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Welcome back, Babs: Red Wings clobber Leafs

Mike Babcock

Mike Babcock

AP

Mike Babcock admitted that there might be a painful transformation as he tries to fix the Toronto Maple Leafs.

His old friends made that abundantly, painfully clear on Friday.

As of this writing, the Detroit Red Wings are up 4-0 on the Buds. Justin Abdelkader just completed a hat trick with James Reimer in net, so the subplot isn’t just about Jonathan Bernier having another tough start.

The big story might just be Detroit’s varied new line of Abdelkader, Dylan Larkin (who scored his first career goal) and Henrik Zetterberg. At the moment, they’ve combined for seven points.

This post will be updated if Detroit’s tribute video to Babcock surfaces.

Really, though, this beating has been about as ugly as this blanket so far.

https://instagram.com/p/6PWUb9w-Wb/

Here’s video of Abdelkader’s hat trick:

Update: The Red Wings cruised to a 4-0 win. Babcock was terse after the game.