Mike Babcock is the worst International Coach Calgary bar has ever seen

[amorak]

I was at St. James Pub and the whole place was up in arms - Brodeur should have been pulled after his terrible second goal, yet Babcock stubbornly stayed with him, Costing Canada the game...


Nevermind that he has completely misused Iginla, keeping him off the first line that has dominated with him on it.

I have never heard an entire bar so frustrated. This is a group of 200+ that I am sure varies from occasional hockey voyeur to hardcore CP'er ().

Everyone thought Babcock was outcoached, and outcoached hard. I would almost say "bring down Hitchcock and kick Babcock out". This has been the most embarrassing 'out-coaching' I have ever seen. Babcock is outcoached and outgunned and is going to go down as the worst coach on international play in Canadian history.


/rant

[flip]

I think there might already be a thread for this...

And why the hell are people still complaining about Iggy? He played like half the game with Sid and Nash and after his performance in the last 2 minutes should get to stick with them.

[Jesse834]

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[zunie75]

Absolutly. Its to bad we didnt have a time out. That last 2 minute shift with Crosby, Iginla and Nash dominated. Of course they got tired, and the second came out. Imagine if we had a time out, could have called it and rested up our first line and kept them out there.

[Smell My Finger]

Babcock is a cockroach!

[kirant]

This is an honest question now: Babcock or Sutter for Team Canada?

[Heavy Jack]

[flip]

Originally Posted by kirant

This is an honest question now: Babcock or Sutter for Team Canada?

Based on what Sutter has done with our line up this season?

Hitchcock, Ruff, Quenville would all be at or before Sutter IMO.

[TheSutterDynasty]

Coaching is one of those things that fans can't see possibly enough of in order to objectively evaluate.

All you see is the line combinations and the final score.

This board is filled with perpetual whiners. Everyone is just looking for someone to blame.

[Resolute 14]

Originally Posted by amorak

I was at St. James Pub and the whole place was up in arms - Brodeur should have been pulled after his terrible second goal, yet Babcock stubbornly stayed with him, Costing Canada the game...

You simply do not pull a goalie like Brodeur over one mistake.

That is about the single dumbest thing a coach could do.

[flip]

Originally Posted by Resolute 14

You simply do not pull a goalie like Brodeur over one mistake.

That is about the single dumbest thing a coach could do.

Maybe not during the game but it was a travesty that he started the 2nd period.

[looooob]

Originally Posted by flip

Based on what Sutter has done with our line up this season?

Hitchcock, Ruff, Quenville would all be at or before Sutter IMO.

from what I recall on the documentary, rightly or wrongly Sutter was their 2nd choice

Hitch of course has been fired this season so he's not having the greatest year

[Resolute 14]

Originally Posted by flip

Maybe not during the game but it was a travesty that he started the 2nd period.

No, it really wasn't. It was a terrible goal, but it also isn't like Brodeur is McElhinney. In that situation, every coach on the face of the planet would have faith that the greatest goalie of all time would rebound.

It's easy to whine about it after the fact, however.

[flip]

Originally Posted by looooob

from what I recall on the documentary, rightly or wrongly Sutter was their 2nd choice

Hitch of course has been fired this season so he's not having the greatest year

I knew that but I don't necessarily agree with Stevie Y. Although he is my idol.:

[jschick88]

Even hockey critics are saying that Wilson outcoached Babcock.

From Stan Fischler:

The most overlooked aspect of Uncle Sam's win on Sunday was the fact that Ron Wilson, plain and simple, outcoached Mike Babcock.

[Resolute 14]

Well that's hardly surprising given the Swiss coach outdueled Babcock as well.

[minnow]

I don't care how much experience you have coaching, you should have eyes and common sense enough to know that iggy should be on the first line permanently, not play musical chairs with his spot on that line, Brodeur looked shaky during the last game (minus the shootout, but during the game!) look at the sj line, come on, it's pathetic under pressure, and we should have had a "timely" time out. You don't have to be a fantastic coach to see simple things, especially when your plan isn't working.

[zamler]

A drunk monkey could out coach Babcock right now.

[Erick Estrada]

May as well say Canada has been out-GM'ed. Some questionable picks haven't paid off.

[minnow]

Maybe he just doesn't know these players as well as he thinks he does? Maybe he's relying on reputation instead of reality? But, he should know things like SJ Joe disappears in the playoffs every year.