Not to take Hartley's side, but IF (and that is a big if) these quotes are accurate and true, how do you explain Hudler last year? Or Cammalleri? He loved Granlund right up until he got injured. Had nothing but great things to say about Reinhart, and Reinhart isn't exactly physical. Look at how he talks about Gaudreau this year.
Totally speculation here, but perhaps when Hartley tells Sven that he needs to battle more for the puck, Hartley means just be more aggressive and tenacious, but Sven is interpreting it as having to play very physical?
I am going to wait until more stuff comes out before passing any judgements. It just doesn't make very much sense to me at all when you take into consideration how Hartley treats the other prospects.
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