A player who is consistently rewarded regardless of their behavior lacks the necessary incentive to change.

“if you're always rewarded, you're always rewarded, Dave, then there's no impulse or incentive to change.”

It is common for Canadian hockey fans to boo players who are perceived as traitors or underperformers.

“Yeah, they boo their own quite often. So, I'd say they're more likely to boo. And they already got the headlines coming out that he's a traitor. So, it is what it is in Toronto.”

The majority of players do not change who they are over the course of their careers.

“the vast majority of people are who they are?”