So I played individual team sports all my life. I am used to a team but having 2-3 teammates I like and vibe with and been able to ignore the others. For winter/spring season we brought in a new forward (I am defense). He has been playing for 50 years and exhibits tons for bitch behavior. I was moved to defense cause I am young and can skate, this guy has complained about (general) shift length and not passing (me specifically). I’ve been paying for 3 years and am still working on looking around for passing opportunities while I skate. I have learned from most of my teammates comments and passed 3/4 of the times I’m getting the puck out of the zone. Most of my teamates have said I’m getting alot better and learning all the time but this dude just bitches. I honestly want to leave the team because of him. This guy has been friends with El captain for the long time and my Capitan will do nothing about it. How do you deal with it? I get along with everyone else well but every game this dude and I end up yelling at each other and it puts me in a pissy mood and makes me play worse, how do I deal with it?
For reference we’re division 5 in a league that is D1-D5