There will be a full on bidding war for Babcock if he so chooses. With typical Toronto arrogance, they assume he will sign there for no other reason than it's the Maple Leafs. Their fans will say they can offer the most $$ and maybe that's true but I would say there's just as much a chance signs somewhere that's less of a circus and where the media won't try to get him fired when they don't win the cup in the first 2 years. The leafs with their insane media, corporate ownership, history of failure and current mediocre management are not as much of a desired destination as they would hope. Some people actually want to be successful more than they want 10% more money than what a good franchise might offer them.
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