New Blue Jackets' HC Resigns Before Season Even Starts

[Nicomo Cosca]

(09-19-2023, 09:52 AM)Awful Llama Wrote: Babcock is an old-school guy, and his management style and player interactions have been thoroughly documented, and it aint good.  So, I think when he got this CBJ gig he did a self inventory and maybe listened to some of his detractors and realized that he had to take a new approach, maybe be more of a touchy-feely player's coach. And, that was what he was trying to do with the phone nonsense, and what he was called out for in the podcast.  Personally, I believe it was an over-reaction by the NHLPA, especially since players directly involved say they had no issue with it.

For a franchise in desperate need of some success, it's a missed opportunity, and we'll never know what he might have accomplished there.

A couple of the older married players to be clear. Some of the young guys were supposedly uncomfortable with it. You can probably imagine they have very different types of stuff in their camera rolls…