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When asked about the advancing age of new signing Patrick Marleau and whether it was a concern, Toronto Maple Leafs Head Coach Mike Babcock, widely regarded as one of the best coaches in the league, merely laughed:
“Have you seen him skate?”
It was the same question every single scout asked his peers when talking about the shy kid from Saskatchewan.