CAredwingsfan91 28 Report post Posted March 24, 2008 (edited) Didn't see this anywhere if someone has posted it than please delete. "We can't even get on NBC or TSN anymore (so) we must not be very good." - Red Wings head coach Mike Babcock, noting that others around the league and in the media don't recognize what Detroit has accomplished - their third consecutive season with at least 50 wins - because they are so strong every year that it is taken for granted. so true, thoughts? Edited March 24, 2008 by CAredwingsfan91 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
#19=Legend 29 Report post Posted March 24, 2008 I love how Babs speaks his mind. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KrazyGangsta 79 Report post Posted March 24, 2008 True that ... true thatttttt Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wingslogo19 281 Report post Posted March 24, 2008 Nothing wrong with that, good to see Babs speak his mind Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cirov19 1 Report post Posted March 24, 2008 (edited) < ------ I love Babcock. Edited March 24, 2008 by cirov19 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
miller76 463 Report post Posted March 24, 2008 He seems just like a good guy, not just a good coach. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drimo 0 Report post Posted March 24, 2008 I like Babcock. He might not be as outlandish as John Tortorella, but he always has something meaningful to say. I love the avatar miller76! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcom007 1,465 Report post Posted March 24, 2008 That's our coach! I love being able to say that. I can't wait to hear about the new contract so I can get comfortable with the long term. I'm pretty confident he's going to be here a long while b/c he's too good to get fired even if the team doesn't do as hot, but I doubt that'll ever be an issue. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
auxlepli 17 Report post Posted March 24, 2008 (edited) Didn't see this anywhere if someone has posted it than please delete. "We can't even get on NBC or TSN anymore (so) we must not be very good." - Red Wings head coach Mike Babcock, noting that others around the league and in the media don't recognize what Detroit has accomplished - their third consecutive season with at least 50 wins - because they are so strong every year that it is taken for granted. so true, thoughts? It's the same reason used as to why the Wings weren't selling out the Joe too. Edited March 24, 2008 by auxlepli Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VM1138 1,921 Report post Posted March 24, 2008 It's the same reason used as to why the Wings weren't selling out the Joe too. I don't really buy that. There are always new fans wanting to go to a game and most others will see a team, good or not. It's the economy and competition with all the other teams. But there's been a HUGE increase in Red Wings shirts and other memorabilia with playoffs closing in. The playoff fans are coming out of the woodwork in droves. And as for Babcock hanging around: Whether the Wings win the Cup or not, this new Red Wings team, that now has an identity all their own in the post-Yzerman years (we're finally out of that transitory funk), is most definitely Babcock's team. He changed the style of play, he gave them focus. This Red Wings team is truly Babcock's Red Wings, and there is no reason, even if the Wings lose this year, to take him out of the equation and send the Wings back into that post-2002 funk. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mors 201 Report post Posted March 24, 2008 I noticed yesterday there wasn't even an article on NHL.com mentioning the Wing's achievement...top news was the Predators calling up an AHL goalie ^^ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
