A lot of over reaction - not sure if anyone listened to McGuire today but he was in favor of the benching. He also said that the Habs should show PK video of Bourque, Nedermeyer abd Leetch to teach Subban composure.
PK's on ice talent is undeniable but he still is not a complete player. The ceiling is not just a flashy offense first, awesome skate and skill player, but a true team leader who is reliable in all game situations.
If you don't see the flaws in PK's game you are not paying attention - and this does not mean he's not the best we have.
And the same can be said about MT coaching. MT should be the first 'leader' in this group and act as it. I see more flaws in MT than in Subban
One of the thing I notice a lot lately is when Subban is in the O zone, he has a chance to make a play but will simply dump the puck and put wheels to go back right away. The safe play is probably the one the coach loves the most but in my mind, Subban strength is actually the ability to make those offensive zone plays.
I always prefer to exploit strenght then covering weakness. But that's my opinion. How Subban will progress under another coach is something we'll never know but benching him because he made a mistake, constantly on his back, take off his natural instinct and force him into a theoretically a better 'well rounded' player is the way it should be ?
I guess we'll have to wait and see. I do think that MT did some good to Subban as a player but a lot of times, he strikes me frankly as someone who just needs to remind his authority.