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Originally Posted by zamler
Was he? D. Sutter is without a doubt one of the smartest hockey guys I have ever seen. Yet somehow he turned into a moron as GM? I'd say more likely he was continually pressured to "win now" and that forced him into deals he would never normally do if he was taken the long view and being patient. Pure speculation yes, but it fits.
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if i remember correctly, i don't believe ownership were all that happy losing Phaneuf, and it may have been one of the reasons Sutter was fired. it doesn't matter if he was pressured to win now, he still made the deals and signed off on them. he was also terrible at drafting and assessing young talent
he's a fantastic coach and is one of the smartest guys in the league at ice level, very few people can get as much out of their players as him. but he lacks the big picture mentality to build a successful team