David Quinn reflected on the Toronto Maple Leafs’ firing of coach Mike Babcock on Wednesday and replacing him with their AHL coach, Sheldon Keefe.
“I know him a little bit,’’ Quinn said of Babcock. “Listen, this is a hard profession; everybody knows it. And you're talking about one of the best coaches in our profession. We don’t all get to coach in one place for 10 years, or 12 years, and leave on our own terms.
“The one thing I'm probably 100 percent sure is that he's going to get another job,’’ Quinn continued. “He's done a heckuva job every place he's been.