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Originally Posted by topfiverecords
No matter how many times it’s explained it’s just not comprehended.
I wish some of them would be honest though about how much of the game they pay actual attention to and how much of it they spend reading the GT on their phone.
If they want an exciting run and gun team to cheer for that capitalizes on record number high danger chances, yet continually loses and won’t make the playoffs, there’s one of those teams just up the road.
I’m 100% content with a 3rd/Wildcard playoff team that has played consistent well rounded hockey the last 1/3rd of the season. We’ve finished in first and we’ve seen how that went. We’ve had forwards with high point seasons and we’ve seen how that went. We’ve had teams with young, low experienced players and we’ve seen how that went.
Sutter hockey is all about April and he knows if the team does what he asks they’ll be there in April.
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That is no guarantee as evidence by his last three seasons in LA where he had the team at the top of nearly every analytical category yet missed the playoffs twice. His system creates razor thin margins for winning and losing and while I agree that it better prepares a team for the playoffs - you have to get there first, and with the parity in the league today - that's no easy task.
There is no denying that he is a fantastic all around coach - but he's also not perfect, and can at times get in his own way. He much like anyone else in the organization should not be immune to criticism, and there is some very obvious decisions that some here take issue with.
Winning just 19 of 41 games to begin the year doesn't exactly inspire confidence, but the season certainly isn't lost, and there is some encouraging signs as of late (besides last game). At some point we need to string together more than 2 or 3 wins in a row.
It's not all roses and rainbows as we sit here today - but I would agree it's also not nearly as bad as some here would suggest.