Comments on: Red Wings hope to extend Mike Babcock's contract soon

By: midranger

midranger — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 14:23:09 +0000

Neil….. are you sure you are watching the DETROIT Red Wings?

By: Ar

Ar — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 14:31:33 +0000

Hmmmm…Neil & I are not watching the same Red Wings. I see them enjoying the game play (and saying in interviews they do). Isn’t concentrating on the play part of playing well, not just trying not to make a mistake (which also seems like a good play strategy).
As far as “system” goes, EVERY team has one–all players that are interviewed from every team say “we just have to stick to our plan”, or “our game.”
In MY nutshell, I don’t see Babcock as micro-managing the team, but I do see him moving players around to see which players work the best together, and giving them all a chance to develop their personal strengths.
Babcock is a great coach and the players seem to like him and his style of coaching. He is good for the team and Detroit. Hope he stays around a long time!

By: Stuannive

Stuannive — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 15:57:42 +0000

The wings have always played a team “system’and that is what they do—play the system! Babcock is as close to Scotty as we will see in this league—maybee the wings would rather have Joel Quinville??? Another old NHL defencemen who took too many pucks to the head!

By: Neil C

Neil C — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 11:48:04 +0000

Extension thru 2011 at most. Babcock is a teaching coach with a system and is heavy handed on his discipline. The Red Wings appear to be robotic in their play with little opening for their personal strengths – at times the best players look the same as the reserves. They don’t look like they are really playing as if they enjoy themselves but more like concentrating on not making a mistake as if they will be admonished. In a nutshell, they look like they are being micro-managed. Babcock needs to adjust his style of coaching.

By: Runner67

Runner67 — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 07:19:13 +0000

Let’ get it done, he’s the best coach in the NHL!!!!