I'm on team both of them. Management committed to both of them. Management needs to help both players grow as people. Group therapy, counselling, sports psychologist. Not just a coach that says "toughen up" to both of them either.
I think if JT goes to New York Zibanejad is the one coming back. This would likely be a trade to get both players a change of scenery. Not saying I would like that deal, just saying that it is the most likely one to be made.
All things being equal you probably want to keep Petey for all the reasons you listed. But I question whether Tocchet and this management team will ever get the best version of him. Bruce figured it out and they seem to be taking the opposite approach?? Doesn’t really make any sense.
These are adults, not children...management committed huge amounts of money to them, if they can't act like professionals they should be traded and become someone elses problem...but it shouldn't even get to that point unless one, or both, of them are actually petulant children.
This is what I see as well. There might be some additions from either side but the main parties being Miller and Zib make too much sense
They watched this player sign his extension, then completely mail it in for the balance of the season and the playoffs in a year we had a fairly good chance to make a deep run. This year he hasn't been any better. Without the benefit of knowing how the conversations behind closed doors are going, I see these comments by Alvin as a last ditch effort to get Pettersson to reengage and start playing like he's getting paid. The comments about "preparation" and expectations were like heat seeking missiles straight to the heart of the issue IMO.
But he didn’t mail it in. He had an injury.
You don't think adults need help with their mental issues? Most adults are the ones that need it the most. Look at how many yahoo's on Wall Street are doing lines of coke during their lunch breaks. Doesn't seem like the adult thing to do. You have professional athletes on some weird pedestal. They're people, like you and me. As they say now most men mature in their late 20s.
I mean hockey culture is you play even if you are injured. Hell it’s glorified to the point where you definitely play even if you are injured. The more injuries you play through the more heroic you are. It’s absolutely f***ing stupid.
Yes, they have helped with drug and alcohol problems for individuals. I do not know the extent of there therapy for anger issues or shutting down, anxiety or other mental health issues. The Canucks said Miller went out his self and looked for help. It wasn't announced the NHLPA was helping him do it. What a person gets paid has nothing to do with it. Jacob Markstrom in the past mentioned how he sought out help from a sports psychologist.
this is next level copium. elite even.
Anything with Zib is a no.
Ya, I think we can at least pretty definitively say, that management does not think Pettersson has had any injury that excuses his level of play, which is damning. Of course, there exists the possibility that management is wrong, but if that's the case, then one of two things exist:
I don't think they are not acting like professionals. Allvin's comments were that they basically want Petey to be more like Hughes. Be consistent and answer when things aren't great.
