I have a hard time basing an opinion of a player based on supposed behind the scenes interactions. It's a slippery slope.
Did Tkachuk quit on the Flames in the one season when he was asked to tone it down by teammates?
Did Backlund and Gio have beef between them?
Did Iggy and Gio?
Iggy vs. Regehr?
Did Kadri quit on the team?
Were Weegar and Kadri fighting when Kadri pushed Weegar after an OTW?
Was D. Hamilton a bad fit, or was the core itself rotten?
Professional athletes are as competitive as humans come, which leads to feelings boiling over at the workplace from time to time. It can be a fun discussion occasionally, but IMO it's wishful thinking more often than not. It's done mostly in order to justify winning a trade/moving from a core piece to a fanbase.
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