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Originally Posted by Psytic
He needs a system with speed like Quenneville or Hartley and players to support it. Its never going to work in a Sutter system for him imo.
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I see what you're saying, but Sutter's system is supposed to be a fast system, no? Or at least, that's what it looked like last season and Sutter has stated that himself. That's one of my main frustrations this year.. with the loss of slower guys like Tkachuk/Gudbranson and replacement of Huberdeau/Kadri/Weegar, I thought for sure that this team would look noticeably faster this year but they look considerably slower. Combine the lack of speed with shots from the outside and less High-Danger chances and we look like a completely different team.
We're still close to a playoff spot and there's plenty of time left but I tend to agree with those who are unsure whether adding a player is the right move to help this time sneak into a playoff spot. Weird season so far, but I'm holding out hope that after the Christmas break we see a veteran team start to put it together and find their identity. I just hope management don't entertain trading assets and draft capital until this team proves what they are/aren't this season.