"Going On For A While" - Former Canucks Coach Bruce Boudreau Spills on JT Miller & Elias Pettersson Feud
The ongoing rift between JT Miller and Elias Pettersson has caused many issues and distractions for the Vancouver Canucks this season, and former Head Coach Bruce Boudreau has come out to spill on the differences between the two stars.
On a recent episode of the popular "100% Hockey podcast", Boudreau told the hosts that he is not surprised at all about the feud that is going on between them.
Bruce Boudreau comments on the differences between JT Miller and Elias Pettersson
The Former Canucks coach emphasized that he is not surprised about their rift as the two stars have polar opposite personalities in almost every way.
He revealed that each respond very differently and need to be treated as individuals, with Pettersson needing more encouragement and Miller needing more negative reinforcement
He dove into more about his relationship with Elias Pettersson:
«He's got a totally different personality than J.T., and you had to work with both of them. I think that's the coach's job.»
Bruce Boudreau A Hypocrite?
Whether it is intentional or not, what is interesting about his comments regarding Miller and Pettersson, is that just last week,Boudreau called out the Vancouver Media for blowing the narrative about the two forwards out of proportion.
He continued that the media likes to continuously talk about the same subjects until it is exhausted, but the reality is, Boudreau is sounding quite hypocritical here.
He has gone on countless podcasts and sports shows to give his take on their differences and his experience as their coach, and without realizing it, he is doing the same thing he is shunning the media for doing.
"Every hockey player that's out there has played on a team that's not everybody has gotten along, and they've got different personalities. But once you get on the ice, you're all like you're not sitting there hoping the other guy fails. It just doesn't happen on the rope."
Boudreau went on to add, "It's not just since I've been let go; this has been going on in Vancouver. When I was in Washington and in Minnesota, they say, 'Well, you think the press is bad here? Wait till you go to Vancouver and see what's going on there.' So, I mean, it's always they blow things out of proportion."
If he is going to slam the media, he needs to look at himself in the mirror and realize that what he is doing has the same effect.
