The are currently in the market for a new head coach after firing Randy Carlyle Tuesday. There is no shortage of options for the team, but picking the next head coach is anything but simple based on this timing. A few former Stanley Cup-winning coaches are currently free agents, but it is hard to believe that any of them would be Torontos first choice for the long-term vision of the organization.Carlyle Fired , a sistant coach Peter Horachek will likely be named interim coach for the Maple Leafs. If that does indeed happen, the Maple Leafs will have tipped their hand. If they choose not to hire a full-time coach right away, its reasonable to speculate that they are waiting to see what will happen with head coach Mike Babcock.As of now, Babcock has Cameron Latu Jersey still not signed a new extension with the Wings with his deal set to expire after the season. It has seemed likely that he will eventually re-sign with the club he led to the Stanley Cup in 2008, but as long as he's unsigned, the chances of Babcock exploring his options seems to grow by the day.With the deep pockets of the Maple Leafs, youd have to figure theyll have no problem making Babcock the highest paid NHL coach in history and lock him up to a long-term contract if he becomes a free agent. Heck, they might even be the team that is willing to give him a little more power on Justin Murray Jersey the hockey operations side, which could really intrigue a hockey mind like Babcock. If the Maple Leafs decide to go with Horachek as the interim coach, hell have at least had experience in that role as he led the Florida Panthers after Kevin Dineen's firing last season. He can get Toronto through the season, though the playoff race would probably only get more tense if the interim coach proves to bring more of the same as his former bo s. Horachek had only been with the organization for half a season before Carlyle was fired, so he doesnt nece sarily have to be a Randy clone and probably isnt.Plus, with the way things are going in Toronto, management may care le s about the playoff race this year and more about the long-term outlook Dawand Jones Jersey for the team. Going with an interim head coach would probably only confirm that.The Babcock option is obviously intriguing. Attracting one of the leagues most respected and succe sful coaches, and a budding Canadian icon having led the country to Olympic golds in consecutive Winter Games, could be a franchise-altering moment. But if Toronto does wait and Babcock ends up re-signing in Detroit, they could be left holding the bag. Among the coaches out there right now, Dan Bylsma is probably the biggest name. Hed be the antithesis of Carlyle as a players coach that stokes the offensive fires. He also has a recent Stanley Cup and a sterling regular-season record while having had the luxury of running one of the most talent-laden teams in the league. It's tough to know if Bylsma would be the best fit Antonio Callaway Jersey considering the guns he had at his disposal in Pittsburgh, but the former Jack Adams winner didn't nece sarily have a walk in the park with the injury luck the Penguins had over his tenure.There are plenty of other free agents out there like Paul MacLean and Peter DeBoer, both fired earlier this season and both with some succe s in their brief head coaching careers. John Tortorella is also available, though that seems like a non-starter considering the similarities between he and Carlyle stylistically on the ice and in the dre sing room.The best option for most teams in the league would probably be Babcock. If he becomes available, there could be fist fights among general managers to win his services If the Maple Leafs go with an interim head coach, it should be clear that they have their eyes on the Red Wings head coach and will be waiting with a wide-open wallet and perhaps offer the biggest threat to prying Detroits coach Baker Mayfield Jersey away.