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Originally Posted by Cali Panthers Fan
*groan*
If you really want to rehash old posts, what I said was that we owed Ward an apology because he did pretty well considering the habits of the players. I never said anything about Sutter doing worse (although there were major struggles with goal scoring at first that were concerning).
It has something to do with coaching, but I think it's about a different message or style making an impression. They haven't changed their style dramatically. Defending better, making smarter plays when they have the puck, that's about it.
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I think Sutter's been saying it since he got here. They aren't up to the pace of the rest of the league. IE, they are not conditioned properly. They haven't been pushed to get them to play full 60 mins at 100% pace. We've all seen how a rare a complete game has been for years.
The problem is, thats not something that can changed with a system change and some new line combos. It's months of practice at game pace that get you there, but we're a little late at this point.