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Mike Augello
Commissioner
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Buffalo, NY
Joined: 06.25.2006

Apr 16 @ 2:42 PM ET
Mike Augello: Plekanec gets promoted, Moore replaces Komarov; Game 3 - Leafs vs. Bruins
SofaKingBored
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Halifax, NS
Joined: 10.13.2006

Apr 16 @ 2:43 PM ET
GO LEAFS GO!!!!!!!!!!!
Adam French
Atlanta Thrashers
Location: Isn't Cooley 5"11? You know who else is 5"11? Sydney Crosby. - Scabeh
Joined: 04.06.2011

Apr 16 @ 2:44 PM ET
Go Plurks ger
Aaron_85
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Toronto, ON
Joined: 04.22.2014

Apr 16 @ 2:47 PM ET
So none of the fact he had the best team was on him?

ffs he should of tanked during the season and finished 8th so he could prove himself

And 2 gold medals is two gold medals, he could not of done any better than he did. So wrong there

playoffs for 10 straight years is 10 straight years

a cup ring and three final appearances is amongst top coaches in the past 10-15 years

Top 10 in points percentage all time coaches

You can't argue with facts no matter how much you try and downplay them



Yes, it isn't on Babcock that his teams had: Carey Price, Brodeur, Doughty, Weber, Crosby, Iginla on them for the Olympics. That's on the GM who brought them to him. Babcock got lucky enough to coach them.

Yes it isn't on him that he had Datsyuk, Zetterberg, Lidstrom all in their prime or just finishing their prime.
zazzle
Joined: 01.19.2013

Apr 16 @ 2:50 PM ET
GO LEAFS GO!!!!!!!!!!!
- SofaKingBored

I second this motion
TrashPanda
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Your Green Bin, ON
Joined: 03.29.2018

Apr 16 @ 2:51 PM ET
5-2 Leafs, still win in 7
PatC80
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: I would never let my children play hockey. The risk of getting drafted by Edmonton is too high", ON
Joined: 08.11.2011

Apr 16 @ 2:52 PM ET
GO LEAFS GO!!!!!!!!!!!
- SofaKingBored



I approve of this message;

Also, I hope Marchand slips and falls outside the ACC and can't play tonight.
.HOHO.
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Its better to let people think you're an idiot, than to open your mouth and confirm their suspicions, NS
Joined: 07.05.2010

Apr 16 @ 2:53 PM ET
Mike, Please put my hat on for a quick sec!
Santo_44
Toronto Maple Leafs
Joined: 10.20.2014

Apr 16 @ 2:54 PM ET
Yes, it isn't on Babcock that his teams had: Carey Price, Brodeur, Doughty, Weber, Crosby, Iginla on them for the Olympics. That's on the GM who brought them to him. Babcock got lucky enough to coach them.

Yes it isn't on him that he had Datsyuk, Zetterberg, Lidstrom all in their prime or just finishing their prime.

- Aaron_85

Quennville-Kane, Teows, Kieth, Crawford. Lucky

Sutter-Kopitar, Quick, Doughty. Lucky

Sorry man but the coach matters, as do the players. It is just being plain ignorant saying these coaches won just because of the players they coached. As it would be ignorant of me to say the players only won because of the coach.

Again you cant argue with facts
Aaron_85
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Toronto, ON
Joined: 04.22.2014

Apr 16 @ 3:00 PM ET
Quennville-Kane, Teows, Kieth, Crawford. Lucky

Sutter-Kopitar, Quick, Doughty. Lucky

Sorry man but the coach matters, as do the players. It is just being plain ignorant saying these coaches won just because of the players they coached. As it would be ignorant of me to say the players only won because of the coach.

Again you cant argue with facts

- Santo_44


Exactly. Sutter got lucky.

Fact: If Quennville was so good then why did the blackhawks miss the playoffs this year? He couldn't coach essentially all those same players to a wild card?
UsernameUnknown
Seattle Kraken
Location: Gotta' Catch Em All!
Joined: 03.25.2013

Apr 16 @ 3:01 PM ET
Quennville-Kane, Teows, Kieth, Crawford. Lucky

Sutter-Kopitar, Quick, Doughty. Lucky

Sorry man but the coach matters, as do the players. It is just being plain ignorant saying these coaches won just because of the players they coached. As it would be ignorant of me to say the players only won because of the coach.

Again you cant argue with facts

- Santo_44


Agreed. Except the Olympic golds. When you have a team as stacked as Canada has before, the coach really didn't matter. Otherwise, you have a point, it takes a good coach with good players to win. But if you have a Tony the Tiger effin GRRRREEEAT team, a valuable coach is less necessary as well as less impactful.
Santo_44
Toronto Maple Leafs
Joined: 10.20.2014

Apr 16 @ 3:02 PM ET
Exactly. Sutter got lucky.
- Aaron_85

Whatever dude, it seems like you are just arguing for the sake of arguing

I hope so anyways, any intelligent human being can realize that every part of the team helps a team win.

So if you can't realize that well then good luck
PatC80
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: I would never let my children play hockey. The risk of getting drafted by Edmonton is too high", ON
Joined: 08.11.2011

Apr 16 @ 3:02 PM ET
Exactly. Sutter got lucky.

Fact: If Quennville was so good then why did the blackhawks miss the playoffs this year? He couldn't coach essentially all those same players to a wild card?

- Aaron_85



That may be due to not having Corey Crawford for more than half the season
Santo_44
Toronto Maple Leafs
Joined: 10.20.2014

Apr 16 @ 3:03 PM ET
Agreed. Except the Olympic golds. When you have a team as stacked as Canada has before, the coach really didn't matter. Otherwise, you have a point, it takes a good coach with good players to win. But if you have a Tony the Tiger effin GRRRREEEAT team, a valuable coach is less necessary as well as less impactful.
- UsernameUnknown

Then might as well take Crosbys gold away from him

He played on a stacked team, his gold is worthless
Archaic
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Waterloo, ON
Joined: 01.12.2011

Apr 16 @ 3:03 PM ET
Agreed. Except the Olympic golds. When you have a team as stacked as Canada has before, the coach really didn't matter. Otherwise, you have a point, it takes a good coach with good players to win. But if you have a Tony the Tiger effin GRRRREEEAT team, a valuable coach is less necessary as well as less impactful.
- UsernameUnknown


Uh not sure if you remember the futility that Canada went through in all the previous years leading up to the gold medal they got. Coach totally matters regardless of what hockeyboard experts think

Look how dominant the team was last time the NHL players went. They were awesome and very structured.
Pen15
Toronto Maple Leafs
Joined: 06.01.2011

Apr 16 @ 3:05 PM ET
So a couple buzz experts disagree with babs' lineup decision and all of a sudden coaches are overrated?

This place never gets old.
Santo_44
Toronto Maple Leafs
Joined: 10.20.2014

Apr 16 @ 3:06 PM ET
Exactly. Sutter got lucky.

Fact: If Quennville was so good then why did the blackhawks miss the playoffs this year? He couldn't coach essentially all those same players to a wild card?

- Aaron_85


Wait

so who is responsible for how a team plays? The players?

well if so why didn't the players make the playoffs if they were essentially the same team? lol you are talking yourself into circles.
Aaron_85
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Toronto, ON
Joined: 04.22.2014

Apr 16 @ 3:06 PM ET
That may be due to not having Corey Crawford for more than half the season
- PatC80


But Santos said it had nothing to do with the players...that the coach was more important to their success.

My argument was babcock had quality teams in front of him which makes his job as coach easier. Santos said that I'm wrong and it doesn't. So he can't argue that because of injury the coach couldn't still be great....It's a little confusing.
Santo_44
Toronto Maple Leafs
Joined: 10.20.2014

Apr 16 @ 3:07 PM ET
So a couple buzz experts disagree with babs' lineup decision and all of a sudden coaches are overrated?

This place never gets old.

- Pen15

Yup

(frank) all his accomplishments

the fact I disagree with who is on the 1st line means your horrible
Blazed
Toronto Maple Leafs
Joined: 07.18.2012

Apr 16 @ 3:07 PM ET
Exactly. Sutter got lucky.

Fact: If Quennville was so good then why did the blackhawks miss the playoffs this year? He couldn't coach essentially all those same players to a wild card?

- Aaron_85


An interesting aside to those that use the Olympic success against Babcock, it is safe to assume Team Canada brass is vastly more knowledge on the subject on hand then us sideline observers.

Team Canada had ample choice from literally all the best coaches in the world and chose Babcock, to much success.
Aaron_85
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Toronto, ON
Joined: 04.22.2014

Apr 16 @ 3:07 PM ET
So a couple buzz experts disagree with babs' lineup decision and all of a sudden coaches are overrated?

This place never gets old.

- Pen15


Eh...you get bored sitting at the office sometimes.
UsernameUnknown
Seattle Kraken
Location: Gotta' Catch Em All!
Joined: 03.25.2013

Apr 16 @ 3:07 PM ET
Then might as well take Crosbys gold away from him

He played on a stacked team, his gold is worthless

- Santo_44


Did I say take it away? If Crosby wasn't at the Olympics but replaced with the next best player available that didn't make it, I'd wager they'd still win.
I would say the exact same thing about the coach. Are you telling me Babcocks Olympic squad would have lost if he wasn't the coach?
Mr_Smokey
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Toronto, ON
Joined: 03.02.2008

Apr 16 @ 3:07 PM ET
Bruins in 4. Sadly.
Aaron_85
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Toronto, ON
Joined: 04.22.2014

Apr 16 @ 3:08 PM ET
An interesting aside to those that use the Olympic success against Babcock, it is safe to assume Team Canada brass is vastly more knowledge on the subject on hand then us sideline observers.

Team Canada had ample choice from literally all the best coaches in the world and chose Babcock, to much success.

- Blazed


Well they don't literally have choice of all the best coaches...they have the best from Canada. That isn't literally "all the best coaches in the world".
Pen15
Toronto Maple Leafs
Joined: 06.01.2011

Apr 16 @ 3:08 PM ET
Eh...you get bored sitting at the office sometimes.
- Aaron_85

so true.
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