Mike Babcock Death Watch - Jeff Blashill to be named Red Wings coach

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Scenario:
NHL Draft goes McDavid, Eichel, Strome.

As soon as Strome comes off the board, Ken Holland calls offering Anthony Mantha for the 4th Overall pick. What do you do?

Call the service provider and claim you got a prank call.

Maybe if he threw in Larkin and Tatar. Mantha's promising, he had a decent first AHL campaign, not very good but not terrible either. There's potential, but there's also the potential he's at best a 2nd line center, and at worst a third liner. Would I want the Leafs to give up the chance of Hanifin or Marner becoming one of the best d-men/wingers in the league? No thanks.

 

[BGDave]

*cough cough * Edmonton *cough cough*

 

[BGDave]

Isnt this exactly what I said earlier?

This likely eliminates TOR, BUF and EDM (of the most rumo(u)red destinations).

 

[BGDave]

Postdated bump to July 1. Resurrect then, once compensation is off the table.

 

[mattola]

Report: Red Wings to name Blashill coach - Article - TSN

 

[Winged_Wheel88]

Not surprised they went with Blashill.

 

[sherbert1421]

Not surprised they went with Blashill.

it was obvious blash would be plan b last summer when they signed him to that extension and made him the highest paid ahl coach

 

[RP-29]

Word is... Chris Chelios could be on Blashill's staff.

Interesting.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Word is... Chris Chelios could be on Blashill's staff.

Interesting.

And he won't stop coaching until he's 108.

 

[dash]

Word is... Chris Chelios could be on Blashill's staff.

Interesting.

What about Jules Winnfield?

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