Mike Babcock needs a job.
The former Detroit Red Wings coach was fired by the Toronto Maple Leafs in November after a 9-10-4 start to the 2019-20 season, and at the time, it was tough to find any former player who had anything sympathetic to say about it.
Former Wings defenseman Chris Chelios recalled a time where Babcock “verbally assaulted” Johan Franzen on the bench during the 2012 playoffs. After that story went public, Franzen confirmed the interaction to Swedish newspaper Expressen, shoring up the harsh feelings by calling his old coach “a terrible person.