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Originally Posted by PeteMoss
Who cares what he says... English isn't his first language and he isn't media savvy. None of them play defense.
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I would think his coaches and teammates, most like fans as well, would care what he says. Especially when what he says reflects his attitude and what he will/won't do on the ice.
He has been around long enough in NA to know what "I won't skate, hit or play defense" means. If he somehow didn't it has been long enough for someone to explain it to him and have him say it was a misunderstanding.
It is one thing for the Oilers to be bad at defense and be a soft thing, it is a completely other thing to have a guy say he is unwilling to do the things they need to win.
I am not sure why you would think the coach would play someone who says they won't do what it takes to win, won't do what the coach is asking him to do and sucking at doing the things they are supposedly good at.
Hall, RNH etc. play much better defense than Yak does and unlike him they are actually willing to improve their play in these areas and contributing to the team offensively.
If you are only going to be a one dimensional player you better be good at that dimension and Yak is not this season so deservedly he sits and watches guys who are better play the games.