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Originally Posted by Bingo
Which is also part of the coach's job.
Shouldn't be but it is.
Mentally fragile group since the Avalanche put them on a split and turned them over coals for 5 games.
Ward inherited that mess and couldn't fortify them on his own.
Sutter was literally the leadership of the 2004 team. They were never the same when he stepped aside. If that's still the case, then they have a shot of being better at handling adversity.
There really isn't a better coach out there for what they need. Still shocked they went out and did it.
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Fragile and also a bit complacent. All those Ottawa losses the Flames score to make it 2-1 and then they sit back and think "OK, this is easy - we can relax". And then they get scored upon. I suppose last game - baby steps - they recovered from that.