Zadorov comments on Mackinnon’s training, leadership style

[Zach716]

That’s uh, pretty intense to say the least..

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[Brown Cat]

So once he was made the leader (essentially), the team started to get in shape. Some people just have that effect it seems.

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

Summary: Mackinnon would suck to go out for dinner and drinks with.

 

[Semoner403]

That’s what it takes the best one of the best in the world. No surprises there. Sounds like a great leader.

 

[nhlfan9191]

I love Nate but my honest opinion is he’s going a little overboard on some things that could get under some teammates skin that have nothing to do with actually winning. But I’m not in the locker room with him so I could be way off about that.

 

[Foppberg]

Beast. Not many are made like him.

 

[DieSendungmitderMaus]

Too bad ne never played with Phil the Thrill, who would've politely told him to f*** off

 

[HisIceness]

Should mic him up at practice and upload the footage.

 

[BKarchitect]

Miss ya Big Z.

Nate is definitely a bit of a psycho. It can come across as petulant at times. But I wouldn’t have him reign back any of that - it makes him the player he is.

 

[LOFIN]

That’s what it takes the best one of the best in the world. No surprises there. Sounds like a great leader.

Depends on the way you define a great leader. MacKinnon is not the captain of the team, and reading this interview I'm pretty sure being an A is as high as he should go.

He sets a great example with his work ethic and stuff, but does this sound like the guy you want to talk to when you have a problem inside the team or something? Good thing Landeskog stayed.

And don't get me wrong, not trying to say what Nate is doing is wrong or douchy. He might be Crosby like when it comes to training and working out, but he's not that for leadership. And that's ok too.

 

[Little Psycho]

He must be fun at parties

 

[woinf]

This honestly seems like too much. There's a difference between dedicated to your craft and screaming at teammates for missing passes or banning your teammates from eating good food. I'd hate to be his teammate

 

[Rabid Ranger]

Seems like he went to the Blake Wheeler school of leadership.

 

[Rabid Ranger]

Too bad ne never played with Phil the Thrill, who would've politely told him to f*** off

Could probably learn something from Phil, you know a winner.

 

[Fatass]

Sure appears Zadorov thinks Mac is the best. I wonder if McDavid, after reading or hearing about this, will now try just that little bit harder in his one on one battle with Z, just to prove a point.

 

[Stimpythecat]

Intense.

That might work in the short term but not all players are as driven or self disciplined and if they are, they may not be able to keep it up for season after season. It can grate on people and drive them away.

 

[Langdon Alger]

He must be fun at parties

You really think he goes to parties?

 

[Yotes4Cup]

This is too much and will turn guys off. I agree with it personally, but you can't force a diet plan on other players.

 

[Weast]

Good.
Dealing with this team when Duchene was leading the pack made me want to jump off a bridge.
It took a hardass like Mackinnon to pull the Avalanche out of the loser mentality of the early-mid 2010s. I'm more than happy if it pushes away players who are in it to party onto those other loser/middling teams in the league, bring on more winners like Mack please.

(also come back Big Z, i miss you.)

 

[Zaddy]

I don't mind it. If you want to be the best you have to sacrifice a lot. That's just the way it goes. There are too many guys in the NHL who are just happy to be there.

 

[jcs0218]

That’s uh, pretty intense to say the least..

He got rid of the pop and soda from the dressing rooms?

Wayne Gretzky wouldn't be able to play with MacKinnon.

Gretzky was superstitious and always wanted to have hot-dogs with Coca-Cola before every game.

 

[JackSlater]

The practice stuff with not receiving passes is a bit much.

 

[Spoilers]

He comes across as a huge douche. It’s fine to want your team to be better but you can’t force your own habits on others.

Shooting pucks at younger players and screaming at them? Pretty messed up.

You can say the ends justify the means but I don’t think Tampa won by being jerks to their developing players.

 

[Nick Hansen]

The diet stuff and the misplaced pass just seems excessive, especially not even trying for them as he allegedly doesn't even for the tiniest of misses. That's just diva stuff to me, he can f*** off if that is what he does.

 

[Weast]

He got rid of the pop and soda from the dressing rooms?

Wayne Gretzky wouldn't be able to play with MacKinnon.

Gretzky was superstitious and always wanted to have hot-dogs with Coca-Cola before every game.

I mean it's not like he banned junk food from team's diet.
Just communal area's from the sounds of it. If someone wanted to go for a drink at the hotel or whatever I doubt Mackinnon would lock them in their room.