Red Kirkby is one of those players that does not see conflict as unhealthy. Sometimes people need a kick up the arse, whether it be a team mate who is slacking at training or not pulling their weight on the ice or it's an opposition player who is susceptible to having someone get under their skin. While many people get nervous or bothered by being in conflict with someone else Red just gets on with his daily routine without bother because adults can handle being in conflict without letting it spill over into other parts of their life.  Not everyone  will see eye to eye after all about everything in day to day life and part of being in a high performance institution is that the stakes are high and sometimes tempers boil over. More often than not things simmer down over time and everyone goes back to being friends again. Those that can't be an adult and end up holding a grudge, well that's their problem and not Reds.