According to trusted NHL insider Darren Dreger, Mike Babcock will soon be announced as the head coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets. The news will be announced in about a month, once Babcock's contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs officially ends.
Babcock was fired by Toronto a few years ago and has done a few stints coaching collegiate hockey since then. His hard style of coaching makes him controversial among NHL fans, but clearly, Columbus sees a fit.