NHL Insider reveals the exact situation that cost Mike Babcock his job
It's been less than a day since Mike Babcock stepped down as Head Coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets and as such more details are coming to light as to the reasons behind his resignation.
According to Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet, Babcock's final straw wasn't exactly how he had painted asking players for photos of their families, but more more beyond that; take a look.
Emily Kaplan provided some additional details.
«Just awkward interactions» said one source.
A player agent: «He may be trying to change, but you can't force it. His communication style wasn't going to work for the younger generation»
Babcock, in fact, had a meeting that took place away from team facilities where he took a players phone for �several minutes' and went through it, which, rightly caused a lot of concern.
This was beyond anything Babcock had admitted to in his previous statements an ultimately was the straw that broke the camels back.
In any case, taking an players phone without their permission is wrong, holding onto it for more than servers minutes makes it worse and lying about how the events took place makes it impossible for an NHL organization to keep you.
At the end of the day, Mike Babcock has no one else to blame for having to step down, but himself and he's more than likely ruined any hope he had of returning to an NHL bench.
| POLL | ||
Should Mike Babcock have been fired? | ||
| Yes, this is invasion of privacy | 104 | 43 % |
| No, it's just woke people canceling someone | 74 | 30.6 % |
| He should have never had this chance | 64 | 26.4 % |
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