Buffalo Sabres fans spent the last few weeks surrounding by rumors and speculation about whether or not Mike Babcock would become the team’s 17th head coach. After Ted Nolan‘s firing and rumors of Babcock’s decision to leave Detroit emerged, it was all anyone could talk about.
If Babcock was thinking of leaving the Red Wings, and the Sabres had an opening, could that be a potential match? Surely, Terry Pegula could put up the money for Babcock; plus, with the Sabres, he’d get a chance to coach some top prospects including Sam Reinhart and Jack Eichel, while coaching in a city once christened “Hockey Heaven.