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It Is What It Is

By Peter Collins be attributed to meetings he held the recent firing of Darryl Sutter, Continued from page 36
with players to facilitate a “getting one must wonder if “old school” for Guy, and he hopes
to know you” experience. As a type coaches are gone for good.
new coach he shared his family The days of autocratic leaders who to continue to enjoy

photos with the players, asking run their teams with an iron fist, new adventures with his
them to also share their family with little room for negotiation,
he NHL off season was photos with him. On the surface seem to be outdated. The new wife, Judy. He values
Tthrown into chaos when this seems like a harmless process, model looks for visionaries who spending quality time

“Spittin Chiclets” podcaster Paul but with Babcock’s previous engage their reports with a much with his family and
Bissonnette broke the news of history in Detroit and Toronto of more democratic process. Would
Blue Jackets new coach Mike questionable behaviour toward Scotty Bowman or Ken Hitchcock friends.
Babcock’s indiscretions! Babcock players, it was a deal breaker. be successful today with their For more OSGA District

who is a former Stanley Cup While some of the new reports demanding, tough-love approach 8 information contact
winning coach with Detroit, defended Babcock, there was to coaching? The difference
resigned a few days later because a perception that his actions between Bowman and Hitchcock, our District Coordinator
of his actions in asking players to were an invasion of the player’s and Babcock and Sutter, is that at lindad8osga@gmail.

show him family photos. Babcock privacy. The NHL and Columbus former two coaches did a better com or visit https://
signed on with the Blue Jackets management felt strongly that job of changing with the times. For
this past summer for a two-year Babcock was at fault, so in all Babcock and Sutter, they’re just district8.osga.ca or
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annum. Babcock’s undoing can was fired. With this incident and the earth of the NHL landscape!