tardigrade81 wrote on Tue, 22 September 2026 05:59

McDavid seems to really like him. If you work your ass off, I think he will do well under him. If you slack sounds like he is a nightmare lol

McDavid has an off-scale level of compete.. and has high expectations for the team.. and even higher for himself ..
I think he appreciates a coach who shares the same level of compete and expectations as he does.. that way he doesn't have to be the guy keeping players in the room accountable.. I think he knew the team needed more accountability.. but knew he couldn't be the guy to do it on his own... even if he is the captain.. it eventually wears thin and fractures the team... plus he has enough responsibilty on his plate trying to provide all their scoring every night.. better to have the coach hated than the team captain..

I think McDavid felt the previous 2 coaches weren't doing enough to squeeze out the best from everyone on the team, and he'll support Babcock as coach to help achieve it.. we'll see how it turns out!

[Updated on: Thu, 24 September 2026 18:48]

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