Wednesday, April 5, 2017

2015 coaching carousel pays off for Leafs, Oilers, Columbus (Yahoo Sports)

FILE - In this Oct. 25, 2016, file photo, Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Mike Babcock, back, reacts while playing against the Tampa Bay Lightning during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Toronto. The NHL's coaching carousel is paying off for playoff-starved franchises in Toronto, Edmonton and Columbus. With the season wrapping up on Sunday, the Maple Leafs' Mike Babcock, Oilers' Todd McLellan and Blue Jackets' John Tortorella have emerged as coach of the year candidates. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP, File)

Mike Babcock, John Tortorella and Todd McLellan have plenty in common these days. Not only are the three overseeing playoff-starved franchises surging as they enter the final week of the regular season, they are front-running NHL coach of the year Jack Adams Trophy candidates. Former coach and GM-turned TV broadcaster Mike Milbury had difficulty recalling so many changes occurring - nine in all during the 2015 calendar year - and a majority of them paying off.


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