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Why change one 'cock' with another one? ... sorry couldn't resist. Hitch is a good friend of Babs, I wonder if that has any bearing on it, knowing that if you say yes, your friend will be unemployed. Don't know if Hitch's job is secure or on thin ice but yah, St. Louis is way too much talent to be one and done. They need goalie but that's a problem that a coach cannot rectify or solve.

Agree that this is both a classy move and a wise one on Holland's part .. and everyone's interest - teams and other unemployed coaches. No sense in holding onto Babs till end of June, if he decides to go, we get a 3rd round pick that we can turn into a Lidstrom or something . Or, if we held on till Jun, all the other good candidates may have found a team already. Go ahead and see if grass is greener on the other side. I don't mind a coaching change. I don't mind if he returns. There's a part of me that wants to see a change but I better be careful what I wish for. Do you think this makes Rutherford think twice about going on record to keep Johnson or does he call Babs anyways and see if he's interested. I thought front runners for the Babs lottery would be Pitts and Edmonton. No way to Toronto or SJ (disaster of management team).

Didn't see a post on this ... didn't know he was injured. When? That's one way to get him off the ice. From Yahoo NHL: DETROIT (AP) -- The Detroit Red Wings have put forward Johan Franzen on injured reserve because of an upper-body issue. Detroit recalled forward Teemu Pulkkinen from the Grand Rapids Griffins of the AHL on Thursday. The 35-year-old Franzen has seven goals and 15 assists in 33 games this season. He did not play Wednesday night in Detroit's victory at Calgary. The 23-year-old Pulkkinen leads the AHL with 20 goals in 33 games. His current eight-game goals streak for Grand Rapids tied the franchise record. He played three games for the Red Wings last season. Detroit plays at Washington on Saturday night.

OK, to say 'easy out' might have been a bit pompous of me.

End of the Dubnyk fairy tale .. it was good while it lasted. This series lost is not on him though. He played well enough to win at least 1 of the games.

Kind of surprised that it could be 4-0 ... a real possibility. Oh well, more butt hurt that we didn't take care of business when we were up 3-2 cuz Montreal could have been an easy out.

Good job McLellan

5-4 for Canada ... getting crazy there. Nice substitute for boring NHL round 2 series.

Does anyone really care what Devellano thinks?

His daddy here in Vancouver is very proud of him.

The drama unfolds, in round 1 next year, Detroit meets the team that Babs goes to and Wings advance to round 2 in 7 .. something that he couldn't do when he was here. Circle of life. Called it here on Apr 30, 2015.

Give a sh*t meter ... 1.

So before June 30th, we can get a 3rd round pick or something from a team if they want permission to speak to Babs? What is Jamie McLellan smoking ... he thinks San Jose is a good destination ... with that GM Doug Wilson ??!!

Seriously, based on results, why the love for Tippet? What makes people think he could do better with our roster?

I read worst things on this board ... weakest Eulogy yet.

Precisely, I think that question would reveal what or how he is thinking without asking him the obvious.

We need a coach who will take the team to church on Sundays.

Just watched the post-game interview with Babcock, it's up on NHL. Classic: "They went to church and we missed mass." Somebody should have asked: "Moving forward, how do you see the goalie situation playing itself out next year?"

For backup ... Cam Talbot out of nyr, he's solid

Not McLean .. McLellan before the Walrus, he'd be afraid of who we're playing ... and scared of who to play.

Re-sign Dan Cleary please.

Blashill ... we need a change.

Something for Holland and next coach to figure out. How about Babcock + Howard for Eberle?

Howard would be real solid in Edmonton ... Howie for any one of Eberle, Hall, Hopkins, Yakupov, ....or McDavid if they want.

What the hell was all that hugging and man love during the hand shake line ??!!