I don't really buy this....getting in shape is a pretty simple recipe for these guys. Or at least it should be - they have top trainers and facilities at their disposal.
If he'd followed up the Garland episode with some of that being directed to real opponents, I'd be in his corner. But showing your toughness in practice (only) doesn't sit well with me. We need more grit and he's a guy that should deliver some of that. When it counts, not just in practice.
I fear that some guys feel that they've "made it" once they're in the NHL but they have to constantly prove that. It's not just one and done.
With that, I have hope for him and with the coach's monitoring, hopefully he'll get the message.