Former Red Wing Darren Mccarty Says Mike Babcock Cost Detroit The Stanley Cup In 2009
McCarty, 47, played 13 of his 15 NHL seasons with Detroit, first under head coaches Scotty Bowman and Dave Lewis from 1993-2004 during a period in which the Red Wings won three championships. Babcock was inserted as the team’s head coach when the NHL returned from the 2004-05 lockout, at which point McCarty joined the Calgary Flames. He returned to his old team for the 2007-08 season — and in an article published Saturday morning, McCarty told the newspaper he found things had changed under Babcock’s command....