It doesn't matter. Suzuki self-flagellated following the loss to the Anaheim Ducks last Sunday, and then true to form, he came out VERY strong. He confirmed that he is a character player, so a great leader, right? "Suzie" scored the winning goal, had two assists and won 68% of his faceoffs. Colossal!
Yes, there was his own words against himself, but there was also that meeting with one of the assistant coaches, Trevor Letowski. This one-on-one meeting was very beneficial as Letowski showed him videos of himself "disappearing" from the fights. It paid off, huh? The little number 14 had his best game of the season against the Wings.