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Tootoo’s Detroit Struggle Under Babcock | Detroit Red Wings News
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Jordin Tootoo’s stint with the Detroit Red Wings was short, rough, and ultimately doomed — and he blames coach Mike Babcock for making his time in Detroit miserable. Signed in 2012 to bring toughness, Tootoo played just 53 games before the team bought out his contract after the 2013-14 season. He didn’t mince words, calling out Babcock’s coaching style as the core of his misery. Hockey legend Brett Hull chimed in, recalling his own brutal experience under Mike Keenan — a coach known for belittling players — and said Keenan and Babcock are “cut from the same cloth.” Hull described the crushing dread of stepping onto the ice knowing teammates felt the same way. It’s a sobering reminder of how toxic coaching can poison a team’s culture — and how even legends can relate to that pain.
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