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Posted by George James Malik


Detroit Red Wings coach Mike Babcock suggested that he'd have to "be careful" in wording his approval of the fact that he's headed to the All-Star Game in Atlanta as the Western Conference's coach thanks to the Red Wings' tremendous first-half record. Babcock deflected praise to the Wings players, who've ensured that no team will match the Wings' record before the cut-off date on January 5th:

December 28, Detroit News: "What it means is, you coach good players that are professional and enjoy coming to the rink and find a way to win," said Babcock, passing the credit to the players. "You go there (the All-Star Game) but it's the team that has done it. You have to represent them over there."

Babcock was planning a skiing vacation at Boyne Mountain with his family that weekend. Now, they'll get together in Atlanta.

"We'll have a good time in Atlanta," Babcock said. "I don't know what we'll do but we'll do it together, I can tell you that."