NHL To Review Babcock’s Columbus Exit As Questions Linger

The NHL is taking a fresh look at Mike Babcock’s resignation from Columbus in 2023, and that means old questions are suddenly back on the table. Any time the league revisits a coaching exit, the room gets smaller fast and the answers tend to matter more than the timeline. The public version of this story has been around for a while, but the league’s involvement gives it a different temperature. There is still plenty here that could shift once the investigation starts showing its hand.