FILE - In this Oct. 25, 2016, file photo, Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Mike Babcock, back, reacts while playing against the Tampa Bay Lightning during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Toronto. The NHL's coaching carousel is paying off for playoff-starved franchises in Toronto, Edmonton and Columbus. With the season wrapping up on Sunday, the Maple Leafs' Mike Babcock, Oilers' Todd McLellan and Blue Jackets' John Tortorella have emerged as coach of the year candidates. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP, File)