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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
I did but those things aren’t even comparable, these are the top .1% hockey players in the world, not some guy that played Junior A or was a third liner in the WHL before washing out.
For the most part unless you have the work ethic you aren’t making the NHL, and anybody who doesn’t put in that effort washes out way before that level. And those guys certainly don’t become top line players in the league.
Sure it happens with the odd guy like Alex Semin or Alexei Yashin but those guys are the exception and are usually so ultra talented that even with low effort they were able to produce - I don’t see any of those guys on this roster.
IMO effort is the most overused cliche by coaches pro sports, and usually it’s system, confidence in playing that system, and confidence in your own ability that is what we are really looking at.
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Sorry dude, but you’re straight up wrong. There’s a reason so many professional coaches say “lack of effort”. You’re not in a position to brush it off as a cliche, unless you think you know more than they do? These guys have been in the game for decades, and most of those years being spent with the elite of the elite.
Do you think Monahan plays the game as hard as Buddy Robinson? Ritchie? Tanev? Ronaldo? JG as hard as those guys? No, they play differently. Monny and JG have a different skill set that got them to the show. Those other guys got there on hard work. Rene Borque...another great example.
Guaranteed you ask any professional athlete if there are guys they’ve played with that lack effort, 100% of them would answer with a “yes”. 100%.
I’m sure I’ll get roasted as being “one of those guys”, but I’ve played another sport at a high level, including a (very) short professional stint, and I can say in certainty there were guys on my team that had all the talent in the world, but lacked work ethic and had a low GAF metre.