Player Discussion Brady Tkachuk (LW) - Part XI

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The head fake was funny as shit. Lighten up ladies, it's only hockey
Every fanbase has its handful of complete morons.
Threads like these are good for catching them in the garbage net. Easily added to the ignore list. Life is better.
I just caught 3 myself.
 
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Wish we could've heard the chirps. Would've been funny to hear him say" the Bolts stopped winning cups after they traded for you"
 
Good on Marchand to make that comment.
Lot of players would have turned that back on the coach.

It is a generational thing. Apparently, the younger generation doesn't respond as well to negative reinforcement or yelling. It's not as effective. I can't imagine getting upset at a coach for making you accountable for your mistakes. I think that's why a story like that blows up, because that approach isn't agreeable or relatable to younger people, or parents (who didn't play sports themselves) of younger athletes.

I am not even that old, and there was always a time and place in sports for a coach to yell or rip a player a new one. Not everybody responds to it, but in general it wasn't seen as a bad thing or a coach being out of touch, so long as they had balance to how they approached coaching.

Ultimately, the coaches job is to effectively get the best performances out of their group. So I'm not advocating that younger athletes need to go against their cultural norms and learn to be yelled at or how to be called out by the coach. It's the coaches job to figure out what works. I am pointing out that it shouldn't be surprising that a player pushing 40 can properly contextualize that. I'm sure it's not the first time a coach has ripped a player from that generation a new one, but I get why it shocks some people who haven't had that experience with competitive sports.
 
It's absolutely ridiculous that this nothing-burger became a story. I finally watched the clip and could not believe it. This sort of thing used to happen every game. It's not a f***ing corporate job.
Has this actually blown up anywhere though? Or is this one of those things where like 2 people on Twitter said something and then 5 news articles come out talking about how soft everyone is when there was nothing except a couple village idiots squawking to begin with?
 
Wow, its refreshing to see Marchand speak about the game and not tune out because he's such a rat. He absolutely nailed it, when it comes to player accountability. Just hope he shows it on ice when it comes to answering for all the bs he does
 
It's absolutely ridiculous that this nothing-burger became a story. I finally watched the clip and could not believe it. This sort of thing used to happen every game. It's not a f***ing corporate job.
Dave Chapelle said it best... Everyone's ears are so brittle nowadays. Everything is a sensitive subject. Everyone makes a big deal out of everything.
 
Dave Chapelle said it best... Everyone's ears are so brittle nowadays. Everything is a sensitive subject. Everyone makes a big deal out of everything.

Social media has given a voice to those who shouldn't have a voice and our society is now controlled by people that would have been deemed extremists 20 years ago.
 
Brady your team is going nowhere unless you can be a 2 way hockey player.

Your heart will be remembered. But you should be a HOF and a Captain of an Ottawa Cup Champion.

Embrace your Steve Yzerman moment. Be open dude, Let Travis Green teach you
 
The thing about breaking up the core, Brady isn’t committed to the city or the fans, he’s committed to this group of players and he wants to win with this group of players. If they change that core and move out one of Brady’s besties or a guy he thinks is key to the future, then suddenly Brady’s commitment to the team is shaken and broken. Brady wants to win with Norris, Chabot and the Nodal guys. He’s not interested in rebuilding the roster and trying again.

For this to work, Brady needs to back check
 
Hyperbole but he is very very bad defensively. Clueless even

The thing about breaking up the core, Brady isn’t committed to the city or the fans, he’s committed to this group of players and he wants to win with this group of players. If they change that core and move out one of Brady’s besties or a guy he thinks is key to the future, then suddenly Brady’s commitment to the team is shaken and broken. Brady wants to win with Norris, Chabot and the Nodal guys. He’s not interested in rebuilding the roster and trying again.

For this to work, Brady needs to back check
What if we trade Brady???

Brady your team is going nowhere unless you can be a 2 way hockey player.

Your heart will be remembered. But you should be a HOF and a Captain of an Ottawa Cup Champion.

Embrace your Steve Yzerman moment. Be open dude, Let Travis Green teach you
Yzerman?!?!?!
 

You don't think so?

Mike Hoffman was better than Brady at D. Like I'm trying to remember a Senators players who was more clueless defensively than Brady and I'm coming up with a blank.

Spezza who got so much shit for his D was like 2x the defensive player.
 

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