It appears that it has come down to the Buffalo Sabres and Detroit Red Wings for head coach Mike Babcock.
DETROIT, MICH -- Today has been chocked full of updates regarding Red Wings head coach Mike Babcock, and his ongoing negotiations between the Detroit club, and the Buffalo Sabres. I will say that I admire Babcock's unwillingness to drag this entire event out longer than it should be, it sounds like we will have a definite answer by tomorrow at some point.
My opinion remains that Buffalo will ultimately give Babcock whatever he wants in terms of money, and personnel control, and while Ken Holland could likely promise the same thing, he hasn't exactly given the coach what he's wanted in the past.