The Sharks are one of a handful of teams in the mix for the services of Mike Babcock, according to multiple reports on Sunday, as the club continues its search for a new head coach.
According to ESPN’s Pierre LeBrun, the Sharks are “scheduled to speak” with Babcock at some point this week, and the expectation is that Babcock “wants to decide his future by Wednesday.”
A source informed CSNCalifornia.com that Babcock, 52, initiated the upcoming discussions with the Sharks, and the Sharks were obviously receptive to the offer.
Babcock, the longtime Detroit coach who led Team Canada to gold in the last two Olympics and the Red Wings to a Stanley Cup in 2008, could still return to the Red Wings.