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Originally Posted by TheScorpion
Sutter also has a heck of a lot more to work with. And I'm not convinced Darryl is honest a lot of the time.
Nevertheless, I'll grant you that Sutter has been better than Hartley was. But I don't think the bar is particularly high. I think his shtick is wearing thin everywhere.
Putting your two best forwards with Lucic for a month ... it's asinine, honestly. The low-ceiling play style. The unwillingness to let guys be creative or cheat for offence whatsoever when you're smarting for goals. They're playing Rick Tocchet hockey and it's horrible to watch.
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The proposals to put unttested rookies in the top 6 is also farfetched though. I'm not a fan of Lucic in the top 6. IN fact I've been an advocate of platooning him with other players. But it coincided with a bump in wins, TBF.
It's really a question of trust and Sutter doesn't trust Pelletier or Phillips to (a) make an impact and (b) not screw up. He has a vision of player development, it's true. and it seems to have worked with players who came up under him more often than not.