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Originally Posted by Saqe
I've said it's systems mostly but I never meant it was Sutter's fault. It's just a bad fit for Huberdeau. We all know Sutter has and can win in this league. But the truth probably in the end is that neither is willing/able to change at this point (certainly not Sutter and why would he) but the coach is easier to move that a player who just signed an eight year, 84 million dollar deal.
Unless there is some evil plot twist where Sutter is made the GM in the off season and he will pay heaven and earth to move Huberdeau sinking any rebuild hopes even deeper.
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The problem is, even if Darryl changed his tactics and played rope-a-dope hockey for Huberdeau’s sake, the rest of the roster wouldn’t be comfortable playing that style. The majority of this roster is built for Darryl’s checking style, so they’d be effectively opening things up for one guy while letting, the rest of the team would suffer. I think I even heard Derek Wills say the Flames lead the league in odd man rushes chances and yet, where are the odd man rush goals?
Ultimately, this is just a poorly built roster at this point in time. Lots of aging, expensive players that other teams didn’t want, players who don’t gel and want to play different systems. We’re just another example of why GMs should build through the draft.