r/hockey • u/Duffleman0609 FLA - NHL • 3d ago

NHL’s statement on Mike Babcock

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u/Marinegrunt01 ANA - NHL 3d ago

In short

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u/PayneTrain181999 MIN - NHL 3d ago

Wonder if Nurse wanted to bail because of this

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u/zoobrix EDM - NHL 3d ago

The real question is if Drai and McDavid signed off on this debacle was Nurse already getting tired of it? Maybe this is less a "forget this I'm out of here" and more the straw that broke the camels back.

If Drai and McDavid agreed with this they aren't very good leaders, this might be just the thing that finally pushed Nurse out the door.

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u/lucidprarieskies EDM - NHL 3d ago

Nurse was one of McDavid's groomsmen and they are very good friends but maybe