DETROIT -- Mike Babcock insisted being a lame-duck coach next season for the Detroit Red Wings would not be a problem for him.

DETROIT -- Mike Babcock insisted being a lame-duck coach next season for the Detroit Red Wings would not be a problem for him. Nike NBA Jerseys China . Babcock has one year left on his contract, and told reporters on Tuesday that getting a new deal this off-season is not a priority. "When youre at the stage of my career that I am, Im real comfortable with whatever they want," he said. "I want them to be happy. If theyre not happy, then Im not happy. "I can go year to year." Babcock finished his ninth season as Detroits coach on Saturday at Boston, where the Bruins eliminated the Red Wings in Game 5 of their first-round series. He has won a franchise-record 415 games, a Stanley Cup and a pair of conference championships. He led Canada to a second straight Olympic gold medal earlier this year. "If you put down a list of the best coaches in the National Hockey League, hes on that short list," Red Wings general manager Ken Holland said. Holland said he has not begun talking to Babcock about negotiating a long-term deal. The Red Wings have Holland under contract for one more year with a team option for another year, and he is "assuming" to have talks with ownership about his future with the franchise this summer. Detroits decision-makers will also have some other topics to ponder, heading into the NHL draft in June and free agency in July. Daniel Alfredsson might be the only unrestricted free agent the team wants to re-sign. The 41-year-old forward chose to chase a Stanley Cup with a one-year deal after spending his entire career with the Ottawa Senators. Alfredsson, though, is not sure if he wants to return or retire. "Its going to be at least a few weeks," he said. "You need time to get away from it. Ill talk to Kenny and Babcock later this week. Both sides want to know what the other side is thinking." Unrestricted free agents David Legwand, Dan Cleary, Mikael Samuelsson, Jonas Gustavsson, Kyle Quincey and Todd Bertuzzi may have to continue their careers elsewhere. The 39-year-old Bertuzzi said he definitely does not want to retire if Detroit decides to let him hit the market. "Id like to keep playing," he said. "I still feel like I can contribute." The Red Wings are counting on their two stars, Henrik Zetterberg and Pavel Datsyuk, to contribute more than they did during injury-shortened seasons. Zetterberg expects to return 100-per cent healthy after having back surgery two months ago. Datsyuk said he will soon find out if he needs to have surgery on his left knee. "A healthy Pav and Z makes everyone else score more," Babcock said. "Z came back for two games (in the playoffs) and suddenly we have a power play. We didnt have a power play till that. To me those are the guys capable if healthy that can make everyone else around them better." Clearance NBA Jerseys . 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Argos general manager Jim Barker uttered those words during an interview with TSN 1050 radio just prior to the CFLs annual free agent frenzy.EDMONTON - The Vancouver Canucks have made the most of their games against the Edmonton Oilers this season.Radim Vrbata scored a pair of goals and Daniel Sedin had three assists as the Canucks continued their domination of Edmonton this season, defeating the Oilers 5-4 on Wednesday.Jannik Hansen, Chris Higgins and Yannick Weber also scored for the Canucks (13-6-0), who have won all four of their games against Edmonton this season and three of their last four games overall.It was back and fourth, we got an early lead and I dont think we should have given it up, Weber said. They got a couple of quick goals, we made a couple of bad mistakes and they were right back into the game. We played to their strengths, thats what they want, they like high-scoring games.I think for us, after the second, we just knew we had to stick to our plan, we knew we could out-play them and at the end, I think we deserved the win.Vancouver head coach Willie Desjardins said there has been no magic recipe this season against Edmonton.Every time we played them we could have lost every game, he said. Thats how tight the league is and were happy with the win.Canucks goalie Ryan Miller also continued his personal ownership of the Oilers, improving to 11-0 lifetime against Edmonton, now the longest active win streak in the NHL.That said, Miller admits he hasnt been having one of his better stretches in net overall of late.The last four games for me I havent been nearly sharp enough, I have to dial that in and get better, he said. When you go through stretches like this I have to keep in mind, I have to battle, I have to compete and be better for the boys. They scored plenty of goals, it didnt need to come down to the last second.Steven Pinizzotto, Teddy Purcell, Boyd Gordon and Andrew Ference responded for the Oilers (6-11-2), who have lost four in a row and have yet to win a game this season against a fellow Western Conference team, dropping to 0-9-1 in that category.We didnt play well enough to win, Gordon said. Thats kind of been the story of the last few games. Weve been inconsistent and we havent been able to find a way to push the game the other way. Until we do that, we are going to have a tough time winning games.Oilers head coach Dallas Eakins said that his top players were not at the top of their games as his team lost their fourth straight one-goal game.The guys who have to be critical for us right through our lineup, the forwards and some of our D, they werent there, he said. They showed sparks of coming, but for whatever reason the couldnt get it done. The guys we rely on less played well. Your key guys have to be your drivers every night, and it wasnt just two or three. We had a number of guys struggle through different portions of the game.Its disappointing. You want the points. We have to find a way to be on the other side of the one-goal games.Oilers goalie Ben Scrivens wasnt about to break down the five goals that got past him on the night.Ill let my goalie coach determine whats a bad goal or a good goal, if you dont mind, he said. I battled. I thought I made some saves to keep them in it.The Canucks went up 1-0 with four minutes to play in the first period, thanks to a short-handed goal. Shawn Matthias picked off a Ryan Nugent-Hopkins pass at the Edmonton blue-line and sent Hansen in on a breakaway, where he was able to beat Scrivens glove-side.It looked like the Canucks added another goal by Daniel Sedin just over a minute later, but the Oilers caught a huge break as it was ruled Alexandre Burrows had interfered with Scrivens in a bit of a questionable call as it appeared the Edmonton goalie embellished the contact.Vancouver had 10 first period shots to just four from Edmoonton on Miller. NBA Jerseys Outlet. The Canucks took a two-goal lead two minutes into the second period on the power play as a face-off win came right back to Vrbata in the slot and he beat Scrivens with a rocket of a shot for his seventh of the season.Edmonton got that goal back three minutes later as a Pinizzotto wrist shot seemed to freeze Miller, who barely reacted before the puck was in the net. It was Pinizzottos first career NHL goal, coming in his first game of the season for the Oilers.Vancouver made it 3-1 as a bad pass by Oilers defender Keith Aulie was picked off just outside the Edmonton zone, allowing Higgins to wire a long shot past Scrivens.The Oilers, however, came flying back with a pair of quick goals to knot the game 3-3.Edmonton struck on a power play with eight-and-a-half minutes left in the second period as the faceoff came back to Purcell at the point and he blasted it into the net.Just 11 seconds later, Gordon battled for a puck deep in the Vancouver zone and banked a shot off of Millers skate and in. Pinizzotto, who had a first period fight, picked up an assist on the play for the Gordie Howe hat trick.It is kind of rare to have something like that happen, Pinizzotto said. It was good for myself, but at the end of the day it is about the team, and we couldnt come out with a win today, which is disappointing. It was a good confidence builder for me personally, though.Vancouver surged back ahead with three minutes left in the second as Vrbata scored his second of the game, picking the top corner from the top of the circle on the power play.Edmonton made it 4-4 six minutes into the third frame as Ference scored his first of the season on a long shot through traffic.The Canucks once again took the lead with eight-and-a-half minutes left as Daniel Sedin made a perfect pass to a hard-charging Weber, who directed the shot off of Scrivens and in for his first of the year to make it 5-4.The Oilers looked like they may have tied it once more with 10 seconds left, but the goal was immediately waved off as it was ruled David Perron had kicked the puck off Millers blocker and into the net.It was kicked and the rule says if it doesnt hit another player and it only hits me, its no goal, Miller said. Thats what the rule is there for, you cant pick up your skate blade in the crease and make a kicking motion, so I think its the right call. If it had deflected off his skate or hits him, I could live with it, but I saw him kick it and it didnt touch anybody else, so I feel like it was the right call.The Canucks return home for three games, beginning on Thursday against the Anaheim Ducks. Edmonton plays the fourth game of a five-game homestand on Friday against the New Jersey Devils.Notes: The two teams have been awfully familiar with each other in the early running of the season. It was the fourth regular season meeting between the Oilers and Canucks, sixth if the pre-season is included. Vancouver swept the first three regular season meetings. The two teams wont meet again until April 11 in the final game of the regular season for both clubs… Canucks forward Zack Kassian returned to the lineup. Linden Vey came out to make room… Vancouver defenceman Luca Sbisa has also been cleared to return, but remained on the sidelines in favour of Yannick Weber… The Oilers made one lineup change, calling up Pinizzotto to replace healthy scratch Jesse Joensuu on a line with Matt Hendricks and Boyd Gordon… For the first time since 2005/2006 the Oilers are averaging more shots for per game (30.1) than shots against (29.9)… Henrik and Daniel Sedin came into the game with a combined 150 points in 159 games against the Oilers and combined for five more on the night. ' ' '