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Originally Posted by Bingo

You don't think Sutter intimidates hockey players? Look it up.

Millionaire Athletes on guarunteed contracts?

Did Sutter intimidate the Kings when they mutinied on him?

I'd say Sutter has a lot more power than any of the other coaches that have come through here ... his track record and style of communication pretty much guarantee it.

You're confusing effectiveness with power.

Glen Gulutzan, Bill Peters, and Geoff Ward all had power.

Their choice to not exercise that power on time to the betterment of the team, is their failing as coaches. Peters not benching James Neal until game 6, when he was #### ALL SEASON? That was not on the core of this team. That was on Bill Peters.

They to a man wanted Ward back after the bubble remember. So I'm guessing they didn't hate his direction, practices or ability to build confidence then.

Who said anything about hating those things?

I'm sure they loved his direction and practices because it was easy.

But loving it, and finding it effective, are two different things.

The team was not very good in the bubble. They barely beat a 9th seed and got their ass handed to them by Dallas.

The team was not very good prior to the bubble under Ward.

These are facts.

But that doesn't excuse the players for playing listless hockey that no coach of timbit hockey or above would direct.

When you have all 18+ skaters playing "listless" hockey, it's got nothing to do with the five or six players who represent the "core".

Blaming the players is the easy way out, because it's easy to call them lazy and heartless and prisoners running the asylum.

It's easy to do that.

But they want to win too, and they sure as #### didn't WANT to put out those listless performances.

The fear of Darryl Sutter did not make them suddenly WANT to start playing hard.

These are millionaire athletes with guaranteed contracts. They don't fear coaches, benchings, trades. And in the year 2021, they can get a coach fired with a basic tweet if it comes down to it.