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Originally Posted by mikephoen
The fact the reporter was asking the players to grade the toss immeadiatey after shows the reporters weren’t taking it seriously either. It was a big joke to everyone at the rink.
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The thought that it was a joke & the players laughed about the stick toss is one of the most blow hardy statements someone could say. Just cause some guys had a chuckle after the fact in front of the cameras gives little credence to this flimsy narrative that the players don't like or respect the coach.
You weren't there on the ice, or in the room beforehand, afterwards, or at any point. You don't know what you don't know.
But let's just say you're right and the players didnt respect or had tuned GG out a little more than a season and a half after he was hired. If that is the case, I would say it reflects much more on the players than the coach. And if that's the true, this team is in big trouble. It won't matter who is coaching.
Bare in mind that it had been reported the players wanted to have a 'players coach'. Hartley' hard ass approach had worn thin. This seasons failure has just as much, or more, to do with the players than it does the coach.