Vogl occupies a similar mindspace as Bill Hoppe for me. Great when he's reporting facts, but I have no time for his analysis. Frankly, I'd rather get my takes from this board, hockey twitter, and select analytics/national folks than most of this team's most-visible reporters.
Again, I don't expect an accurate overview of team culture from someone who has already been loudly defensive of Housley, and who was so involved in the Lehner piece. This is the kind of take that's expected of someone who has already excused a major factor of poor team performance, and who can't comment on another.
Like, just looking at Lehner alone, you have a guy who:
- Was comparatively worse at his job than O'Reilly (by a lot)
- Plays the position most capable of dragging down a team
- Was in the process of dealing with substance and mental issues
- Did not possess what we think of as "good teammate body language" on the ice
- Was probably the most publicly shaded by his teammates
And yet, we're here talking about O'Reilly being a downer.