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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
No, it was a solid roster that was widely expected to win the division. Sutter is a great coach, but he had a terrible season - he mismanaged the lines, he didn't handle the goalies well, he didn't utilize players that Treliving brought in, he created a toxic atmosphere, he made no attempt to make 3on3 any good, he destroyed the confidence of his best player, and misused him all year... it goes on and on. It will probably go down as the worst year of coaching Sutter ever put out there.
And to be clear: I am a big Sutter fan.
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So was I. Huge Sutter fan and even gave him 35-40 games as goodwill. but man.... that handling of Lucic and Markstrom and then the powerplay. Downfall was fast and hard.