Matheson wanted Draisaitl to throw his goalie under the bus, so he has something to write about. Draisaitl gave him the type of answer Torts or Sutter would have given in this situation.
The follow up question was completely unnecessary. He's been doing this for over 40 years and should know better. He was just baiting Draisaitl to say something stupid.
It's a hockey team that's slumping.
What the fuck else are you supposed to ask??
Watch it again. He asked what was 'the number one reason.' He did want someone thrown under the bus. Matheson wanted Draisaitl to do his dirty work. Because of course if you start calling out players they're not going to be very accommodating.
"My GM signed a bunch of shitty players" doesn't go over well with your teammates
It's a hockey team that's slumping.
What the fuck else are you supposed to ask??
Watch it again. He asked what was 'the number one reason.' He did want someone thrown under the bus. Matheson wanted Draisaitl to do his dirty work. Because of course if you start calling out players they're not going to be very accommodating.
"My GM signed a bunch of shitty players" doesn't go over well with your teammates
Our opponents are scoring more goals than us kinda handles all of that.