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sorry im Voraus für die Wall of Text, die gleich folgt haha:

Mike Babcock, der wohl toxischste Coach, den die Oilers anheuern könnten (und apparently wollen)

ein paar Zitate aus der criticism section seiner Wikipedia Seite:

"Commodore has alleged that Babcock purposefully held him back in Cincinnati because he did not like him, doing the same thing a decade later with the Red Wings after reassuring Commodore before the season that he would get playing time if he signed with the team"

"numerous other players have also voiced criticism of Babcock for his management style and treatment of players"

"Franzén, who played for Babcock in Detroit, called him a "terrible man, the worst person I've ever met," and accused Babcock of verbally abusing him during a game in the first round of the 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs"

"Paul Bissonnette and Ryan Whitney described Babcock as "a truly bad person", and his coaching methods as personally directed psychological abuse"

"Babcock was criticized for mistreating Mitch Marner during the 2016–17 season, his rookie season with the Maple Leafs, asking him in a January 2017 meeting to rank his teammates in order of their work ethic and then sharing the list with other members of the team"

"Babcock asked all the trainers to rank players on the level of effort they put into their gym routines, on the assumption that the information would be kept confidential, then Babcock shared all these assessments in front of the entire team, suggesting that the aim of this was to embarrass the training staff as well as eroding their standing in the players' eyes"

"has been accused of verbally abusing arena staff throughout his career"

"Babcock's brief tenure with the Blue Jackets was marked by controversy after it was reported in September 2023 that he had asked players in pre-season meetings to look through photos on their phones"

statement from the NHLPA: