NHL Opens Babcock Probe With Columbus Exit Back Under The Microscope

The league is finally putting Mike Babcock’s 2023 Columbus resignation back on the board, and that alone tells you this story is not going to stay tidy for long. When the NHL starts digging, it usually means someone in a front office is sweating through the tie. The Blue Jackets chapter has been closed in the public mind for a while, but now the details are getting hauled back into daylight, and that is where things get uncomfortable.