Sutter’s general mandate was to make the playoffs.
He was given/earned the trust to be able to do it his way, no questions really asked, for a few years.
When the owners, or a particular owner, thought that Sutter’s results weren’t enough and given his carte blanche without really having to justify the moves he made, the owners started getting doubtful. For some reason they seeked out a yes-man who had been out of work for 5 years with the odd blog in the hockey news, and he started his detective work as AGM. Of course, he told the owners what they wanted to hear, and promised to return some of the decision making back to them when he got the full time gig, which appealed to said owners.
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