Babcock Remains Hockey's Strangest Proof of the NHL Job Market

Mike Babcock keeps popping up as the league’s best argument that no reputation is ever too odd to recycle. The piece leans into the NHL’s eternal habit of valuing experience, familiarity, and one more chance over just about anything else when the pressure gets loud enough. That says plenty about how front offices think when they are staring at a hiring window, a power vacuum, and a fan base that wants answers yesterday.