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When the coach repeats the same thing over and over by wearendhockey
publicly, it can have an impact. I also think it is just bad form for him to repeat it whenever the team struggles when it is simply not true near to the extent he brings it up.
He's never going to channel Tortorella because that is not his personality, just like he never bag skates players following a lackluster effort because he doesn't believe that using the sport they love as punishment is effective. And I'm happy with that because he's a good enough coach he doesn't need to resort to those kinds of tactics. As good as he is, he isn't perfect though, and his best efforts might not result in salvaging this season. To the extent his track record is proven, that is basically OK.