Randy Carlyle relieved of his duties by Leafs

[derblaueClaus 1,668]

Hahaha.

I hope they hire torts. Miss that guy

A match made in heaven : Torts + Toronto Media = pure entertainment.

[Smite 399]

Hahaha.

I hope they hire torts. Miss that guy

OMG TORTS WOULD BE PERFECT IN TORONTO

That or Mike Keenan... or better yet take a page from New Jersey and have a 3 way coach in Torts Iron Mike and bring back Ron Wilson. I would pay money for that reality show.

A match made in heaven : Torts + Toronto Media = pure entertainment.

Make him do the TSN "the Quiz" after every game

[amato 3,210]

Well hopefully they send Franson and/or Van Reimsdyk this way lol.

YES. I'll take one JVR please and thank you!

[frankgrimes 1,836]

Okay this will only add more fodder to the Babcock to Toronto speculations. If I were in Babcocks shoes I'd love it every coach getting fired increases his leverage and Toronto for sure has the bucks to pay the man whatever he wants and offer him more of a say in whom he wants on the roster or to trade for.

Carlyle is a hardnosed, oldschool coach his act wears thin with players very quickly I mean, this is a guy who butted heads with Anaheim biggest stars and two extremely hard workers (Perry, Getzlaf). The guy just has this my way or the highway philosophy and nowadays s tars won't accept that. Now the focus will be on Nonis - whom I'd love as an adviser if they fire him - and for sur e some of the players.

[krsmith17 7,191]

As much as I'd love to have Van Riemsdyk, I'd rather take Franson if the option was there. He fills a bigger need on our team in my opinion.

[kipwinger 8,524]

From The Hockey News:

"Toronto seems an ideal challenge for the brash Babcock, who has a Stanley Cup and two gold medals, might want to reach a new summit and is thick-skinned enough to handle the pressure of hockey’s media epicenter."

Lol.

Mike Babcock is not thick skinned. He's super fickle and hates being questioned or second guessed, which is what he would be...constantly. Wait until Cherry et. al. scrutinize every single thing he does, and then watch the steam come out of his ears.

[rick zombo 3,739]

Okay this will only add more fodder to the Babcock to Toronto speculations. If I were in Babcocks shoes I'd love it every coach getting fired increases his leverage and Toronto for sure has the bucks to pay the man whatever he wants and offer him more of a say in whom he wants on the roster or to trade for.

Carlyle is a hardnosed, oldschool coach his act wears thin with players very quickly I mean, this is a guy who butted heads with Anaheim biggest stars and two extremely hard workers (Perry, Getzlaf). The guy just has this my way or the highway philosophy and nowadays s tars won't accept that. Now the focus will be on Nonis - whom I'd love as an adviser if they fire him - and for sur e some of the players.

Jesus Frank. We get it. Babcock's your man and he's been performing miracles with this welfare line-up that Holland The Incompetent has shackled him with. Like how he took a borderline ECHLer like Weiss and turned him into a serviceable 4th line plug. Coach of the year move there.

But things will be different in Toronto. Because, unlike the Wings, they a deeply sophisticated organizational structure and philosophy that other teams covet.

I can see it now, Babcock will go to Shanahan and demand that they trade Clarkson and a 4th for Tavares, and it will be so. Why? Because Babcock will have more "say".

[kipwinger 8,524]

Jesus Frank. We get it. Babcock's your man and he's been performing miracles with this welfare line-up that Holland The Incompetent has shackled him with. Like how he took a borderline ECHLer like Weiss and turned him into a serviceable 4th line plug. Coach of the year move there.

But things will be different in Toronto. Because, unlike the Wings, they a deeply sophisticated organizational structure and philosophy that other teams covet.

I can see it now, Babcock will go to Shanahan and demand that they trade Clarkson and a 4th for Tavares, and it will be so. Why? Because Babcock will have more "say".

+1

[ami 273]

[kipwinger 8,524]

If you're just reading their body language, it looks like Torts likes what he sees and is trying to pick Disco Dan up from across the bar. It's like, if there were a third picture it would be of a bartender handing Bylsma a drink and pointing back in Torts direction.

[Son of a Wing 1,644]

Jesus Frank. We get it. Babcock's your man and he's been performing miracles with this welfare line-up that Holland The Incompetent has shackled him with. Like how he took a borderline ECHLer like Weiss and turned him into a serviceable 4th line plug. Coach of the year move there.

But things will be different in Toronto. Because, unlike the Wings, they a deeply sophisticated organizational structure and philosophy that other teams covet.

I can see it now, Babcock will go to Shanahan and demand that they trade Clarkson and a 4th for Tavares, and it will be so. Why? Because Babcock will have more "say".

Should've thrown in a "Looch" reference for good measure...

[rick zombo 3,739]

Should've thrown in a "Looch" reference for good measure...

Absoloochly

[kipwinger 8,524]

Absoloochly

Puns are the lowest form of comedy. For shame.

[rick zombo 3,739]

Puns are the lowest form of comedy. For shame.

Sorry. Just the mere mention of Lucic, and I get all debased.

[kipwinger 8,524]

Sorry. Just the mere mention of Lucic, and I get all debased.

I feel about Milan Lucic how I feel about herpes.

[frankgrimes 1,836]

The good point is, some of the "let go Babcock" crowd might get their wish and depending on how his successor will do we might have our own "fire coach X, hire coach Y" just like most other teams in the league. as for this topic wouldn't surprise me if Edmonton picks Carlyle up

[rick zombo 3,739]

I feel about Milan Lucic how I feel about herpes.

At least herpes can be preceeded with a little spring break fun or something.

The good point is, some of the "let go Babcock" crowd might get their wish and depending on how his successor will do we might have our own "fire coach X, hire coach Y" just like most other teams in the league. as for this topic wouldn't surprise me if Edmonton picks Carlyle up

Yes. Losing our coach and getting a newer suckier coach that we want to replace right away IS a "good point". You're right. As a sincere Wings fan, I can totally see how you'd want that to happen.

[Euro_Twins 4,476]

Puns are the lowest form of comedy. For shame.

This isn't punny guys

[rick zombo 3,739]

http://www.tsn.ca/video/kessel-you-think-it-s-my-fault-1.176130

[Jesusberg 1,256]

http://www.tsn.ca/video/kessel-you-think-it-s-my-fault-1.176130

The irony behind Kessel being asked if he's difficult to coach, then insisting he's not by throwing a tantrum... ahh.

To be fair, the media here is difficult, but he should be a little more used to it by now.

[krsmith17 7,191]

I'm by no means a fan of Kessel, but I personally love that he called him an idiot. It was a stupid ass question by a stupid ass reporter, trying to get a rise out of Kessel... and it worked. I would have done the same thing. Good stuff.

[Jesusberg 1,256]

From The Hockey News:

"Toronto seems an ideal challenge for the brash Babcock, who has a Stanley Cup and two gold medals, might want to reach a new summit and is thick-skinned enough to handle the pressure of hockey’s media epicenter."

Lol.

Mike Babcock is not thick skinned. He's super fickle and hates being questioned or second guessed, which is what he would be...constantly. Wait until Cherry et. al. scrutinize every single thing he does, and then watch the steam come out of his ears.

Seriously. How often do you see him cut people off when being asked questions? Watch him during an interview. You can almost hear him thinking, "God, you're stupid. These questions are stupid. Glendening is hard on the puck. Oh, is it my turn to speak again?"

I liked him as a coach, but he is ridiculously impatient with the media... or maybe it's just with HSJ.

[kipwinger 8,524]

Seriously. How often do you see him cut people off when being asked questions? Watch him during an interview. You can almost hear him thinking, "God, you're stupid. These questions are stupid. Glendening is hard on the puck. Oh, is it my turn to speak again?"

I liked him as a coach, but he is ridiculously impatient with the media... or maybe it's just with HSJ.

Yeah, I'm not even making any statement about him as a coach right now (not that I need to). I'm just talking about his relationship with the media. To say Babcock is thick skinned enough to handle Toronto's media is silly. He's never, EVER, dealt with that kind of scrutiny. He's coached Anaheim 10 years ago when nobody cared about the team. And he coaches Detroit, where everybody treats him like a god. As you (correctly) point out, he gets SUPER irritated with the media, and he's basically never dealt with any hostile media in his career.

[rick zombo 3,739]

Seriously. How often do you see him cut people off when being asked questions? Watch him during an interview. You can almost hear him thinking, "God, you're stupid. These questions are stupid. Glendening is hard on the puck. Oh, is it my turn to speak again?"

I liked him as a coach, but he is ridiculously impatient with the media... or maybe it's just with HSJ.

Word.

I remember Malik sulking a few years ago when Babcock accused him of "starting fires" when he heard he was a blogger.

[kipwinger 8,524]

Word.

I remember Malik sulking a few years ago when Babcock accused him of "starting fires" when he heard he was a blogger.

When isn't Malik sulking?