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Old 04-23-2014, 07:58 PM   #26
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After the Nilson, DET Game 1 OT winning goal.



Hard to see with video, but at the 10 second mark, Warrener with the helmet throw, Sutter with the fist pump at Warrener after Gelinas' goal in Game 6 of that series.



You never heard back then how great a coach Sutter was from the players...because, as this article says, he pushed all the buttons, and ramped up those efforts in the playoffs, to the point of making the most sane person, insane (ala Conny). Had to believe he did the same in LA a few years back.

Hard to forget that rant at the officials too in those playoffs.

Most critical mistake the Flames owners made was not letting him back as coach after Playfair, as Sutter wanted. The players did not respond to Playfair and he lost the room. So, Sutter had to find a coach since he wasn't allowed back behind the bench. Keenan was a shell of the coach he once was and didn't turn out the way Sutter wanted (though Keenan's freewheeling style almost worked).

Had Sutter been behind the bench for those two years post Playfair, almost a guarantee the Flames win a couple rounds each of those years.

Bottom line, Sutter was the best coach the Flames had, in addition to his GM work, bringing in the late season peices in 2004, and bringing the credibility and honor back to the franchise.

Enough credit can't be given to him for that...the stories that players have are scratching the surface, and part of that private persona (as far as media goes) is part of what makes him respected and successful.

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