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What The Faux? “Objective” Search Engine Gives It Up For Our Uncle Mike
by IwoCPO on 12/01/09 at 07:02 PM ET
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I was conflicted. But in the end, my completely heterosexual man-love for Uncle Mike Babcock won out. The guy’s become deservedly bigger than life around here. So it could have been Dwayne Keith Klessel naming him coach of the decade and I’d still be pushing you to the verbiage.
Taking over the Red Wings in 2005-06, Babcock has watched his Detroit teams amass four straight 50-win, 100-point seasons and take home a Cup in 2008 and fall a game short in 2009. While Babcock has been surrounded with a stable organization and loaded with on-ice talent, his players have bought into what he’s preached —and that is the No. 1 accomplishment if a coach wants to find success.
Babcock, naturally, was number 1. No argument from the objective 19. But number 2? Ummmm….ok.
2. Joel Quenneville - St. Louis, Colorado, Chicago
If there was surprise when researching this list, it was being reminded of how successful Quenneville was at the beginning of this decade with the St. Louis Blues.
Four straight seasons of 98-plus points, a President’s Trophy, Jack Adams Trophy and five straight playoff berths highlighted the final half of Quenneville’s reign with the Blues. St. Louis would have had more than one Central Division title had they not found themselves looking up at the Detroit Red Wings after four straight second place finishes.
Just like Marty Turco proved last night? Once you’re a Wing bitch, you’re always a Wing bitch, and a Wing bitch Q will stay.
But hey…Mike Babcock’s been heralded by a search engine. Awesome. And congrats to Hitchcock, Ruff, Trotz, et al for making the ten. Just to be considered has to be a huge, huge motherfauxer of an honor, no?
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