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Originally Posted by Monahammer
Something that Sutter does extremely well: take the wind out of media windbag's sails. Francis is looking for quotes to write a hit piece on Johnny or mony. Sutter knew that and immediately decided not to give him ####.
Say Sutter isn't a players coach all you want but imo that is some of the best example of positive effect a coach can have on players that is visible to the fans. He can shield them from ####ty media people who like to tear down any built up confidence possible for a story.
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Sutter is just a beauty.
Francis makes sure his quotes are well announciated so that he can send the audition tape in to Snet or TSN and make sure everyone knows it is he and he alone asking all the tough questions that he is asking supposedly, on the back of us fans.
Sutter's disgust at answering predictable, cliched questions is evident; proof further when Rylan asked him about the early snafu and he went into detail he didn't go to on other questions. Also, be answered Gilbertsons same question that Francis basically asked more in-depth, and then not so subtly drops the fact that the biggest lineuo shakeup wasn't JG and SM, it was the defensive pair shuffle.