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Originally Posted by Manhattanboy
The entire league is full of it. We've all heard players mic'd up. Every NHL shift is f-bomb after f-bomb directed at players, coaches and refs. There's no respect. Remember that HBO documentary with Boudreau dropping the f bombs?
So now suddenly coaches have to be gentle?
Don't get me wrong, I'm not excusing any kind of physical contact, but I'm having trouble with all the criticism when bad behavior by everyone around the league is the norm.
You cannot equate the rink or a dressing room to a downtown office.
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I don't think it's about being 'gentle'. Not saying you're doing but all year this conversation has been framed as dichotomy of extremes. I don't think that's actually the case. I think the broader discussion is more accurately where culturally is the fine line between what's too much, what's enough etc.
And one of the big takeaways, that you CAN draw across both the rink and office contexts is that line is going to vary based on our team members.
Paraphrasing Huska this week it's about how you communicate. It's not that pushing someone etc isn't allowed.
It's not a 'snowflake' thing. It's a cultural shift and the Rick Bells of the world are just weirdo reactionaries about it.