Quoting: RazWild
Alright, but inconsistency and lack of effort issues are not CHARACTER issues. Saying someone has character issues implies that they are either a lockerroom cancer or have known off ice issues. One does not mean the other, as the two are not the same or have the same meaning.
A lack of effort, more commonly known as poor work ethic, is very much a character issue at the NHL level. It's a character trait. Marco Rossi is a great example of the flip side. He has a very strong work ethic when it comes to his job, which is hockey. He modifies his entire life, his eating habits, sleeping habits, gym routine, to getting better at hockey. If a guy doesn't want to put in the most effort he can to be the best he can, that's a character issue. Wanting to put in the minimum amount of work to collect the paycheck and go home and do something else becomes a character issue at this level.
Wanting to forego an optional workout on a weekend to go clubbing and do cocaine in a hotel room is also a character issue.
Sleeping in and missing a team meeting because you would rather stay up til 5AM playing Fortnite than taking your career seriously is a character issue.
That's why I said "character issues" is a broad term. There a lot of different ways character issues manifest, but all of these issues stem from certain character traits players either have or lack.