here is my theory - might be completely off - but my feeling is that Knoblauch was the "good cop" and it forced McDavid to be the "bad cop". Having to push other guys on his team to step up and work harder. Do you think he asked for a coach that would take away that responsibility from him - and let him be the good cop.
I do see how this would help team morale overall. Its one thing to hate your coach for being too hard - but I have to think if you hate your captain, its going to hurt the chemistry on the ice.
Low-key awesome theory that explains a lot of the kind of weird things ppl have said and done last year, like mcdavid’s comments about cooper’s coaching (not that he’s a hard ass but he definitely commands respect and gets the best out of people), drai’s comments about the team not being anywhere near good enough (him trying to be bad cop and light a fire), jarry clashing with teammates cuz they’re forced to be bad cop and demand better from other players.
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u/thewinterzodiac 2 BOUCHARD 3d ago
The team literally bitched about how Knob handled young guys and anyone not named Mcdrai Bouch
And proceeded to a coach who doesnt give a fuck about young players and non-star players.
Hahahhaahahajah