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Zeitgeist: Sabres seek permission to interview other Babcocks for vacant coaching position

One of them has got to be as good as the "real" thing.

Spurned in their attempts to sign Mike Babcock, the Buffalo Sabres are continuing their search for a coach by interviewing everyone in North America that shares a last name with the former Red Wings boss.

"We'll find the right Babcock for us," general manager Tim Murray told The Buffalo News. "It's just a matter of time. We'll do our due diligence and find a Babcock that best fits our team."

The team has already received permission to speak with 47 Babcocks from New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Connecticut and Ontario, and have calls out to 30 more Babcocks extending down the East Coast.