I can understand the hire, CBJ had "success" under Torts at least by their standards so another hard ass, veteran coach fit the bill. Especially after the gong show they had last year under that rookie HC who was way out of his league.
I think Jarmo is a good GM but his coaching hires may cost him his job. I don't even think Babcock was the worst although he took a big gamble with him. Larsen last year was a terrible hire from the start, similar to Glue Gun for Calgary and just baffling choice as a HC for a super inexperienced group to begin with.
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