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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
No one is debating whether Celebrini and Bedard are that way - we all know that they are.
What we're questioning is: why do you think McKenna isn't that way? What have you seen that makes you think he doesn't have the drive those guys do?
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Seems to me that most of the questions regarding McKenna are about his desire to play a 200' game, not whether or not he is competitive and wants to win.
Someone brought up in a different thread that Iginla was competitive but clashed with Regher because he just wanted to focus on pond hockey style all offense and not be concerned with coming back defensively.
This is some of the questions/criticism of Bedard as well. A guy you want out on the ice when you are down by a goal, but you staple to the bench when you are up by one goal late in a game. Bedard is still trying to answer that question, and might be a factor on if he is on the Olympic team.
Cellebrini does not have those questions. He is a 200' player.
McKenna is great offensively, but will he be able to, and is he willing to embrace all facets of the game? Sutter finally got Gaudeau to play responsible hockey. Its responsible hockey when your team does not have the puck that seems to be the biggest questions on McKenna in my opinion. Not whether or not he is competitive.