When Mike Babcock got fired last week, we all expected the Toronto Maple Leafs to turn a corner, because that’s what usually happens, and then they’d find a new scapegoat a few losses later. However, what started with a report on the mishandling of then rookie Mitch Marner with “the list” ended up opening a door for coaches’ abuse stories that doesn’t seem to be calming down anytime soon.
- The most prevalent story to come out after several players commented on their dislike of Babcock was that of his former colleague Bill Peters. According to Akim Aliu, when Peters was coaching the AHL’s Rockford Ice Hogs, he was subjected to racial slurs by his coach regarding his music taste.