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Originally Posted by transplant99
So what?
Pat is a tremendous radio host and has opinions like anyone else, just because he "thinks" something about something, it means no more or less than anyone else just because he has a microphone when he says it.
As for those saying Huska doesnt develop players the right way....this team is sporting 6 guys that he did that very thing with enough they are now NHL regulars.
Gridin is 19 years old...development will come in different ways for different guys....he will be fine.
Huskas main job that he is paid for is to win hockey games, not pamper kids that aren't quite ready for prime time. He will play the guys he believes give him the best chance to succeed at his job.
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Actually, it's to both try to win games now, but also train and develop guys so they can win games in the future. If those players aren't doing the basics asked of them then they aren't adhering to the training program of what takes to become a regular NHLer, which is what Huska wants long-term.
Maintaining a standard of play isn't a bad thing. You have to make sure players do what is asked of them, and if they seem like they can't respond to a note or two in their ear sitting on the bench, then they need some more time to sit and think about it. The reason you don't do that as often with veterans is likely because they already know when they're not playing well or ####ing up, and so benching them doesn't really change much, it just makes them angry. Sitting a young player when they're just coming into the league isn't an insult, it's to be expected, and that should be communicated clearly to them that they aren't going to be getting top minutes right away until they learn the game.
When a young player gets top minutes even if they're missing defensive assignments or not skating or not playing with effort and battling for pucks, then you're sending them the wrong message. You are effectively rewarding and reinforcing sloppy, crappy hockey, and those players develop bad habits long term.
I can't believe I have to explain this, but good performance gets rewarded...not bad performance.