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Originally Posted by dash_pinched
Yak on being a healthy scratch:
“I wasn’t happy about it last night. You can say a million words about getting better but coach says I’m not playing, so I’m not playing.
“I’m not happy about it. I just want to play every game.
“I’m going to play my game. I’m not going to change but maybe play better without the puck, or forecheck more, but I love playing with the puck. I really don’t like skating all the time, and forechecking, and hitting somebody every shift. I don’t think it’s my game.”
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You contrast this with Sven's response to Burke's comments. Sven was never asked straight up, but he has said that he needs to be better without the puck and in all three zones. To me that says a lot about the character of a person.
Coaching staff/Management tells you these things to make you a better player. It's obvious that these things aren't a part of your game, they're telling you this will round your game out. But Yak sounds like a little cocky sh*t that won't take advice from anybody.
I'm glad the Flames drafted using character as one of their primary evaluation metrics.