Zadorov comments on Mackinnon’s training, leadership style

[Muffin]

The responses here is why you’re all here posting on Hfboards instead of playing in the NHL.


Zadorov literally said “ He made pros out of everyone in Colorado, that’s the reason for the turnaround”

And lmao at everyone saying he hasn’t won anything, guy’s 25, you know how many hall of famers haven’t won the cup at age 25? You know what age Jordon won his first championship?

 

[Beau Knows]

The responses here is why you’re all here posting on Hfboards instead of playing in the NHL.

Well I eat chickpea pasta and I'm still not in the NHL

 

[Muffin]

Well I eat chickpea pasta and I'm still not in the NHL

Might as well switch to regular pasta.

 

[Nyrtrublue1]

So MacKinnon starves Kadri all season long, then he gets hangry and cheap shots someone. I think we have all been blaming the wrong guy.

 

[T REX]

The responses here is why you’re all here posting on Hfboards instead of playing in the NHL.

Someone please get this man a plate of chickpea pasta. Chill out.

 

[Panthers Propaganda]

Dude sounds like he brings his own bagged meal to dinner.

 

[Nemesis Prime]

The responses here is why you’re all here posting on Hfboards instead of playing in the NHL.


Zadorov literally said “ He made pros out of everyone in Colorado, that’s the reason for the turnaround”

And lmao at everyone saying he hasn’t won anything, guy’s 25, you know how many hall of famers haven’t won the cup at age 25? You know what age Jordon won his first championship?

Guy hasn't even won an individual trophy and he's acting like a psychopath.

 

[Freudian]

Guy hasn't even won an individual trophy and he's acting like a psychopath.

What if they win? He will force them to drink some kind of weird soy beer from the Stanley Cup. Guys like him ruin the hockey.

 

[Muffin]

Someone please get this man a plate of chickpea pasta. Chill out.

Funny thing is this inspired me to try chickpea pasta, gotta work off that Covid body you know.

 

[Shocker]

What?? No it's not.

I learned recently that few of my american friends think pizza is american too.

Fun stuff.

 

[GOilers88]

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.

Not to sound like a dick or anything but what's wrong with that?

 

[2 others]

I heard he dragged Zadorov out of Burger King once, and shoved the remaining fries down his throat.

 

[SnuggaRUDE]

Bunch of wimps here.

Mark Messier would like to have a word with you all about how his teams and dressing rooms operate.

I'd love to hear what Messier would say about Colorado's clubhouse menu, and any attempts to mandate it.

For similar reasons I can't really take at face value the idea that Mackinnon unilaterally mandates what the players eat even while in the arena. Maybe he suggested it and then browbeat everyone until they grudgingly accepted, or maybe there was already a faction that felt it was the right idea.

But to just believe he said it and everyone fell in line, staff included, nah that's just good storying telling by Z.

 

[Burnaby Schmo]

I heard he dragged Zadorov out of Burger King once, and shoved the remaining fries down his throat.

I heard he made him smoke the entire pack, before shoving them down his throat!

That's "no-nonsense Nate" for ya

 

[T REX]

Funny thing is this inspired me to try chickpea pasta, gotta work off that Covid body you know.

Give us full review afterward please. Good luck!

 

[T REX]

What if they win? He will force them to drink some kind of weird soy beer from the Stanley Cup. Guys like him ruin the hockey.

Buwahahahahaha. Like!

 

[Deen]

I heard he dragged Zadorov out of Burger King once, and shoved the remaining fries down his throat.

Mackinnon's teammates after a game

 

[Romang67]

The responses here is why you’re all here posting on Hfboards instead of playing in the NHL.


Zadorov literally said “ He made pros out of everyone in Colorado, that’s the reason for the turnaround”

And lmao at everyone saying he hasn’t won anything, guy’s 25, you know how many hall of famers haven’t won the cup at age 25? You know what age Jordon won his first championship?

It's not my fault someone decided that goalies should be 6'3+.

And uninjured.

And athletic.

 

[chauron]

He’s a psycho, yelling at other people is too much. He sounds like Ivan Draco or something.

 

[chauron]

What if they win? He will force them to drink some kind of weird soy beer from the Stanley Cup. Guys like him ruin the hockey.

No alcohol, only water. To everyone, water is enough.

 

[TKB]

Some of it, especially the food part, seems a little extreme to me. Your hockey captain should not be deciding what players can or cannot eat. If he becomes vegan will he try and force the whole team to be vegan? Chickpea pasta sucks just like cauliflower pizza "dough". It's about moderation and generally eating well most of the time. Having a slice of pizza or a small serving of pasta with a white sauce is not going to kill your health or ability to play the game. Makes him look more like a control freak than anything, I mean yelling a teammate for a slightly off pass? Come on.

Yeah, I understand the point is crispness/effort in practice, but this story makes me think of the old saying - "you can't give a good player a bad pass."

 

[Ainec]

Twitter reddit and hf response to MacKinnon being a leader is why our society is soft and creating stupid problems

 

[Ace Card Bedard]

Mackinnon also hired these guys to follow his teammates around and monitor what they eat.

 

[Atoyot]

Honestly if I was his teammate and he was throwing temper tantrums yelling and shooting pucks at people over a missed pass I wouldn't be able to take him seriously at all. That's not trying to push people to be better, that's being a child. I guess it works for some but I can guarantee it doesn't work for others.

And for those who'll say "that's why he's one of the best in the world and you're not", what an overly simplistic take. Crosby and Ovechkin don't act like that. I guess that's why they're the best and you're not?

 

[Rabid Ranger]

Honestly if I was his teammate and he was throwing temper tantrums yelling and shooting pucks at people over a missed pass I wouldn't be able to take him seriously at all. That's not trying to push people to be better, that's being a child. I guess it works for some but I can guarantee it doesn't work for others.

And for those who'll say "that's why he's one of the best in the world and you're not", what an overly simplistic take. Crosby and Ovechkin don't act like that. I guess that's why they're the best and you're not?

He's the type of player/leader that needs wholesale buy in to be effective (like Wheeler). If the players are on the same page you're golden. Any dissenters though will be shunned and ultimately exiled.