I'm actually on board with the Maurice nomination. But I feel Babcock is consistently overlooked because of his consistency. The guy could get the Grand Rapids Griffins a playoff spot. The Red Wings are playing like a top team in the East and based on their roster there's really no reason they should be anything but a bubble team. I like their chances better than Montreal's to come out of the EC (though not as TBL's so depending on how the Atlantic shapes up they may still lose in rd 1). It's the only team I can look at and think the coach is the most important guy in the organization - and I say that while praying at the church of Pavel Datsyuk who I think should win the Selke this year (or at least end a close 2nd in votes).
__________________
"The great promise of the Internet was that more information would automatically yield better decisions. The great disappointment is that more information actually yields more possibilities to confirm what you already believed anyway." - Brian Eno
|