Was there ever any doubt?
It seems laughable to look back on this morning's swirling rumors and speculation as anything other than the last gasps of Leafs haters suddenly realizing what's coming like a fish yanked out of the water laying on its side in a boat.
Why wouldn't the Leafs, the greatest and handsomest team in the whole world, sign Mike Babcock? Where else would he sign? Detroit is a crumbling warzone propped up solely by Little Caesar's Pizza and Buffalo is home to 1.2 million people who wished they could move somewhere else.
Sources say Mike Babcock has been hired by the Maple Leafs.