There’s plenty to get to this week, so let’s jump right into it.
Thoughts on the Babcock Firing
The Toronto Maple Leafs fired Mike Babcock last Wednesday after winning just nine of their first 23 games. It was time for a fresh start, as their talented roster was falling far short of expectations. The power play was awful, they were struggling to generate secondary scoring, and the Leafs defense was, well, the Leafs defense. There were plenty of decisions that I disagreed with over Babcock’s tenure, and I supported the team’s decision to move on.