However,I stand by my response based on how I interpreted your post.
In this thread by and large aren’t people just demanding the team show more 'passion and emotion' ?
I don’t disagree, I’ve a habit of over writing what I’ve previously said, it’s not a great habit as it tends to p8ss people off, sorry.
People yes are demanding more passion & emotion from the team, with the threat of reducing their future attendance. Which everyone is entitled to do, for me I’m happy to watch after 18 months, some demand more.
In a perfect world I’d want less kids at games, less drinking in the arena, more fights on the ice, more aggression, more speed and intensity. Unfortunately what l want isn’t necessarily what others want, so rather than making demands that won’t be taken notice of l decide which games are likely to be better value and go to those & hope it’s close to what I like.
For me a calm coach is one who is projecting that to the team, when a team is up against it, players will be getting p8ssed, opposition players will be winding them up, you’d be surprised how much dirty talk goes on on the ice. The last thing a coach should do is add to that pressure, it could cause silly penalties, lack of game attention, stress etc etc. The coach is playing chess, he’s trying to monitor plays, strategy etc and more importantly thinking. Some coaches like to rant and react, others don’t. Nearly all will project an air of authority without needing to shout, some of the toughest coaches in sport are as calm as a priest on the bench, field and many players will say those are the scariest and respected coaches. But what do l know about it, I’m just an armchair expert.......