If the Behind The Glass series taught us anything, it's that there is quite a bit to like about John Hynes as a leader. That said, if you absolutely had to pick one single thing to appreciate the most about him then it's probably the fact that what you hear is what you get. The concept of "coach speak" is highly dependent on the use of lip service, but that is certainly not considered a native tongue in or around a Devils' locker room in which their commander and chief is the furthest thing from fluent. There's just something refreshing about actions mirroring words, and any Devils' fan who's been paying attention was well aware they would do just that when John Hynes made this promise following the Devils' disheartening loss to the Flyers on Saturday...
As it predictably turned out, it didn't take too long for that reflection to come to fruition...
While knowing full well that bag-skating your team's testicles off is an approach that probably proves impotent amongst professional athletes if taken too often, I do love the idea of wasting no time in giving a young Devils' team a damn near traumatizing reminder that any complacency whatsoever is unacceptable. Consider that John Hynes normal practices are more merciless than most and "the most unforgiving" is anything but a liberal label for a team employee to throw around in reference to what sounds like a punishment that pushed them past their lung capacity. It would be easy for the Devils to make some pretty compelling excuses for as to how the current state of their overall health has coincided with the cooling off of their hot start. However, John Hynes didn't do so after their last game so you could be damn certain he wasn't about to leave them any room to be at all self-satisfied in preparation for their next one.
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