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Originally Posted by GioforPM
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.
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I'm not sure Sutter is any good at developing players. He forced Gio to go to Russia for a year after two full AHL seasons and 55 NHL games because he wouldn't give him a 1 way deal.
I agree Lucic is terrible on the second line. For every play where he magically gets in on the fore check fast enough to pressure the dman there are five times where he kills a play in the offensive zone and another five where he turns the puck over on his defensive wing along the boards.
My problem is Sutter's "guys" make mistakes as well, but he accepts those mistakes. When young guys make mistakes he isn't nearly as forgiving.
We will see how tomorrow goes, but I'm not holding my breath that Pelletier will be get any reps other than with the 4th line.