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Originally Posted by Sylvanfan
My guess is that none of these guys are any different than any other young hot shot player from the last 75 years. Difference now is that with Twitter and everyone carrying a camera everywhere they go, it's nearly impossible to hide. How much did we hear of Seguins antics until the last week? Once the player is off the team and out of town..the media and the like will go after them much more feverishly than when they were on the team they cover.
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Teams do try to keep things behind closed door unless somebody comes out with a revealing photos. The question is whether the stories are true and it appears that Seguin does like to hit the bars and stay out late. This isn't much of a problem in the offseason but if it happened during the playoffs it raises red flags.
The fact of the matter is that players are a lot more disciplined these days in terms of their training, nutrition, and lifestyle. Very few players can become top players being Babe Ruth like in their lifestyles because others simply have the edge. Professional sports are very demanding of its participants. You accept the fact that stay in the game you have to stay very disciplined. Seguin's penchant for hitting the bars and staying out late raises red flags and it's a huge concern if you're the GM of a team that has invested heavily in the player. And when Seguin delivered the type of performance he did in the playoffs, you got to wonder if his teammates were irked as well.