Predators Head Coach Punishes His Players in a Unique and Disappointing Way
A decision by the head coach of the Nashville Predators is causing plenty of debate on social media this weekend. Andrew Brunette recently punished his team for poor play by cancelling a trip to an event.
Nashville Predators Players Punished for Poor Performance
On Saturday's Hockey Night in Canada, insider Elliotte Friedman said the Predators had a trip planned to Las Vegas to see one of the biggest band's in the world at the new Sphere. However, Nashville has not been playing well lately, and as a result, Brunette pulled the plug.
It wasn't a Beautiful Day, it seems."
Beautiful day is a reference to U2's hit song of the same name.
Apparently Barry Trotz and Andrew Brunette nixed the trip after the team's performance last week."
Decision by Predators Head Coach to Punish Players Sparks Debate
The cancelled trip was the hot topic on last night's HNIC panel, as each debated whether this was the right thing to do, or whether it was treating grown men like children.
Personally, I find this one to be a hard call. While poor work ethic and results shouldn't be rewarded, all of these players are adults, which makes this seem somewhat childish and demeaning. At the same time, it's the coach and GM's call. I could see something like this happening at a lower level of hockey involving younger players, although it still seems like a harsh move when a trip was already planned.
| POLL | ||
FÉVRIER 18 | 126 ANSWERS Predators Head Coach Punishes His Players in a Unique and Disappointing Way What do you think of Brunette's decision | ||
| Terrible | 42 | 33.3 % |
| I like it | 59 | 46.8 % |
| I'm not sure | 25 | 19.8 % |
| LIST OF POLLS | ||
| G | A | PTS | ||
| Zachary Werenski | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Sean Monahan | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Jesper Bratt | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Frederick Gaudreau | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Jack Hughes | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Nikita Kucherov | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Mackenzie Weegar | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Kent Johnson | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Alexander Wennberg | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Mitchell Chaffee | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Anthony Cirelli | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Matthew Coronato | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Marcus Foligno | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Nick Foligno | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Conor Geekie | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Brandon Hagel | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Stefan Noesen | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Corey Perry | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Igor Sharangovich | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Dmitry Voronkov | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Complete stats | ||||
| STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 19 | 16 | 3 | - | 32 | |
Wild | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 29 | |
Hurricanes | 19 | 14 | 5 | - | 28 | |
Devils | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 28 | |
Capitals | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 27 | |
Golden Knights | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Maple Leafs | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Rangers | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 25 | |
Panthers | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 25 | |
Flames | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 25 | |
| Conference | Cumulative | ||||||