When looking at this topic, you have to differentiate between criminal abusers like Graham James, physical and racial abuse, and finally tough manipulative coaches. Certainly none of this is acceptable for kids and amateurs.
At the pro level, as long as it’s successful there will still be tough and manipulative coaches that understand player psychology. There is no secret that Scotty Bowman was tough and manipulative(Dryden wrote about it in “The Game”), but maybe some of you should ask the Habs players if they want to give their Stanley Cup rings back.
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