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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
We discussed in the offseason that Lucic should be a player that doesn't dress every night and I expect his play to get worse as the season progresses just like last season. Problem is that I don't think Darryl scratches him this season. There seems to be some sort of dynamic where Darryl overvalues his leadership and size and doesn't want to embarrass him by putting him in the pressbox.
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Lucic's inability to play at the NHL level is very obvious. He is actually a detriment to the team every time he is out there. We also talked about the lineup and what was missing during the lead up to the season. I said they were a proven top six forward from being a contender. Now I think they are 2-3 forwards away from being a contender and at least 2 forwards away from being a playoff team. Two things are getting in the way of improving this team. Lucic's cap hit really hurts in trying to fill the needs on the team. The other thing is Sutter and his approach to playing prospects. Both need to change. Lucic needs to retire and Sutter should consider the same. They are both holding this team back.