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Originally Posted by Fighting Banana Slug
Tonight is an audition for the new boss. It will be fascinating to see who shows up.
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Yeah, it will be interesting and unique. Usually when new coaches are hired, they have time with the team right away. This is weird because Sutter is sort of a specter hanging over the team with an overarching message, but hasn't directly had contact with the team.
I think tonight will indicate who "gets it" right away and who's going to need some extra time with Sutter to figure out how to play with the effort needed.
My guess is he won't have much to say to forwards like Backlund, Mangiapane, and Ryan, and defensemen like Tanev and Giordano. Everyone else may be up for extra discussion time with the coach, but we'll see which ones are bringing the increased effort with the traditional new coach bump.