from Dana Wakiji of DetroitRedWings.com,
When the Toronto Maple Leafs fired coach Mike Babcock Wednesday, Blashill moved up to sixth longest-tenured coach with his current team.
"I think the world we live in -- not just this profession -- but the world we live in is an instant gratification world and there's so much media availability and so much media -- mainstream media, social media, all of that -- the pressure tends to mount quickly and whatnot," Blashill noted. "Obviously Mike was fired yesterday in Toronto. Mike's a great hockey coach. I don't think anybody that is around the game doesn't think Mike's a great hockey coach.