Hivemind
We're Touched
Honestly, with someone in Burakovsky's position, it's not enough for you to be doing work equal to that of your teammates. He needs to be doing work equal to his competition. That's why what Vrana is doing matters. One wants to create separation and own his spot, the other appears to want to wait and see what happens.
It's not like it highlights his individually poor work ethic or something, it's just if you had to choose between the two wouldn't you also want the one actively seeking to improve?
This isn't an either/or between Burakovsky and Vrana. We have both currently. The fluff piece about Vrana has no bearing on how much Burakovsky is or isn't working. We simply don't have the information to judge that he's not working hard enough. It's easy to think that these guys should just "work/train harder" to get better, but often that's not really the limiting factor. Sports aren't just about effort (on or off the ice).