Article/interview with Granato in the athletic is interesting. Players talking about being pushed harder Fairburn adds:
“As for how demanding his practices were, Granato noted they had 56 games with one day or no days between games. He said, “Your job as a coach is to push your team and create urgency. You’re balancing all the time how hard you can push”.”
I think he came across positively, but also rather naive.