Saturday afternoon when we drank too much on the Friday night...you'll never ...ever win with that. 3. Not activating Morgan Reilly (who was a threat every time he joined the offence)..he only let him loose when we were down in the 3rd period of games..If he's only averaging 24 minutes he can be in offensive beast mode the whole game...(it's only when you're playing 30mins, that you have to pick your spots...(Note every team activating their D in the 2nd round).... again, unacceptable..4: and the one that really exposes his inability to adapt and reign in his need to be "the difference maker"...In game 7, Mathews (who I think had 5 goals in 4 games leading up ) had only 16mins of ice with only 4 mins left in the game that was by then out of reach...that can NEVER, EVER happen.. a threat to break a game open every time he's on the ice and he's on he bench...UNACCEPTABLE, imo.

[@hugejanus6944]

Best coach in the NHL, all of you guys crying about getting rid of him, you are dumb, no one else could do what he has done for this team, he brought us to where we are.

[@hawkeyflow]

I think he knows his time is up, you can tell in his voice.

[@freeradical3592]

Sort of. I think he was bracing himself to be lambasted in this final media appearance before the summer. The first question about Kadri went right for the jugular. I think he gets one more year. And will be given some coaching parameters so he can't just do what he wants. If this happens again they will promote Keefe, who they are soon in danger of losing. Huge pressure on him for the time he has left.

[@original6hockey402]

Who will you replace him with? Not a lot of coaches out there.

[@s3Mezith]

@@original6hockey402 They have no idea what they are talking about. Just let the band wagon fans sit in their idiot corner with the radio on. They can just regurgitate what ever they hear.

[@s3Mezith]

@Nick Hey man you should take over Dubas's job, clearly you have a better understanding of cap, and how to divide the money. You must be a true fan. Just like all those people who said get rid of Kessel or get rid of Gardiner. You know what you're talking about. Surely you watched every regular season game. Surely you have been watching for over 25+ years. Hey lets fire Babcock too, well we are at it. You know the guy hasn't made the team better at all in the four years he's been here. Making the playoff every season instead of once every ten years. That's not an improvement, get rid of the bum. I'd rather go back to making the playoffs once every ten years. Let's fire and trade everyone again, and ruin a great team.

[@sevendustpc]

Stop eating so many pretzels

[@geeboo8519]

Babcock, I’ll speak for you my bro. Our top players especially marner was making fancy dancy plays. The give a ways and waiting for the puck to come to you cause you can’t play the corners isn’t playoff hockey. Babcock played the guys who can play the rough hard Player wearing systems that coaches play to try win a series.

[@frankcommatobe8009]

Is he still employed?

[@melvynobrien6193]

It's beyond belief that he's still around. Fire him.

[@mattk1124]

We think we’re going in the right direction..three straight first round exits ...that’s not exactly a direction..talk is cheap..walk it like you talk it

[@nuthinbut100percent]

i dont know...was ready to give up on the leafs after another game 7 loss, cuz i had enough of it already; grew up in t.o, die hard fan for a long time, and i am just fed up with it as im sure all leafs fans are by now. but amidst all my frustration and anger, i kept thinking, irionically, bout the boston red sox, and how it took em 86 years to get back to greatness, loll. so we're not at that number yet, and even though we said "this is the year", i get the sense that our young core is really getting more experience and hating these game 7 losses as much as we do, so we really could break thru next year (seriously...) sounds like it from babs now anyway. and ya, we need to add more depth AND GRIT. thats the main thing - GRIT. need a couple bangers to balance out the danglers. 2 more matt martin's on offense, and a couple more muzzins on d, and we're there. trade nylander, gardner and zaitsev to make it happen. go leafs go.

[@nickdurani761]

You enjoy your pay cheque’s!!!!!