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Maple Leafs Land Mike Babcock As Coach With Eight-Year, $50M Deal

The Maple Leafs today at Air Canada Centre will formally introduce their new coach, longtime Red Wings coach Mike Babcock. Yesterday, Babcock signed a deal worth $50M over eight years "after he was hotly pursued by a half dozen NHL teams the past few weeks." He "turned down a similar offer" from the Sabres. Babcock "will be given a say in personnel decisions with the Leafs as well as an out clause after five years" in what is reportedly a "heavily front-loaded" contract (GLOBE & MAIL, 5/21).

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