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by Paul on 02/10/09 at 01:05 PM ET
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from Jim Kelley of Sportsnet,
All across the league, coaches are using embarrassment as a form of motivation. Benching or outright banishing to the press box is usually the first step. If that’s been done or is not an option (as in the case of Toskala or in another case, half the Edmonton Oilers roster) public chastising is your typical Plan B.
Edmonton’s Craig MacTavish has done it countless times. Mike Keenan could lay claim to inventing it had he not learned if from Scott Bowman. Montreal’s Guy Carbonneau has done it repeatedly this season. John Tortorella was famous for it back in Tampa and would surely be doing it again if a general manger with a losing team had the courage to hire him.
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It’s embarrassing that after paying 300 dollars for a ticket in order to pay the average salary of 2 MILLION DOLLARS that any other type of motivation is needed. Talk about an alternative universe.
Posted by penaltyshots on 02/10/09 at 04:03 PM ET