Ever watch Full Metal Jacket, Heartbreak Ridge, or even Stripes, but whether you're talking about Gunnery Sergeant Hartman, Gunnery Sergeant Highway or Sgt. Hulka the Drill Sergeant was a memorable character for their tough as nails, don't take crap from anyone style. They drill into you discipline and force people to stop thinking as an individual and instead think and act as a collective in a quick and efficient manner. Maybe its the old school coach in me, but if my team has a poor effort it brings out my drill sergeant side. No, I never was a drill sergeant, but I've met a few and their straight forward directness and demanding nature is precisely what is needed after the Wild's 3-0 loss to Vancouver. Goofing off, mediocre effort and failure will not be tolerated. I wonder if Wild Head Coach Mike Yeo channelled his inner drill sergeant and put the team through its paces in the 2 full days they had before tonight's game against the Calgary Flames. At the...
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