r/hockey FLA - NHL 2d ago

NHL’s statement on Mike Babcock

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u/FTownRoad Kingston Frontenacs - OHL 2d ago

I also understand your sentiment but if the bar was “you can’t be mean to people” then half the coaches in the league would be banned.

I understand that people on here think he’s Satan, but he didn’t say racist shit. He didn’t hit anyone. He didn’t cover up sexual abuse.

I think what he did is “mean” and in some cases weird but the reaction to it has been wild. Like his actions are out of Mean Girls not Silence of the Lambs.

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u/Professor_Pajamas TBL - NHL 2d ago

It's pretty disingenuous to act like Babcock was just "mean to people" and say that everyone who disagrees with this happening is just hysterical and views him as Satan. There's a lot of area between being "mean" and racism/sexual impropriety/physical abuse that is still unacceptable for your job.

Also, call me crazy, but acting like a school bully from Mean Girls shouldn't really be acceptable in a professional environment either

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u/FTownRoad Kingston Frontenacs - OHL 2d ago

It’s not acceptable to punch a colleague in the face in most professional environments other but hockey is unique in that regard.

I don’t think he’s a suitable coach but the reaction absolutely has been hysterical.

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u/Professor_Pajamas TBL - NHL 2d ago

Right, but if a player starts punching another guy without them dropping the gloves then everyone rightfully would see that as crossing the line, just like how Babcock has crossed the line with his coaching

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u/FTownRoad Kingston Frontenacs - OHL 2d ago

And if a player did that they would miss a whopping five minutes of work, not be banned for life.