re sitting Gaudreau...
This is why Canadian teams struggle so much - the ongoing pressure and over-analysis is stifling. Every bad pass, every bad decision results in a negative article in the paper, hours of discussion on the radio, etc.
The game is played on ice, wearing sharp blades, using a stick to push around an oddly shaped lump of rubber. Guess what? There are bounces. Bad things happen. In sports, things don't always go your way. Everyone - EVREYONE - has bad games.
But sport - and especially hockey - is about confidence. You have to play relaxed and confident to play well. If every play is scrutinized, if every bad pass means a trip to the press box, what you end up with is everyone gripping their sticks too tight.
Gaudreau is a playmaker. He needs the puck on his stick in order to be effective. Sometimes he'll turn it over. It's gonna happen.
Get over it.
/rant
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