Honesty is a tricky thing in the NHL.
For years, the Leafs held a fake playoff flavoured carrot in front of their fans going crazy on July 1st and making ‘we’ll worry about it later’ themed trades convincing themselves they were good. Eventually a wise man named Brendan walked up to the owners at MLSE and said, “Hey, let’s not pretend that we don’t suck, and actually suck,” and the rest is history.
It’s the same when listening to player/executive interviews. We get annoyed when hearing the same old clichés but when someone is brave or angry enough to pull off the filter, their words are blasted all over social media.