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Originally Posted by Textcritic
I think this is a gross oversimplification of what Sutter envisions for success. No doubt, he pays a tonne of lip-service to the merits of these types of players, but neither he nor Treliving are under any delusion about what it takes to win: highly skilled, smart and effective centremen , mobile defensemen, and a top goalie.
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Look at the playoffs under Sutter's first couple years in L.A. and who the top producers were.
11-12 (Won Cup): Kopitar, Brown, Doughty, Richards, Williams, Carter
13-14 (Won Cup): Kopitar, Williams, Carter, Gaborik, Brown, Doughty
Don't get it twisted, there was a lot of skill on those teams. Guys like Carter, Gaborik, even Williams weren't seen as great defensive forwards prior to Sutter.
Sutter's success though was getting these skilled guys to buy into a system that maybe limited their counting numbers, but made them better 200ft players overall while still being effective offensively.
That's what Sutter is trying to do here too.