Like I mentioned after those first initial wins when Sutter arrived that I won't let this core group of players fool me into believing they are a winning group until I see a dozen or so games under Sutter. We are at 9 games in, I am hoping to see more improvement over the next few games, but they are 4-4-1 under Sutter and I am seeing a lot of the same things as before. Losing critical puck battles, perimeter play, and not a sustained effort at the right moments.
Like after tying the game lock it the #### down boys and win those 50:50 puck battles. That was absolutely pathetic by Gaudreau on that puck race to the boards with the Ottawa player who literally brushed him off like he was a piece of paper, and then Ottawa went up 2-1. I get Gaudreau is small but he barely even initiated contact.
The core is rotten.
Last edited by flames_fan_down_under; 03-22-2021 at 07:38 PM.
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