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Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina
Except that Sutter has said stuff like virtually everywhere he's coached. This idea that he is throwing BT under the bus is over-stated. This is Darryl being Darryl. It's his way of reminding his team that they aren't going to win on talent alone.
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I think Treliving is also very aware of the roster challenges of this team, hence why they hired Sutter to begin with. He is a coach known to squeeze whatever he can out of every player. He's not a coach known for depending on star players to carry all the weight.
I am not giving Treliving a full pass on the current roster deficiencies, but as others have pointed out, being a GM in a smaller NHL market, in the west, and a Canadian market, is a lot harder than being a GM in places Florida, Tampa, L.A., New York, and even Toronto. Canadian taxes, climate, NMCs/NTCs, and travel issues, all make his job difficult when it comes to acquiring or luring players.
The NHL can't address all of these issues, but I think they can do some things to help even the playing field. For one, have more restrictions on NMCs/NTCs. In my opinion, these are becoming a huge issue for about 1/3 of the teams. All of the other professional sports leagues have limitations on these, but I digress.