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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
Honestly I think Sutter needs to loosen the reigns a little and let these guys take a little risk.
The system they are playing to generate shot volume and not quality just isnt working. And to be honest outside of Tkachuk-Lindholm-Gaudreau it didnt work last year either.
They need to take more risks. Huberdeau, Kadri, Lindholm, etc all really seem to be showing no real creativity this year.
Its "Hit the blue line, dump the puck in, retrieve it, work it back to the point, point shot, hope for a rebound"
No royal road passes, nothing cross ice, everything is behind the net, back to the point, point shot.
Also Lucic, Ruzicka, and Duehr were all poor tonight IMO. No reason that Pelletier shouldnt get a look next game.
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Agreed but he won't do it so the best option is to fire him.
Look at the past champions they don't play this grind it out slow game. As much as Darryl wants to say Tampa changed how they played they remained a top offensive team and goals against remained low. They just added some harder players. Kucherov wasn't paired with Goodrow and Coleman.
Right now we are being out coached by a wide margin. Team isn't ready to start games and I don't care about first period goals. Starting games means the opening faceoff the first few shifts creating momentum and it's just not there.
Faceoffs and important faceoffs are a massive concern as well.