from Steve Simmons of the Toronto Sun,
Mike Babcock had to coach better. It really is that simple.
And Kyle Dubas had to manage better. And the Maple Leafs players — especially the high-priced help — had to play better.
This has been a collective collapse, this dismal Maple Leafs s
eason so far. A collapse that wound up costing Babcock his job in his fifth year as the highest-paid coach in hockey. The firing wasn’t really a surprise. The surprise was it didn’t happen last June when it probably should have.
Terry Koshan of the Toronto Sun,
If Mike Babcock had an idea he was about to be fired, he hid it well.
Babcock was upbeat after the Maple Leafs practised on Wednesday, making jokes with reporters at Coyotes Ice Den. And there was enthusiasm from the players during the on-ice workout — casual observers wouldn’t have known the club had lost six in a row.
About an hour after Babcock’s scrum ended, he was told by team president Brendan Shanahan and general manager Kyle Dubas his services were no longer required.
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