Coaches in the In the NHL Have a frustrating and invitable position during the Stanley Cup qualifiers. The practices become redundant after eight months. They cannot score for their team. They cannot stop the team’s washer. And yet, for the most part, they become the face of the team.
It’s like the difference between a pig and a chicken when you have ham and eggs for breakfast. Chicken is involved. The pig is engaged. Regarding the playoffs of the Stanley Cup, the players are engaged. The coach is involved.
The coaches do not have bumps and bruises. They do not go to the concussion protocol or do not decide to play pain or hold back from the end of the season. And yet, they can become a large part of the personality of their team.
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And since, you have to ask yourself what effect of the coach’s anger, his frustration, has to do with the success of the team. Scott Arniel’s anger Wednesday evening, in the Winnipeg jets‘ Win on St. Louis’ blues in match 5 From their series, looked palpable. Both at the start of the second period and during the post-match press conference, the anger of the Winnipeg coach was certainly something to note.
You have to ask yourself, when he was animated with the officials, who did he really talk about? What message was he trying to send? I think it is fair to say that the referee in question will not bend to a coach with the red face. I would suggest that sending the message was for the 17 skaters seated in front of Arniel after Mark Scheifele left the game after the first period after a few big strokes.
The message was simple.
“We have lost a key player, and now we have to fight.”
The jets had to be engaged. Do not cry out for your own players, but rather shout for your own players. And during the remaining 40 minutes, the commitment was there.
Likewise, after the match. Arniel’s rage could easily focus on Jim Montgomery, who diagnosed Scheifele’s injury (the Jets did not provide details on the injury). Assuring the Blues coach with a medical diploma, Arniel’s message was as much for his own players as for the media.
It said essentially: “The boys, my backs.”
It was a classic case to keep you in the fight, and to withdraw the attention of the players, who can then focus strictly on the commitment it takes to win.
You know, like ham and eggs. And the difference between being engaged and being involved.
Arniel is committed.
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