Sebastian Aho - To Canes Fans

[Stumpy]

Players Tribune

I think about the playoff losses a lot. It hurt then, and it hurts now. Each one of them stays with me. It stays with us. We have scar tissue. That’s the honest truth. There’s no point in lying about it. It’s there. And it’s a part of who this team is, of who we’re going to be. And I’m thinking about it now, not because I’m taking the regular season for granted, or because we’re already thinking ahead. It’s actually the opposite of that. This year's team, we don’t want to just be talented, or a tight group, we want to have a real identity. Something that we can rely on, no matter what happens during a month, or game, or series. Something that we know is us — something that is true to Hurricane hockey, through and through.

Just published, reading it now...

[Panthers Fan 69]

Very curious of the timing… great read though. 

[Stumpy]

7 minutes ago, Panthers Fan 69 said:

Very curious of the timing… great read though. 

Not really, the players hear what the fan base and media are saying. And he knows the team is in a funk.

Aho let the fans know that he hears the noise. And, he agrees. Close isnt good enough for this team! He also defended the culture that his coach and captain have built in Raleigh.

As for the rest of the players, all the talk about out working other teams seemed like a pretty clear shot across the bow of some of the guys who haven't been in this system for almost a decade. He can't call a players only meeting. I think this is his way of showing leadership without stepping on Jordo's toes.

[Stumpy]

27 minutes ago, Stumpy said:

As for the rest of the players, all the talk about out working other teams seemed like a pretty clear shot across the bow of some of the guys who haven't been in this system for almost a decade. He can't call a players only meeting. I think this is his way of showing leadership without stepping on Jordo's toes.

If Aho's comments were a shot across the bow, this feels like a slap to the back of the head...

 

[PantherChris]

1 hour ago, Stumpy said:

Players Tribune

I think about the playoff losses a lot. It hurt then, and it hurts now. Each one of them stays with me. It stays with us. We have scar tissue. That’s the honest truth. There’s no point in lying about it. It’s there. And it’s a part of who this team is, of who we’re going to be. And I’m thinking about it now, not because I’m taking the regular season for granted, or because we’re already thinking ahead. It’s actually the opposite of that. This year's team, we don’t want to just be talented, or a tight group, we want to have a real identity. Something that we can rely on, no matter what happens during a month, or game, or series. Something that we know is us — something that is true to Hurricane hockey, through and through.

Just published, reading it now...

Said ironically when the team has less identity than I've ever seen.