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Originally Posted by Naitix
Meh they played good, it’s a high offence team so no surprise they tied it. Markstrom should have saved some of those, don’t think Vladar is the answer either, try Wolf
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Not attacking you as a poster, but this is the type of attitude from the coaching staff that has us in this mess. “We played a good game, but ran out of gas tonight” is what Sutter said. I don’t care if you dominate the shot clock, because at the end of the day the only thing that matters is two points. Sutter himself said last year that he’s only impressed with W’s. It’s like the coaches are trying to justify their jobs with stats that are irrelevant to the overall goal of getting wins. Playing a good game is certainly important but decisions are being made which hinder our ability to get the job done. In the absence of a captain I look at Sutter as the catalyst to get this team going (being a two time cup winner) and he is failing this group.
I won’t get into many details as to what needs to be done as many posters have articulated this better than I can but it definitely starts in net. This isn’t October anymore and we don’t have the luxury of letting Markstrom “figure it out” and having a longer leash. Being in mid February we can all see what he can bring to the table this season. It’s not good enough and a tough decision about his starts needs to occur now.
Sure it’s not ideal to bench your 6 million dollar starter, and there was a time where you extend the leash, but it’s over at this point. If he’s not capable of seeing that then perhaps the voices from above need to get involved. If there is still a continuation of trying to fit a square peg in a round hole then it’s time to bring in somebody who will embrace a winning philosophy.
Quite a few players have underperformed but this bs of playing your “boys” and riding a goalie who’s having an awful season needs to end. Sutter has the experience to be better but perhaps the ego is just too big at this point. Fans only care about W’s too so start doing what it takes to deliver.