Fans received his response well and stated that they could respect a guy who could admit his faults and own up to needing to get better at his craft. Taking criticism for the sake of growth is not something most people can do so they admire Pastrnak for this. The fans also stated that they couldn't see why any Bruins fan wouldn't like Pastrnak after his humble reply.
Pastrnak didn't react negatively to the coach's comments and showed him that he could accept the criticism with grace and played better during the Boston's bruins last game which speaks volumes of the hockey player and his character. However, I can't say the same about Jim Montgomery as I still believe he should have come to the player in private to discuss the matter. Doing so would have saved Jim Montgomery the public criticism and made him seem more supportive than fans are painting him out to be.