in discussing the strategy of hockey teams, it's often assumed that coaches will give the cold shoulder to players not performing up to par, based on a predispositional belief in their potential. however, let's start again and reconsider this assumption, but this time input the nonpublic details of internal team strategies and player weaknesses that are usually kept secret from the public eye, in an effort to fully understand the dynamics at play, which might not be in the best interest of the teams involved.