The relationship between the Leafs head coach and general manager have been often questioned as it seems they don’t see eye to eye. Kyle Dubas however, clearly thinks that a coach with Mike Babcock‘s resume doesn’t always fall into your lap and the Leafs are a better team with Mike Babcock behind the bench than not.
Getting over the hump
Mike Babcock took over as the Leafs head coach in 2015 and coached them to a productive last-place finish. That sounds weird to say, however, watching the games became fun again. Myself as a fan of the Leafs was able to see that they were playing within a system that could succeed.