Is it weird for a coach to not talk to his team after a game, or is it extremely weird?
CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews addressed the media after his team's 5-2 loss to the Minnesota Wild on Thursday, and that's when he said that head coach Jim Hiller doesn't usually talk to the team after games.
Key points
- One of them is a coach talking to their team after a game.
- Coaching is all about communication, and not talking to the fellas after a game seems like an odd approach.
- This tidbit of info is not one that earned Hiller many fans, as the Leafs — always under the microscope as they are — are 8-11-2 on the year and sitting in seventh place in the Atlantic Division.
However, an NHL bench boss is getting some attention after one of his players revealed that he normally doesn't talk to the team after games.
Additional details
- Now, some post-game platitudes aren't going to win you games...
- "He usually doesn’t speak after games, so I’m sure we’ll continue to try to clean some stuff up, go over video and make adjustments," Matthews said.
- Not even a "Good effort tonight, boys," when things are cooking, or a "You dopes are going to be bag skating tomorrow," after a brutal loss?
- "At the end of the day, it’s just minimizing those big mistakes or turnovers, especially against other teams’ top lines." Uhh...
- Sure, you might occasionally get the cold shoulder after an abysmal effort to send a message, but that's still communication.
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