Players that coaches be loved but the fans hated

[Halakitlikethat]

Every team has that one player that coaches love and play way too much but the fans hate

I’m thinking along the lines of AV’s love of Tanner Glass, what are some other examples?

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[jetsforever]

Every team has that one player that coaches love and play way too much but the fans hate

I’m thinking along the lines of AV’s love of Tanner Glass, what are some other examples?

I'd nominate Claude Noel's love of Tanner Glass.

 

[TheDoldrums]

For the Leafs it used to be Zach Hyman, but he's gotten better every year and everyone likes him now.

 

[Satoru Gojo]

Paul Maclean and Colin Greening
AV and Aaron Rome
Guy Boucher and Nate Thompon

 

[Gecklund]

Melker Karlsson and PDB

Honestly you can also put PDB in the category of coaches players love but fans hate

 

[FunkySeeFunkyDo]

Back when Bylsma was coach of the Pens he loved a joker named Tanner Glass.

 

[DingDongCharlie]

Dave Tippett and Mike Smith.

 

[Halakitlikethat]

Paul Maclean and Colin Greening
AV and Aaron Rome
Guy Boucher and Nate Thompon

Julien loved Thompson too this past season.

 

[LeafsNation75]

For the Leafs it used to be Zach Hyman, but he's gotten better every year and everyone likes him now.

What about when Roman Polak played for the Leafs? When he re-signed a few weeks into the 2017-18 season I thought it was something Mike Babcock wanted to happen and Leafs fans didn't want him back.

 

[Langdon Alger]

Roger Neilson and Jody Hull
Guy Boucher and Tom Pyatt
AV and Fanner Glass

 

[tiburon12]

Melker Karlsson and PDB

Honestly you can also put PDB in the category of coaches players love but fans hate

This is what immediately came to mind, but hate is a strong word for melker. It was more hate towards pdb for playing him beyond his capabilities.

 

[Schred]

I'd nominate Claude Noel's love of Tanner Glass.

May as well throw in Guluztans love of tanner glass lol

 

[Hockeyfan2390]

The last three years of Dan Cleary in Detroit with Mike Babcock/Ken Holland. He lost all usefulness after 2012 and yet somehow still was able to hang around; even re-negging on a deal with the Flyers in 2013 so that he could come back.

 

[Gecklund]

This is what immediately came to mind, but hate is a strong word for melker. It was more hate towards pdb for playing him beyond his capabilities.

Yeah I agree. I actually really liked Melker as a fourth liner. He was good in the community, seemed well liked in the room, was solid on the PK, and not a liability at even strength. It was as soon as you moved him above the fourth line which happened way too often.

 

[themelkman]

Yeah I agree. I actually really liked Melker as a fourth liner. He was good in the community, seemed well liked in the room, was solid on the PK, and not a liability at even strength. It was as soon as you moved him above the fourth line which happened way too often.

Melker had his place on the team for sure but Pete kept thinking him playing up would result in anything but failure.

 

[jetsforever]

TBH Chevy has done a decent job of getting rid of the players that "be loved" by Maurice so he's forced to play better guys - now he just overplays the top line

 

[jetsforever]

Julien loved Thompson too this past season.

Oh no...

 

[Stive Morgan]

Francis Bouillon in his later years

 

[Tacitus Kilgore]

Craig Adams in his last 2 or 3 years with the Penguins. Pretty much 9/10 pens fans felt he was a waste of space and was keeping younger/better players from getting a shot, there was a collective sigh of relief when he finally went un-resigned. Most of us were convinced that Bylsma saw himself in Adams as they were similar players back when he was playing, and that's why he kept icing him

 

[Gurglesons]

Tanner Glass.

 

[ManwithNoIdentity]

Dam Cleary

 

[DowJones]

As already mentioned, Danny Cleary for the Wings.

 

[SmokeyDuck]

Carlyle and any big slow dman.

 

[Habsrule]

Dale Weise playing for Therien

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

Craig Adams for the Pens is the simplest answer.