Babcock doesn't see Hitchcock retiring: 'Someone will be happy to have him'

Ken Hitchcock's career is not over, as far as Mike Babcock is concerned.

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The St. Louis Blues relieved Hitchcock of his duties Wednesday, but the Toronto Maple Leafs bench boss doesn't think Hitchcock's career is over.

"I don't believe he's going away to retire, I just don't believe that," Babcock said, according to TSN's Mark Masters. "Someone will be happy to have him."

The Maple Leafs take on the Blues on Thursday in the club's first game with Mike Yeo as head coach.

Babcock calls Hitchcock "a Hall of Fame coach ... bottom line is Hitch is still one of the best coaches in the world"

- Mark Masters (@markhmasters) February 1, 2017

Meanwhile, a certain expansion franchise remains without a head coach.

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