"What possible motive could a head coach have that would lead him to less than truthful about the health of his most physical player 4 games out from the most physical time of the year? I can't think of a single scenario in which a coach would want to protect his players over being dishonest with a member of the media.
Truly, a coaches responsibility is to the beat reporters of the team and not to his players."
That's what I like about the NHL. In the history of the game, no coach has ever covered for their players. The integrity of the injury reporting process has never been in question. It's what makes the NHL what it is.
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