[Patek23]

No. I really commend him on swinging for the fences with the situation we were put in with JG leaving and MT announcing he wasn't going to stay long term. But he seems to follow up smart choices with dumb ones quite often. Extending Sutter before they had any time with his shiny new toys was a major miscalculation. Now we have a high paid coach for 2.5 more years that our incoming players dont seem to jive with and we are at best a middle of the pack team so far when with the roster we have on paper this should be a team in the running for the division/conference.

I dont buy the "we dont have enough skill" BS. Huberdeau set their assist record for a LW last year on a second line. Kadri was at one point in the lead for points mid season last year before injury. Weegar stepped up HUGE when Ekblad went down last season on the presidents trophy winning team. Unless we are the unluckiest franchise ever acquiring all 3 of these guys on the exact year their downtrends all began there is something more to it.

I think the realization Sutter isn't the fit for this roster will happen soon, and it will also mean the end of Treliving. Who despite me feeling like he needs to move on, I will always respect his willingness to swing for the fences when cornered. I just wish he had better long term plans for the team rather then knee jerk reactions when situations get dire. We never make moves ahead of an issue, always when the issue can't be ignored anymore. That's not a good GM to me, even if you pull rabbits out of the hat from time to time.