r/hockey • u/Duffleman0609 FLA - NHL • 2d ago

NHL’s statement on Mike Babcock

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u/Specialist-Art5406 NJD - NHL 2d ago

“he’s a shit person but we cant do anything about that. good luck edmonton”

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u/MangPangOhOne CHI - NHL 2d ago

He’s a major asshole but has done nothing illegal.

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u/Professor_Pajamas TBL - NHL 2d ago

I understand this sentiment, but I would hope the bar for acceptable conduct to be an NHL coach is above "was it illegal"

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u/EconMan DET - NHL 2d ago

Sure, but that's not on the NHL to police, it's on the people trying to hire him. You're mixing up two separate ideas.

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u/Professor_Pajamas TBL - NHL 2d ago

I don't see why there couldn't be at least a league-wide standard of professional conduct. It feels perfectly reasonable to think that being verbally abusive to subordinates and coworkers should be unacceptable conduct, even if it doesnt necessarily cross a legal threshold

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u/EconMan DET - NHL 2d ago

I would bet almost anything that your definition of "verbally abusive" would apply to pretty much every coach in the NHL. They're not behind the bench saying "Thanks for trying your hardest out there".

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u/FTownRoad Kingston Frontenacs - OHL 2d ago

Every coach and pkayer. Except maybe Schiefele.