Mike Babcock coached the Maple Leafs back in 2015 until 2019. During that time, Toronto went through a rebuild and had young familiar faces like Auston Matthews, William Nylander and Zach Hyman. Babcock reflected on his time coaching the ''kids'', and detailed how he hired current Leafs head coach Jim Hiller back in Detroit, saying that he thinks opposite of him, which was a perfect fit.