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Originally Posted by Hot_Flatus
So last year he was winning the Jack Adams and now he is "washed" and being outcoached? Get a grip. The guy knows what he's doing, but he's got a team devoid of enough true elite talent compared to last season (and/or too many players not playing up to levels they were at last year).
Should he be tweaking the lineup and giving young players more of a chance? I think so. But, let's be realistic here. Moving Ruzicka back up the lineup, riding Vladar, or swapping in Pelletier for anyone isn't going to turn this team into some vastly different iteration of itself at this point.
The team is just not as good as it was last year and that doesn't mean Sutter has lost the room or worn on players. If that were true we would see a team absolutely reeling every game. They are getting results, albeit not the lengthy win streak variety we would all like, but I'd rather have him at the helm right now than the next iteration of Ward, Gulutzan or some other hack.
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He absolutely got outcoached by a rookie head coach in Edmonton in the playoffs.