Blashill sounds just like Babs and has similar mannerisms. It's a little disconcerting. He'll be a worthy successor.
Blashill had the benefit of 4 years of close everyday interactions with Babs, and he benefited, just like how Babs benefited from being able to pick Scotty Bowman's brain whenever he wanted his first few years in Detroit, before Scotty decided to join his son Stan in Chicago. Organizational excellence, it's how the Red Wings do. :thumb:
On a separate note, the local Detroit press has started publishing some stories and attaching blame for bad FA and prospect moves in recent years to Babs, like signing Dan Cleary and losing Andrej Nestrasil. Poor form, as far as I'm concerned. Babs was great, move on. I suggest the same for all! Let's celebrate getting a great young coach. Looking forward to next year. The Wings were pretty damn good this year, considering how far Tampa has gone and has looked in these playoffs, and keeping in mind we didn't have our top D-man for Game 7.