From Motown to Hogtown.
It’s a journey Mike Babcock still is getting accustomed to.
When the veteran coach decided to leave Detroit after a lucrative 10-year run as the bench boss of the Red Wings in order to accept the whopping eight-year, $50 million US offer from the Maple Leafs, almost every aspect of his life changed.
Including his wardrobe.
“I don’t wear nearly as much red anymore,” Babcock admitted. “A lot of blue.”
In Part 2 of our three-part series entitled “Mike Babcock: Unplugged,” the incoming coach of the Leafs sat down with the Toronto Sun to discuss any and all matters involving his decision to leave Hockeytown to come to Toronto, one that inevitably will effect the futures of both franchises.