Steve Dangle Shares His Thoughts On The Mike Babcock Firing

[@luc2o]

The biggest loss is we will lose your spot on Babcock impression.

[@JakeMcGarryDrums]

Omg you're right 💔

[@TheKisj]

Nooooooooo 🤯

[@johanericsson7309]

Yea, gonna miss that for sure.

[@matthewdhewlett]

He's a good plr, he works ard and gets good opportooonities to work ard and be a good plr.

[@1982kinger]

Good play'rrr.... I'm da head cooch of da leafsss

[@RetroCruze]

Is steve going to develop a Sheldon Keefe impression now?

[@michaelbacon8698]

Haha ofcourse!

[@isabellaroberts8939]

just thinking that lol

[@natefoulon]

@SquidBag HUH?

[@RyanMeghdies]

Oh...oh no...I didn't think of that. LFR without the Babcock impression won't be the same. STEEEEVE!!! Do something!?!?!

[@ivan-qp4mi]

As a Penguins fan, this video is more than enough for me to understand what happened so I'll skip all the other Canadian media analysis of this firing, thank you very much Steve! 👍🏻

[@eldudearino1165]

Dubas just fired his safety net. Its make or break time for him.

[@xXxRawkFistxXx]

Technically Shanahan fired Babs lol

[@ivozanette7010]

He's won with this coach everywhere. They're gonna be, just fine.

[@keithstewart6491]

@preben hansenthis might be the stupidest post ever

[@jonnyboy5357]

Keefe is his safety net, your confused!

[@11DNA11]

@@xXxRawkFistxXx When you get to fire your old coach :)

[@gigatron2008]

It started for me not dressing Spezza game 1. Guy comes here takes a home team discount and doesnt play the one game hes been looking forward to since he signed. It went downhill from there.

[@Honestrespectfully]

That was a garbage scratch. Babs seemed to be more about posturing and "being the boss" than actually inspiring his players.

[@xXxRawkFistxXx]

Spezza didn't take a discount lol. No other team would have paid him more than that. In my eyes, Babs was right. I feel Timashov/Gauthier/Shore is the better 4th line.

[@gigatron2008]

@@xXxRawkFistxXx easy 1m+ elsewhere. Agreed that line is better. Just have him play the home opener. Scratch in game 2 instead of vice versa.

[@ThisIsSparta300]

xXxRawkFistxXx how’s the guy with the leading face off % the prior year not worth anything but league minimum?! Loool Babcock just decides how he feels about a players play-style instantly and tries to develop them into his rolls. Bud you won one cup your entire go at a stacked Detroit team. Beat it

[@gigatron2008]

@Charles Szasz was his coach also babs? lol j/k

[@bradmarchand8646]

I guess it's time for Chief Keefe.

[@aguilarreinosofamily]

Lol

[@aguilarreinosofamily]

@564markis chief queef

[@td3951]

Celly Shelley

[@gucci1131]

HELL YEAAAAH

[@AEMoreira81]

Leafs are officially SOSA!

[@willington-r9b]

I heard there’s a vacancy at the Coach’s Corner desk...

[@Micter]

Willy Scottsman they said they will stop making episodes

[@doug7170]

Bruins fired Julien who wore out his welcome hired a young Bruce Cassidy and it has worked out just fine..could be same for leafs.

[@Boston2az199]

A little different circumstance. Julian was a defensive minded coach. Bruins needed a more speedy offensive minded coach because thats the way the NHL was heading. Babs is a great coach, just look at his resume. I think the leaf players got paid and now they try to shine individually. They need to work more as a team instead of by themselves.

[@ry4nx]

lmao.. bruins actually had a team that could win a playoff series since 2004 tho. babcock is bad but leafs are almost uncoachable

[@Boston2az199]

@@ry4nx not really. They sucked from like 2004 till 2008-2009. They might've made it to the playoffs but weren't going to beat the Pens or Chicago. Really the turning point was when the loss to Philly after being up 3-0. The following yr they came back and won it. Julian was a great coach for the time but after losing Savard their power play SUCKED. When Horton went down the team united and gave them the push they needed to beat Vancouver. But the NHL was changing. Its all about speed and bringing in young fast players with top end talent. Look how the Canadians have done w Julian. Cassidy knew the propects and how to coach them, one reason why they're still doing good. The NHL has evolved since the 2000's. With the rule changes it's better to be a fast team with a solid blue line. And the leafs have no blue line..lol

[@robrick9361]

@Doug If only Babcock spoke french he'd probably be heading to Montreal right now.

[@nathantownsend317]

Doug yeah your right very similar, I think the leafs will have more success with Keefe

[@DannyThomasKiB]

I'm just gonna like this before I watch cause I know it's gonna be golden.

[@gocanuckurself1]

DannyThomasKiB 🥇

[@VV_PaVria]

As Golden as the team that all but got Babcock fired.

[@nathanchung27]

Me every video he uploads

[@Zazzaro703]

Reminder that my Caps were also 10-10 through 20 games the year they won the cup.

[@CarrieFlattsFan13]

Blues were last place January 1st the year they won the Cup, which was this year 2019!

[@Lilbailnick]

I’m sick of the endless, the Blues in last January 1st. Yes, I’d agree them getting to the playoffs were impressive. How significant was them being in last place? Did you know they had as many as 6 games in hand on teams from the West on said Jan 1st? Well the Blues were (1) measly point behind LA... with 4 games in hand. (2) points behind Chicago with 5 games in hand. Yep the Blues were in last place on Jan-1st! Very true. The Blues also had played the fewest games in the league at that point. The achievement worth noting is that they won 30 of their last 45 games. This wasn’t a buried team in last place, it was a team in last place because of games played. But the only thing that really mattered in the end is the city of Boston suffered defeat live and in person.

[@Zazzaro703]

Lilbailnick this is sort of the same as my Nats as well. All we heard during the playoffs was that we were 19-31 at one point and came back to make the wild card. Well a pretty huge reason the Nats were 19-31 is because half of that batting lineup people saw in the World Series was out of the lineup during that 19-31 start. It’s definitely impressive the Nats came all the way back, but this was a team before the season that other than losing Bryce was great on paper and added Corbin with that Harper money so they basically played to expectations after getting healthy.

[@willihv24]

from the future here! they didnt make the playoffs.

[@rusevdai5810]

The opening advertisement for this video was for Charlie Brown... Oh the irony is delicious

[@SuperSharpshot2427]

They are watching, they are listening

[@andyrosa222]

@@SuperSharpshot2427 lmao

[@kjack4712]

Former Leafs are looking pretty decent in Ottawa. Food for thought.

[@MiPolska-em3ty]

He said Mike Commodore Hello, the exact moment I was reading Mike Commodores Twitter. FYI, it's worth a look

[@fully03]

omg was it ever vicious. Commy haaaates Babs lmao

[@ericyuan9718]

Commodore hates him because he claims that Babs lied to him, said he'd be a good fit in Detroit, then scratched him and waived him = career over.

[@jimsquire9949]

The problem with that logic is that if Commodore could still play, someone else would have picked him up on waivers and his career would not have been over. But admitting that would be taking responsibility, right?

[@joer8854]

@@jimsquire9949 He's kinda right in what he said there though. He was bought out, got signed by a new team and talked to Babcock who told him they need him and was going to play him and didn't It's not too often a player get's bought out and on his next team doesn't play and gets another contract. Tyler Ennis got bought out and the reason he's still playing is he did well with the leafs. There's also been a few good players that Babcock wouldn't play, got traded for a bag of pucks and are doing amazing. Not saying he's 100% correct but he's not completely wrong either.

[@jimsquire9949]

@@joer8854 Agreed that Babcock may have enticed him and not played him, although there are legitimate reasons someone might do that, including the player not being able to play at the level they thought, or the player not putting in the effort. Regardless, as you've said, there are other players who Babcock wouldn't play who left or got traded and are doing well with other teams ( although not Ennis, Babcock did play him), but that's exactly my point. Other teams were willing to pick up those players, so their career continued. If nobody was willing to pick up Commodore from waivers (which means they get them for less than a bag of pucks), then nobody else thought he could play, so it wasn't Babcock who ended his career, it was Commodore himself, or his natural loss of ability with age.

[@dukesfan23]

"He's won 700 games" Yeah while coaching a team with arguably the two best players in the league and unarguably the best defenseman of his era.

[@delta927canadien-francais5]

Craig Rielly is not that good... jk

[@RandomPlaceHolderName]

Yeah. I remember when people were surprised I made similar arguments with Scotty Bowman. Easy to look good when you've got HoF rosters.

[@nicholasspears2025]

@@delta927canadien-francais5 Probably talking about nick lidstrom, edit: just seen your jk, lmao

[@MegaDoug1979]

Fleury's miraculous save the other night was the save that ended Babcock's career.

[@michaelbacon8698]

@3:45 you forgot about Curtis BigMcElhinney's YUUGE save !!

[@TheKrawtch]

Maybe he heard about the opening on Coach's Corner

[@wmoumani5379]

Krawtch Brian Burke will fight him for the job!

[@darkoanton5]

Got dat right der.

[@fjmackinnon]

You're killing it man! #15 trending is incredible, keep doing what you love.

[@markpuddester78]

Really you guys have so much passion for that team, so many years of disappointment and failure that still continue to this day. But you guys still continue to bleed blue. Mad respect ✊

[@irishducky4578]

Well nylander is out of Babcocks doghouse now that's a good thing right????

[@winnguyen443]

Pain? I’m a Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit Lions fan living here in Point Edward Ontario. 1 hour from Detroit, 2.5 from Toronto. 61 years old. Do you know what that all adds up to. People talking decades? Collectively, I’m talking centuries.

[@Seany135]

"Tanking was an Olympic sport" - Gold, just gold.

[@Honestrespectfully]

MCEICHEL Draft lol Steve really is gold.

[@Seany135]

@@Honestrespectfully Agreed

[@dchan19362]

Is this a Masai equivalent move firing Dwayne Casey and bringing in Nurse? Is the Leafs going to Cup?

[@Matt-yu7qd]

Guy, why are you a genius

[@IPendragonI]

No.

[@raptorspostgametalk]

Imagine if that happens lol

[@MakesSens]

"I just hope they don't fire babcock because nothing will change and we'll just look more stupid" -You, 11 hours ago

[@taylorhandleton1062]

Bro do u even sdp

[@natefoulon]

i think he was saying "if they fire babcock i hope they dont keep loosing cause it will be bad"

[@nathanchung27]

"Pain is not despair. Pain is _hope_ ." Damn, Dangle. Damn.

[@joshuaborowiec8633]

I have literally been avoiding all other videos on this topic because I wanted to see Steve Dangles take first.

[@petrilli-yt4784]

Play Hyman with Matthews and Johnnson with Tavares

[@paddlepotion]

Hyman used to play with Matthews, correct? They were dynamite.

[@petrilli-yt4784]

Yessir

[@babayaga5392]

Matthews and Nylander need Hyman because they're not going into the corners to get the puck.

[@petrilli-yt4784]

Agreed

[@markwilliams125]

@@babayaga5392 huh. Matthew's Nylander has been playing way better than the tavares line. Why would you take away hyman from tavares

[@cuchristian8torr835]

This is a great video, i watched it when it came out and now im watching it again, Steve really talks about everything that needs to be talked about. Very informative video

[@lancemilliken9078]

I love how some leafs fans think that the new coach is going to let the fans write in with suggestions for the lines and pairings

[@TrAvi5link]

@Leo LaSaga you don't look at Twitter often, do you lmfao

[@soadfan1016]

I'm an Avs fan. I certainly don't miss Barrie. Every criticism us fans had of him have been on display exponentially during his time with the leafs. I guarantee he won't be a leaf next year. Also, Sakic taking a chance on Makar filling Barries role has absolutely paid off. Not to mention I'm really enjoying having Kadri on our team!

[@kilocide6242]

No hate but....... thanks for your world class analysis.

[@bsproductioncompany968]

Hey Steve was any of this filmed before he was fired?

[@huntersanford223]

vox faopp9jnnnnnnnnnj.5tttp. 😈 vetggttttgffggb n nn !mlMHUUIILUKUUM. cartons

[@mistyfarber8857]

No, but he has a podcast that was, if you are serious.

[@PearloWisdom]

Great stuff Steve . You inspired me to give this a go myself after I dropped a little addiction issue .ive got a long way to go to get to your level but having a blast ! The stache actually doesn’t look as cheesy as I thought it would

[@h13nr1]

Steve looks like stereotypical corrupted cop just ad sunglasses

[@gorgon352]

Koding Krusader I get more of a toilet wrecker vibe, like you wouldn’t want this guy to use your toilet after a turkey dinner

[@lancemilliken9078]

They hired Steve Dangle as a mustache special assistant

[@dimer1729]

He got hired for pennies.

[@robrick9361]

@Lance Milliken What mustache? Hold on, let me switch to my 4K monitor.

[@chrisnurnberg9599]

Being a Leaf fan and from Michigan, I don't understand why people think Babcock was ever a great coach! He sucked on his way out of Detroit and has continued to suck as the coach of the Leafs! Finally, we are free of Mike's systems and these young players can play to their skill levels. Yes, I'm so happy. I want the Leafs to be the Leafs and not the Red Wing lite.

[@DucklingGaming15]

I might be a habs fan. But i love watching steves vids

[@drumitar]

Austin Matthews 30 mins games incoming :P

[@foxtrotbravo1744]

Sorry dude, he doesn't have the stamina. If he were on the ice for 30 min, 10 of those would be just standing around just inside D blue line.

[@itsappleee4767]

drumitar austOn

[@glenhayhoe]

@@foxtrotbravo1744 with his pants down... sorry had to say it

[@Honestrespectfully]

@@glenhayhoe LMFAO It's true though - I think the are goona see 20-25 mins a night for sure, but 30 could be pushin it. Playing Matthews under 20 minutes was just dumb.

[@paulcici3721]

Hurt shoulder incoming

[@SeanP7195]

When MB was hired by Toronto and Steve was celebrating I knew this is how it would end.

[@brandonnarayan5796]

I feel they’ve been thinking about it since the mid-way point of last season. 1. When Boston cooled off they had their chances to win some games, catch up, and take second place in the division to get home ice. But instead they sort of just staggered their way through to the post-season. 2. The Special teams are abysmal, particularly the Powerplay. There’s no reason a team with this kind of talent struggles to convert on the man-advantage. It should be one of their lethal strengths - don’t take penalties or they’ll make you pay. 3. Very odd choices of player deployment in the playoffs, especially in Game 7; add on two back-to-back horrible Game 7 performances. 4. I think they would’ve likely fired him before the season started but wanted to give him another chance this season with the newly built Dubas-vision team. But they’re on track to be struggling to be a Wild Card. The Leafs are all-in this season and have wasted two 1st round picks; they can’t throw this season away. Better now before they get too far off track. Even Ottawa has a better record :/

[@katielinton5489]

Well said Steve. A new era begins!

[@lindseyvaiciulis1660]

Here’s the video I have been searching for

[@Honestrespectfully]

I was looking for it on his channel for hours, wondering why the radio silence on the firing! Then I started browsing twitter and found it posted on Sportsnet! I wonder how much longer before Sportsnet talks him into moving all his content over.

[@danielpreece1396]

Please note; Oilers 9-10-1 record Nov. 20, 2018 Fire head coach Todd McLellan (First season with the Oilers 2015-2016) Final record 35-38-9 for 79 points missed playoffs Leafs 9-10-4 record Nov. 20, 2019 Fire head coach Mike Babcock(First season with the Leafs 2015-2016) Looks like the leafs are going to miss the playoffs this year with 82 points.

[@dylanhope3252]

If things don't get better after this, there's no more pointing the finger. Dubas should now be on the hot seat.

[@johnrwalker53]

First time i've listened to Steve.He's really good!!

[@Honestrespectfully]

I am a slightly obsessed Leafs fan, and I've been following him for years. He has been doing LFRs for 11 seasons now - maybe more? I rarely miss an LFR and often watch his podcasts with Adam and Jesse, which are excellent too - about 60-80% Leafs content though. He was instrumental in raising $100,000 for Easter Seals this year too. Just a really great person who has the same irrational passion for the Leafs that I do! GO LEAFS GO! Sidenote - super stoked about Keefe. Shoulda happened in the summer if you ask me! Gotta be bold in this league!

[@johnrwalker53]

@@Honestrespectfully Thanks for this info.Gotta confess,i'm a slightly obsessed Rangers fan,but wanted to read different hockey outlets on Babcock firing and Mr.Dangle's popped up.I'll have to check out Adam and Jesse too.Much more pressure in Toronto to win than NYC due to Hockey not being #1 in the States.Rangers have a former BU College coach who i love.Very honest with his analysis with the Media.No BS.Thanks again!

[@kevmullins27]

“He just refused to change in so many ways.”

[@shaggyfrankdizzl]

Almost everyone November: Fire Babcock! This is his fault Literally everyone December: Fire Dubas! His fault

[@jonnyboy5357]

Dumb

[@TheCandoRailfan]

The only reason Babcock has 700 wins is because of the work Ken Holland and Lou Lamoriello did, 2 good GMs. Ken Hollands team didn't need a coach.

[@dkaychronic7522]

U do mean Jim niil no as in the European scout for Holland that built those teams? Ummm lidstrom datsyuk zetterberg Franzen...etc

[@tristanc1958]

I don’t know if I agree with blaming the Babs. Over the years of changes you described there’s one you left out and that’s the change in GM. When Dubas took over there was a noticeable downward turn too. Lou cleaned house and gave Dubas a blank slate and he really under delivered on the major contracts starting with Nylander. Even if there was dissension between Babs and Dubas, wouldn’t the blame then lay with Shanahan? After all, cultural alignment starts at the top and if that alignment in philosophy wasn’t there now then those talks were not detailed and deep enough to begin with all those years ago.

[@lucindawaugh3945]

WoW i got 2 kids pissed off and one happy as hell...your opinion helps me decide who’s camp siding with Steve

[@alkaline1100]

Pissed at Fleury. Going to the game on Saturday and was hoping that would be the last Babcock game. MAF robbed us. Excited for the Keefe Era. Here we go!

[@thanewage403]

700w-418L, definitely one of the top 10 all time best coaches in NHL history.

[@cheesemouse7774]

As a hockey loving guy, from a city that Babs use to coach in, I say, "Good riddance, to bad rubbish." Over paid, under performing since the very beginning of his stint here.

[@stevemackinnon5031]

After hearing what you said Steve I reluctantly agree with you lol But i do still think in this case the GM should have got the hook first Hunter was the right choice and Lou should not been pushed out The Shanaplan is Broken

[@alexrowdyrodrigues9716]

Keefe might be the one to hopefully kick the Leafs into high gear! And hopefully the players will welcome him with open arms

[@darrylblock3376]

How do I subscribe to Steve's Dang-it's WITHOUT subscribing to Sportsnet?!?

[@VoIcanoman]

The 2009 Penguins fired their coach and went on to win the Cup. They did it in February, 5 points out of the playoffs, so it's not exactly the same sort of situation as with the Blues, but quite similar. Sometimes a team has all the right pieces, but is struggling due to the systems they're employing. And I honestly think Toronto does have all the right pieces, pieces that CLEARLY can work together towards a successful season (as a Habs fan, it physically hurts me to say this, but it's true despite how I might feel about it). Now I am glad that they're going to be in cap hell for years to come, which may mean that they can't KEEP all of those pieces (and certainly may have trouble acquiring new ones), but that's a "summer 2020 problem" for the Leafs.* But I will say that good players are attracted to teams with a solid core of talented players, so they might have less trouble than most teams filling those roster spots with decent talent. Incidentally, I've always advocated for tax parity in the NHL (to ensure that a player who takes home 3 million USD in post-tax salary in Florida would make the same 3 million USD post-tax in Toronto or Montreal...places like Vegas, Florida and Texas can see a team paying cap hits of hundreds of thousands less per player than Canadian and California teams, for the same post-tax income in the player's bank account, *_clearly a subversion of the spirit of a hard cap_* ), but right now, Ontario's high taxes are basically players' ONLY reason to not sign in Toronto for less money than they're worth...so maybe it's working in my favour right now! Of course, if things keep going the way they are, the only reason players will have to not sign with the Habs (whose core is looking pretty impressive these days both in terms of right now, AND the future - Domi, Drouin, Gallagher, Kotkaniemi, Suzuki, Poehling, Mete, Fleury and Caufield...plus Price and his heir apparent, Cayden Primeau, Petry and Weber who are both getting a bit long in the tooth, and Romanov and Norlinder over in the KHL and Sweden respectively) will also be the high taxes...so I'd rather the next CBA work this issue out since it's not fair to the players, teams in high-tax areas, and fans. *Somehow, they're going to have to add 11 players (either by bringing them up to the NHL from other leagues, trading for them, or signing/re-signing them as UFAs and RFAs) to their roster next season for $17 million (including basically an entire defense corps, since Reilly is the only D-man on-roster beyond this year)...and it'll be hella fun to watch them try!

[@mattdoesstuff8987]

Since many of the Leafs players played under Keefe in the AHL, he already has a connection with them. That was what happened when Bruce Cassidy was hired by Boston. The Bruins had a bunch of young guys who had played for him in the minors and that connection was already there. So that will be good for the Leafs.

[@tylerjohnson8973]

Babcock impression was spot on

[@colindalton9602]

Steve can you give your opinion of the Buffalo Sabres?

[@wingkeung9979]

“Mike Commodore hello” 😂

[@TruePersianPrince]

This is not all on Babcock. The players played crap. They don't play defence and are overpaid. Kadri trade was complete trash. Dubas is the problem

[@maxymilien84]

As much as I cannot deny his accomplishments, even if it was with a great Detroit team and a ridiculously stacked Canadian team, the Marner's list incident appalled me. Nobody should live through such a humiliating event and I'm relieved his teammates took Mitch's side instead of excluding him. Good riddance Babcock.

[@JohnSmith-jb2jf]

Outstanding vid Steve. Well said.

[@mapleleafsinsights1150]

My grandpa grew up with Joel quenvill

[@m4strqwief694]

I am heart broken about this change... it’s 20 games to early. I was hoping nylander would go before coaching firing.

[@vinylrecords4452]

Nylander still needs to go or be moved to the 3rd or 4th line.

[@Honestrespectfully]

What - you guys are way off base. He's one of our best contracts and 2nd best winger besides Marner - for WAY less!

[@mattgauthier7216]

@Jacob Price nylander sucks

[@Bystanderful]

Trading our 2nd best forward is a really stupid idea.

[@vinylrecords4452]

@@Honestrespectfully He's a turn-over machine.

[@dkaychronic7522]

Love your videos dangle you're the man! That stash though I don't know man! Cheers keep up the content!

[@toddbowerman3277]

There is to much pressure in the Toronto market it takes on with the players and staff Babcock said it perfectly if my kids were younger I would have never coached in Toronto

[@m00nstone]

Remember when the Habs fired Claude Julien so he could go to Boston and win a Cup. They had to hire him back they got stung so badly. Babcock will go and win somewhere else. Pray he gets hired in the Western Conference. As far as the immediate future of the Leafs, mark my words, the rookie coach won't be able to turn around this mess.. it's a lot of young players, a very young GM, and now a young coach. Settle in Leaf fans, the road just got longer

[@JerkyJones100]

Very well said type video. I enjoyed this rant/lesson.

[@Rubensitoc]

looking forward for movember to end - i watched this one on a screen that was a little too big...

[@whoknows7406]

And I could have coached those damn Canadian national teams to gold medals with those ridiculously stacked rosters (I’m American)

[@xnbomb]

I like how you avoided mentioning Willy at all in this video. Yes, blaming him doesn't help now, and arguably could make things worse. But that doesn't mean he doesn't deserve his share of the blame. It's a bit of a tricky moral problem ... balancing the need to tell the truth of the matter, versus doing what is best for the team going forward. I'm not a journalist though, nor someone who shapes opinion or the narrative, so I don't have that problem.

[@coltukkor]

I honestly feel like halfway through last year the league figured out how to deploy an effective game plan vs the Leafs. I feel like Babcock never really readjusted.I think is more of a case of not what went wrong with the Leafs so much as what went right for the other teams. Anyhow hopefully Keefe is more well rounded and is able to adjust on the fly.

[@grantbaechler3529]

Make that call to Mark Hunter before its too late.

[@larceny3092]

I agree Dangle

[@johnb1877]

I hope Sheldon Keefe creates a super line right away. Matthews /Tavares /Hyman and add Marner when he returns. It will be interesting to see if Keefe likes the idea of Nylander as a centerman. If so then Nylander could center Johnsson and Kapanen. We should know tonight. I am sure we will see Leafs defensemen pitch in more in the offensive zone. Watch Reilly and Barrie excel. What I am hearing from Dubas and Keefe it's attack attack attack mode whereas Babcock always wanted to collapse always being on the defensive which did not work because it suffocates the offence. Does this mean the Leafs will be all about the fore check which Babcock hated. Not once did we ever hear the words fore check come from the lips of Babcock.

[@boogyjuggy]

Good, it was time...we went as far as we could go under Babs...thanks for your work , time, and effort Babs...time to move on, get better, move forward...eye on the prize...go get those cups guys...congrats Keefe...GO LEAFS GO.

[@paulmurase4502]

Let's put this into perspective. Any hockey man or woman worthy of consideration as an NFL coach knows the game and KNOWS COACHING. As bad as Babcock's record was, no coach at the tier 2 junior level could do as well as him and these guys are very good coaches. As the coaches move up the ranks, it's not the x's and it's on the blackboard that makes the better coach, it how well he deals with the personalities. People skills, he got that - he proved it with his success. Maybe the group of guys simply weren't a good fit. It was the right thing to fire him. It was time to move on but he is still a great coach.

[@stevesmith8484]

We still have Dubas, so one down, one to go. Hopefully sooner rather than later so he can't do anymore damage to the team.

[@JohnSmith-ip4js]

The plateau you referred to was when Dubas took over. Not sure that was a coincidence given the personnel changes he implemented and there were many. Plus Shanny hiring a GM with such a different philosophy to the game than Lou and Mike....and Mike took the job based on his own philosophy which until Dubas showed up was congruent with the organizations'.

[@holymackenaw]

and good luck to us leafs fans.

[@wmoumani5379]

Sad that DJ Smith is unavailable

[@Wexter0083]

As a Sens fan, thank you for DJ Smith! I've not seen a Sens team work this hard night in and night out since... 2012. Loving him so far! Also, thanks for Connor Brown! How's Cody Ceci doing?

[@wmoumani5379]

Lol, I miss brown too! I honestly never liked Ceci, even when he played in Ottawa..honestly would rather Zaitsev or Hainsy instead

[@Honestrespectfully]

I miss Hainsey and Brown. I dunno if I miss Zaitsev yet... I'm still kinda hoping that Ceci can find another gear.

[@lukepinnix6853]

I’m a hurricanes fan but I wonder if as a team they stop buying into what the coach was selling and they gave up on the process. Also do you think it’s possible The leaf GM could be on the hot seat as well?

[@moonlightmelodrama]

There are at least half a dozen guys with NHL experience and NHL success who are available. Darryl Sutter, Dave Quinn and Dan Bylsma to name a few. Leafs are expecting the new guy to make a playoff run with this team. Despite having no NHL experience. They are asking nearly the impossible

[@TheBlazersfan22]

Leafs need a coach that knows the way of the game now and not in the past when players like neidermayer played. Hockey game has changed and is way faster.

[@ericyuan9718]

I've been waiting for your opinion. So glad Leafs mgmt shares the opinion that Babcock's time is over.

[@bobkloth57]

The one thing that I hate about professional sports teams, is that when the team starts losing, the head coach gets fired. The players are professional players, being paid millions of dollars. The players share the blame too.

[@darinmbicknell]

Why they didn't immediately fire after Boston beating them again is beyond me.

[@MrsMrMolloy]

If Keefe can’t do it then Dubas is toast. Stupid timing ... lots of pressure now ... let’s see what they’re made of.

[@gnd144]

Before Marner got hurt, you could tell the guys weren't tuning in to Babs just by watching the bench. SEE-YA GUYS!

[@Krokodilius]

coaches don't need to motivate guys making millions of dollars. coaches do preparation.

[@miggle1654]

I agree with your first Statement, the players need to wake up. There is no reason for the team to be .500 with a roster that should make them at least in the top five. It’s Babcock’s preparations which I believe to be the issue. He refused to play the same goalie on back to backs, if a goalie is having a good game, play him again rather than leaving a backup to dry in the net. Overall Babcock never changes his gameplan, lineups remain the same and it’s a reoccurring cycle every time. I think the leafs need this new coach to better this roster.

[@Verrrz]

You also have to enjoy who your playing for or under. You want them to be enjoying themselves each time they come in. I mean its still not an excuse, but could be the case I dont know.

[@miggle1654]

Caп¡z Aпuв¡z It’s funny because Even the St.Louis Blues which were a successful group played Binnington almost throughout the rest of the season and the playoffs. The one game they put Allen in he didn’t play great because he was on the bench for the rest of the season. Wether your team is struggling or playing great, it’s always important to play goalies to the point where they can carry the performance if they aren’t in the net for a while.

[@rickdudley6404]

Going to Try a Italian Sausage at a Toronto Fc game to see if Babcock was right lol

[@4DR3N4L1N3.]

I honestly think Keefe is gonna be a good coach. He helped the Marlies win the Calder Cup and last year they made it to the third round.

[@turbofanlover]

This was actually a pretty good vid. As a non-Leafs fan, I'm a bit disappointed that Scooby-Doo didn't wait until the end of the season to pull the trigger. But like Dangle said, this better work...otherwise Scooby is next.

[@olderthandadirt]

Babs will still get an invite to Arizona to visit Mathews this summer.

[@douglasberggren7667]

The Jack Eichel draft😂

[@poppinandrottin]

Do you think maple leafs need a one or two players who can play hard and be still productive? I mean in the top six.

[@bobhenry635]

when I heard Odog call him a Dbag 9 times I figured he had lost the room as well as the media

[@Caennuck]

I hope this changes things, but I really doubt it.