Todd McLellan's post game presser was very brief
Posted May 7, 2022, 6:27 AM UTC
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I quite like this approach.
He was calm, honest and pre-empted all of the predictable, boring, media questions.
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Seriously though, the media asks the same awful questions every time
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Chip from the canes is the worst. He’s literally like “Rod, you guys scored more goals than the other team. How does scoring more goals help you win?” - it’s just like: chip.. wtf are you even saying dude.
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When they don't they get lambasted by trolls on social media. See: Leah Hextall.
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I thought Leah got lambasted for not knowing players names.
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I wouldn’t find that overly inspiring if I was an LA player. Take some responsibility yourself there Todd.
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He did use "we" so that definitely includes himself first and foremost. If I was an LA player this is pretty much what I would like to hear from a coach after a bad loss. Dissatisfied, but not throwing anyone under the bus. Especially not a goaltender...
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Say what you want about his coaching, Todd has elite presser skills
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He has a great system, but I think his weakness is not adapting. Oilers fans remember 2017 game 5 vs Anaheim where he didn't call a timeout to cut off Anaheim's comeback momentum. They scored 3 in the last 3 minutes and tied up the game. Oilers were clearly panicking and flustered. McLennan has that old school approach of never showing weakness.
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Todd out there playing 4D chess against the media. They never stood a chance.
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Todd Belichick
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Can he come back and do that to our media clowns every night. Fuck that would be glorious
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If he was coaching Edmonton the Kings would be up in this series.
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He’s in the only Oilers coach to win a playoff series in 15 years. McLellan was fired over Chiarelli’s inability to give him an NHL defence.
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I have faith in the Wood
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This guy is a notorious McLellan hater and is the mod of r/losangeleskingssuck subbreddit, one he created. It’s private now because 90% of the posts were him saying LA will miss the playoffs because of TMac. Don’t expect him to reply to you or have any good takes
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No I just want him to do that in Edmonton
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Such a beautiful, strong voice.
Just wanted to point that out for some reason.
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Todd Maclennan’s voice is godly. Masculine, deep, hearty, fatherlike. It all starts with that throat. It’s so deep and volumous, the walls reverberate like old mahogany trusses in the loft of a farm house during a wind storm. I want to hear the man talk - but hearing the man talk not enough. I want the man to take a shot of an 18 year Oban scotch straight from the bottle and mother bird it into my mouth
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Mahogany trusses? Nice farmhouse
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Lmao
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Awesome pasta, but I also want to note that the "fatherlike" voice is a perfect way to describe it
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Why.. do I suddenly have an erection?
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Oh man in his like 3 years with the Oilers I always loved listening to his post games. He’s a good speaker but just has a nice calm voice too 😂
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Todd McLellan POST GAME RAW is the new ASMR
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RAW TODD
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Raw Todding it
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It was oddly soothing.
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I used to fall asleep listening to his post-games. Beautiful voice
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I love that mclellan is in LA but still has his rural Saskatchewan ooze out. My god I swear anyone who’s mad in rural Saskatchewan usually just does this. Polite but obviously pissed but cuts right to the chase
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Sounds exactly how my buddy sounds after we get whipped in our beer league games, and hes also from Saskatchewan.
Now you said that, I am gonna pay more attention
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YEAH I GUES THATS WHAT IM SAYIN’ BROOKSY!
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I feel like mods banned u/tortsbot but this is what we need him for
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He did this in Edmonton one day lol
Told the media we’d be practicing on a scheduled day off because we took it on that game
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daang thats top tier roasting there
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“Hey Todd how do think you could be better? Or is just what it is?” - every oilers fan
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Why are you so pissy Todd
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Fucking legend lol
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Was waiting for a wild Marc Spector appearing asking Todd why hes so pissy
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Wait, why would Moon Knight show up to ask Todd questions?
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Can a moon knight ask Matheson some questions
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That was Matheson...
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Hahaha. He does the swap face and turns into one of Torts
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This is actually baller as fuck
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I have no feelings about him as an actual hockey coach but this makes me love him.
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Haha that was cool. I like Todd
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“Uhh Todd, why are you so pissy?”
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Hahaha 😂 the Stanley Cup Playoffs are truly where legends are born
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I mean he showed up, and gave everybody what they wanted.
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He's just here so he won't get fined
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I mean fair.
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Yoooo Fucking Todd is a badass
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Todd is my friends uncle and I love him more all the time especially when I hear cool uncle Todd stories
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I mean there’s not much to say after a game like that lmao
Reminds me of that Torts clip where he barges into the room and goes “I’m not taking any questions. We sucked from head to toe (giggity). We’re going to practice hard tomorrow and be ready for the next game. Have a great night”
Torts is GOAT press conference coach, prove me wrong.
Torts was a bit old school, demanded a lot out of his players, and held them accountable for their mistakes and poor play, but he always had his players’ back. Similarly, he also held the media to that same “no bullshit” standard, which I can respect. Perhaps his coaching style and philosophy don’t exactly vibe with the direction that the league is taking, but I’ll always like him.
Given none of us know these people personally, shouldn't we be a bit more agnostic on whether we like them or not? It seems like you're referencing a certain narrative that exists now, but like, these things change. People used to love babcock too, and said similar things about him. Things that if people said now, they'd be considered crazy.
There are just some dick coaches (Phil Jackson, Babcock, Belicheck) who don't lose the locker room and somehow demand so much respect and worth work ethic. So much props to those guys. Torts, to me, does not have that.
I say this all the time, but I love Babcock. I love how he engages with the media. Babcock is so candid that he just commands the room and demands respect and he earns it. He even came out and started by thanking the media...in Toronto!
Babcock is the gold standard for off ice coaching. He's hard on his star players, Zetterberg can tell you that, but the amount of mutual respect in the dressing room is important, and if he was that hard on his stars but didn't have their respect, it would be a different story. He's commited to ensuring that every player is also a good person, is properly supported, and is mentally healthy, and that goes a long way towards getting the most out of players
[I love Babcock as a person and I imagine he's a fantastic motivator ] (https://www.reddit.com/r/hockey/comments/9ux69p/is_babcock_a_great_coach/e97thsm/)
I'm not saying you're wrong and I'm not saying these people are wrong. I'm just saying...none of us really know. It makes no sense to respect or not respect a coach based on what they "demand out of their players", when likely we are all just parroting what other people are saying currently, and what the media is putting out there.
Also his dog charity!
His only fault was his own hubris, but even when he lost as a coach he made great television.
Darryl Sutter?
Terrifying words for a player to hear coming from Torts
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He didn’t seem very happy 🤷🏻♂️
Maybe even a little pissy 🤔