Jon Cooper is not happy with one of his forwards and he sends him a clear message

The veteran bench boss sent a massive, undeniable message to his star forward during Friday afternoon's nail-biting 3-2 victory over Finland.

Despite actually scoring the opening Canadian goal to miraculously spark the entire roster, the 30-year-old found himself glued to the pine.

Postgame ice time logs revealed a truly shocking reality for a guy who already banked 55 points across 57 games this NHL season.

He finished the intense elimination matchup, logging an incredibly low 6:24 of total ice time while other top lines carried the heavy burden.

You simply do not sit a premium offensive weapon for essentially the entire afternoon unless you absolutely despise his defensive zone coverage.

Cooper clearly lost total faith in his ability to generate reliable controlled entries against a suffocating, frustrating European trap structure.

Over his NHL career, the talented winger built a massive reputation for lethal finishing touches, but tournament hockey strictly demands pure 200-foot responsibility.

If you fail to deliver solid execution and crisp passing along the dirty wall areas, you instantly lose your shift rotation on this incredibly loaded national squad.

The coaching staff aggressively shortened the bench, relying entirely on gritty two-way grinders to physically dominate the ice over the final twenty minutes of regulation.

Nobody wants to be held scoreless down the brutal stretch, but blowing basic defensive assignments is the absolute fastest way into the doghouse under this demanding regime.

His pure offensive output is obviously totally unquestioned. But a total lack of effort without the puck remains completely non-negotiable when gold is strictly on the line.