Claims extracted
26
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
4%
1 of 26 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
96/100
Toronto Sun's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
3
Other
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
Mike Babcock doesn’t much care what Maple Leafs fans think of his tenure in Toronto.
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fans → care → Toronto
That was the implication from the former Leafs coach, rescued from disgrace when he was hired by the Edmonton Oilers earlier this year.
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he → rescue → Oilers
Nearly seven years since he most recently stood behind a National Hockey League bench in Scotiabank Arena, Babcock will do so again on Saturday night, his formidable ego undoubtedly buoyed by the Oilers’ start.
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ego → stand → start
They’re 14-3-3 through 20 games and own a .775 point percentage, good for second-best in the NHL.
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They → ’re → NHL
That doesn’t erase Babcock’s past, however, certainly not his failings as Leafs coach.
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That → erase → coach
Asked on Friday after the Oilers practised at Scotiabank Arena about how he hoped he would be remembered by Leafs for his time in Toronto, Babcock had no interest in getting deep.
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Babcock → ask → interest
“I don’t spend a whole of time thinking about that,” Babcock said.
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Babcock → spend → that
When Babcock was signed to an eight-year contract by Toronto in May 2015, the thinking in the front office, headed then by Leafs president Brendan Shanahan, that Babcock eventually would coach the club to a Stanley Cup.
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Babcock → sign → Cup
It’s not what transpired, of course.
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what → ’ → course
By the time Babcock was fired in November 2019 — barely halfway through his contract — the Leafs had regained regular-season success (including a record 105 points, which has since been surpassed, in 2017-18) but did nothing comparable in the playoffs, failing to win a single rounds.
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which → fire → rounds
When Shanahan fired Babcock in Arizona on Nov. 20 that year, the Leafs had come to a stall and further growth wasn’t anticipated.
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growth → fire → stall
“I worked with real good people,” Babcock said.
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Babcock → work → people
“I enjoyed the heck out of my first three years here, worked with good hockey men and it was enjoyable.
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it → enjoy → men
“I didn’t enjoy my last year and a half as much, but that’s the business.
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that → enjoy → year
We went from a situation where we were able to draft Auston (Matthews) and then the team got better, we made the playoffs.
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we → go → playoffs
We set a franchise record for points.
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We → set → points
“We didn’t have enough success in the playoffs, but that’s often what happens with young teams.
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what → have → teams
In the end, they give me a five-year holiday, which I really enjoyed.
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I → give → which
We’ll interpret part of that answer as a little shot at former Leafs general manager Kyle Dubas, who took over from Lou Lamoriello in the spring of 2018.
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who → interpret → 2018
Babcock’s last home game as coach of the Leafs came on Nov. 15, 2019.
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game → come → Nov.
It was a 4-2 loss against the Boston Bruins and was amidst a streak of 0-5-1 that resulted in his firing.
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that → result → firing
What did Babcock think as he walked into the rink on Friday?
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he → think → Friday
He wasn’t having it.
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He → have → it
“This is five years ago, right?” Babcock said.
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Babcock → say → ?
“The Beatles broke up, remember?
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Beatles → break → ?
Like, I mean, what’s up?”
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what → mean → ?
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