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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
Do you think T.J Compher would be allowed to dictate the food provided at the Avs’ rink? Or that Ian Mitchell could tell the Hawks’ trainers he was using Keith’s skates if they felt better that day?
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Apples and oranges. Leaders versus non-leaders.
The Keith thing is weird but probably also taken out of context. I'm sure the player he took the skates from had another pair that was "lent" to Keith.
As for Mackinnion getting rid of donuts and garbage food in the dressing room, I don't see how any one can view this as bad or "bullying"; this is leadership. They are professional athletes being paid millions, they shouldn't even need Mackinnion to tell them not to eat garbage food. They have a responsibility to take care of their bodies and perform to their contract.
Olympic athletes are very strict with their diets and they don't make nearly as much as professional athletes make.
You want to rip on Mackinnion for shooting a puck back at a teammate after a bad pass in practice, sure, I'll give you that, maybe he could have handled it better, like pulling the teammate aside and quietly talking to him instead of "showing him up" in front of the whole team, but it's clear he did that to send a message to the entire team. But to rip Mackinnion for demanding that his teammates be professional and eat like a real athlete and live up to their contract? I don't know why you are upset at that.