Sabres reportedly 'livid' over losing Babcock to Leafs

Mike Babcock answers questions during a Hockey Canada news conference in Calgary, Alberta, in this file photo taken August 25, 2013. (REUTERS/Todd Korol/Files)This should certainly spice up the Battle of the Golden Horseshoe between the Maple Leafs and Sabres.

Given the stunning news Wednesday that Mike Babcock had shunned the Sabres in favour of the Maple Leafs, no one seemed to be more shocked than the Buffalo organization and its loyal fans.

Tweeted former Sabre Matthew Barnaby via his twitter handle @MattBarnaby3636: “They thought 100 percent that they had him! They have to be blown away.”

And not in a good way, according to the Buffalo News. In fact, the publication’s in-the-know hockey…