Dubas confirms Babcock will remain Maple Leafs' head coach

Kyle Dubas put any remaining speculation about Mike Babcock's future to rest on Monday.

The Toronto Maple Leafs general manager told TSN's Bob McKenzie that the head coach will be back with the team next season.

“We’re all in on Mike and Mike is all in on us," Dubas said. "We’ve had productive management meetings as an organization and Mike and I have had some really good meetings as well since the season ended. It’s our very strong belief Mike is the one to lead us. That’s the reality of it.”

The GM also acknowledged the team still has areas of concern to address, but he made it clear Babcock will be included in that process.

“There are things we need to improve upon," Dubas said. "There are things we need to do to adapt and evolve and continue to get better. As an organization, we believe we can do that together.”

The GM refrained from committing to Babcock or anyone else in the organization in his end-of-season comments last month.

In March, Babcock insisted there were no issues in his relationship with Dubas.