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Originally Posted by Textcritic
But haven't both Subban and Ovechkin really overcome their public persona to become dramatically more likeable? In the last couple of years these two have embraced the media and worked it to their advantage; something that Kane has never even tried to do.
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It does when they are having success, and their teams are winning.
The second their teams falter though it tends to start creeping out again, and the same tired cliches about them come out of the wood works.
Hockey culture and hockey media love to make sure that players don't show any type of unique personality or charisma. It's why the hockey media covering the Blue Jays were all over them for their celebrations, when it is pretty much part of baseball culture.