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Originally Posted by Red
I will do that as soon as you prove that Sutter always gives a straight answer.
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OK, he doesn't "always" give a stright answer. But there's a difference between "not a straight answer" and an out and out lie. Will Sutter evade like anyone else when he doesn't want to spill? Sure. Does he lie? Never heard it.
But moreover, this was well before the Montreal games, which were supposedly the aim of this legerdemain. They still had an Ottawa game and an Edmonton game. It was right in his post-hire press conferences, where he was happy to answer questions. It wasn't some strategic, obviously well thought out answer. Someone asked a question and he said what was on his mind, like every other answer.
Here's an typical Sutter non-answer: that Irish reporter asked him about his immediate priorities and he laughed and said "well, we have a game against Edmonton and a game against Ottawa to win". He knew that wasn't the point of the question and he didn't want to ID a particular issue that he had noticed. So he non-answered. But on systems - he was asked a question and gave a direct answer. Occam says it's most likely that he was just saying what he thought.