The whole team needs to be better and that includes the head coach. He constantly demands near perfection and is quick to call out players who are underperforming. Unfortunately for him others are allowed to do the same and this includes the media.
At some point he needs to realize that being a head coach has responsibilities that extend outside of purely coaching. Public figures in the NHL are required to do press interviews and answer questions. Don't like it, well too bad. This is all about giving fan better access to the games and this requirement isn't something that's new. Nobody is forcing Darryl to be a head coach but like I said this role comes with duties and obligations.
Don't get me wrong there are some in the media that must be frustrating to interact with and can ask annoying/dumb questions and write negative articles but it is quite clear that this is a requirement for being a head coach.
Said plenty of times in the past that I like Darryl but this season is becoming a distraction because of his antics. Seriously at this point just shut up, do your job and stop becoming a side show. We don't need this type of negative attention as we need to win games. Team needs to be better and Darryl is included in this.
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