Exactly this- coach lost the locker room.There is a recourse but the team refuses to do it. He needs to watch the game from upstairs. If he can be this bad and not face repercussions then the message is the team doesn't care.
Maybe Kaapo and Mika both could meet half-way in terms of their stick length? Being a team player requires sacrifices.I've said it a few times that he needs to use a shorter stick. He can't control the puck.
In past years, he's had spurts where he struggled with timing his one-timers and handling the puck, but he always worked himself out of it. Since last year, he has struggled, and it has only gotten worse. I don't know how he and the coaches don't see it.
Plus the fans at the Garden have to do their part and give him the Potvin treatment EVERY SINGLE SHIFT .Just give him Rempe 4 minutes a game and he'll definitely waive to get traded. Keep being ruthless