Originally Posted by
lucifer316
i am sorry but as a coach you send the wrong message when you only call certain players out on poor play
you teach the kids coming up that it is more important to be a superstar than it is to work your ass off and that is the wrong message to send to the kids
this isnt just a matter of gaborik not scoring or blowing some coverage defensively
the guy doesnt look like he is trying as hard as many of the other players on the team
teams that win do so because they give the icetime to the players that are playing well this year not the ones that did so last year
i dont know why people insist on making excuses for this one player who has had issues with his desire since long before he put on a rangers uniform
the only person alienating gabby is gabby i guarantee that he would be getting plenty of icetime if he busted his ass even if he wasnt scoring
but to expect him to get icetime when he not only isnt scoring but is on the ice for multiple goals against is some games is crazy talk imo