Hayes lovers (haters ) check this out....
In a recent interview Torts said this, "
Q: How do you get players to buy into team defense, especially offensive-minded players, so they are not cheating in the offensive zone?
A: I think there’s ‘cheating’ and there’s, [the ability to] anticipate. It’s an anticipation skill. Some players don’t have it. Those offensive guys do. ... I’m going to get out of their way there. Coots [Sean Couturier] plays both ends of the ice. He’s a little bit different than Kevin [Hayes]. Kevin is going to learn that you’re going to have to do this stuff, too, away from the puck. And if people start seeing our top players doing that, the guys [whose] strength is playing away from the puck say, ‘You know what, they’re joining in with us."
Hmmm, sounds like a shot across the bow that reflects the opinion many posters here have. I wonder how Hayesey feels about this?