Yeah Treliving was really fired up there. Never heard him like that before. Got a bull####! and horse####!, even. I understand his frustration though as he's gone all-in on Gaudrea, Monahan, and Ward which was a risky move and running out of time. Tons of talk about needing better off-ice preparation and coming into games focused, and players being ready to work "seven days a week", not "three".
Mentioned they like Lindholm at centre because it allows them to shelter Gaudreau and Monahan with offensive zone starts to exploit matchups. But followed that up with (paraphrasing) "at least that's the plan", whatever that means.
Liked the part where he said management needs to be better, coaching needs to better, and players need to be better. Reminded me of classic Jim Mora (0:30)
Worth a listen on replay though.
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