I'd have to say Maurice sat them down after LAST year and said heres where you can immediately become better
Pick your spots. Yeah play hard but don't hurt this team by putting our opponents on the powerplay.
Draw penalties but dont skate into scrums . No more face washing, no more big reverse checks at center ice, don't wake up the opposition and their fans.
Just . Play. Hockey. After the whistle skate away. Unless your defending yourself or a team mate. Skate away
Lomberg I can guarantee got this speech but it didn't register and he's sat as a result.
Tkachuk talked about the buy in ....and that's what he's done. He's not the In team and he's not what Kobe said either....I know there is no I in team but I'm sure there's a me in that MFer.
I hope he wins ..he and Bennett playing the way it should be played. I'm just sorry they didn't figure it out when they were here.
It's also one of Sutters biggest rules. No one player is more important than the rest of this team.
Over the years we've seen that BS in thr locker room and sometimes it doesn't get shut down fast enough.....the James Neal syndrome.
|