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Originally Posted by Boreal
Even the Oilers can’t “ruin” McDavid. He’s not Nail Yakopov.
They can only warp & poison his development as a player. He constantly bitches and dives to draw calls. The media cheers this on.
The game has never been cleaner or less intimidating. Yet it’s still stifling his ice capades according to the Sportnet and the Oilers.
Sutter knows all of this as well. He also knows that if they shut him down by playing a team game, everyone else on their roster doesn’t have a chance of scoring and the Flames move on.
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I think what gets missed is that Sutter wants his team to work hard and not take for granted that skilled players can burn them. They have to take every threat seriously and not play run and gun.