Mike Modano reveals further details on former Red Wings coach Mike Babcock disrespecting him
Hall of Famer and former Red Wings forward Mike Modano is further exposing what Mike Babcock said to him after preventing him from reaching a major milestone.
Dallas Stars icon Mike Modano played the last year of his NHL career with the Detroit Red Wings , his hometown team; he hails from the nearby suburb of Westland, about 25 minutes outside of downtown Detroit.
Most fans by now are well aware of the story of coach Mike Babcock scratching Modano near the end of the 2010-11 schedule, preventing him from reaching 1,500 career NHL games played; he had already missed a considerable chunk of that year after his wrist was accidentally sliced by a teammate's skate against the Columbus Blue Jackets in November 2010.
And now, Modano is exposing further details on the situation.
Making a guest appearance on the "Spittin' Chiclets" podcast, Modano revealed what Babcock said to him about not earning the milestone.
I got hurt, cut some tendons, so I was in a rehab thing. I come back talking to the doctors, and I'm like, 'OK, when are we gonna time this thing?' I'm looking at maybe the first week of March. I'm looking at my games played to the end of the year, and I'm like, 'If I get now till then, I hit [1,500] on the nut, that'd be a good little consolation for the year.'
We've got three left, I play, I'm at 1,498, [we play] Minnesota at home, [I'm a] healthy scratch. Then he plays me in Chicago for the season-ender to get 1,499.
He was like, 'Mike, we didn't bring you here to play 1,500 games. We brought you here to win a Cup.'
Modano retired following that season; he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2014, and his sweater No. 9 was retired by the Stars the same year.
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